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MTV Networks Africa hires Smit
MTV Networks Africa has appointed former M-Net executive Helen Smit as programming director, music. She…
Entone hires broadband development chief
Hybrid set-top provider Entone has hired Andrew Morton to head sales and market development for…
Harmonic launches Omneon Spectrum MediaCenter SSD
Technology provider Harmonic has launched Omneon Spectrum MediaCenter SSD, adding solid-state drive (SSD) technology to…
YuMe gains funding from Samsung Ventures
Video advertising technology specialist YuMe has received a strategic investment of US$12 million (€9 million)…
VimpelCom launches internet in 100th city
Russian quad-play operator VimpelCom has extended its Beeline fixed internet service to its 100th city…
Lovefilm opens new pay TV window with Warner Bros
Lovefilm is to open an exclusive second pay TV window with Warner Bros in the…
Sony reportedly looking to launch pay TV service
Sony is mulling the launch of an internet pay TV service, according to press reports….
Vivendi committed to Canal Plus; talks up Bolloré, TVN deals
French conglomerate Vivendi has said it is committed to retaining premium channel operator and programme…
Swisscom revamps pay TV service with new apps
Swiss pay TV service Swisscom TV is revamping its digital service with a raft of…
High TV 3D to launch on UPC Romania
UPC Romania is launching 3D channel High TV on its service, marking the launch of…
Pace hit by HDD supply problems
Set-top manufacturer Pace has been hit by hard disk supply problems in its interim results….
Technicolor reportedly looking to sell broadcast business
Technicolor is looking to sell its broadcast services, production and post-production activities, according to French…
Romance TV HD launches on KDG
Pay TV channel Romance TV HD is launching on the Kabel Deutschland (KDG) cable platform…
ER-Telecom launches in Rostov-on-Don and Tver
Russian service provider ER-Telecom has launched TV and internet services in the cities of Rostov-on-Don…
Civolution joins Akamai NetAlliance programme
Content security specialist Civolution has joined CDN provider Akamai’s NetAlliance partner programme for digital media…
Freesat launches new ad campaign
Free-to-air satellite provider Freesat has launched a new advertising campaign based on the tagline “Freesat….
Iskon launches HBO promotional offering
Croatian ISP Iskon, owned by T-Hrvatski Telekom, has launched a promotional offering with HBO on…
Connected TV market will deliver opportunities for Google TV, says Kothari
Google still believes there will be “a lot of opportunity” for its Google TV platform…
Netflix strikes deal with Miramax for UK and Ireland
Netflix has struck a deal with Miramax to make Miramax titles available on its forthcoming…
TalkTalk to launch user trial of YouView next year
TalkTalk is to launch a ‘friends and family’ trial of the YouView hybrid broadcast-broadband TV…
BT names Virgin Media’s Green as TV product chief
UK telco BT has appointed Alex Green to help develop the company’s next-generation TV offering….
High TV 3D takes Astra capacity for Europe
Satellite operator SES has signed a capacity agreement with worldwide 3D general entertainment channel High…
Cable Europe casts critical eye on EC spectrum policy
Cable industry body Cable Europe has criticised the European Commission’s latest Radio Spectrum Policy Programme…
Price the key factor in IPTV uptake
New research conducted among UK consumers suggests that price is the factor given the most…
Pressure mounts on James Murdoch ahead of Sky AGM
Shareholder advisory group Pensions & Investment Research Consultants (PIRC) has advised investors to vote against…
Hedge Fund becomes top ten News Corp shareholder
Regulatory filings have revealed that the Children’s Investment Fund (CIF), run by British hedge fund…
BBC Trust says World News broke guidelines
The BBC Trust has pinpointed 15 acquired programmes that broke editorial guidelines and has laid…
Cyfrowy Polsat grows DTH base
Polish pay TV operator Cyfrowy Polsat grew its DTH subscriber base by 228,000 year-on-year to…
French DTT plan could harm advertising market, says study
The planned launch of six new channels on France’s digital-terrestrial platform could have a negative…
Humax to deliver Opera-powered set-tops
Humax has teamed up with Opera Software to launch HD set-top boxes with read-made web…