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Poland set for DTH merger
Polish media company ITI and its subsidiary TVN have agreed to form a strategic partnership…
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Al Jazeera launches sports streaming service
Middle Eastern broadcaster Al Jazeera is launching a digital streaming sports service. The company will…
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Bahrain planning Dubai Media City rival
Bahrain is eyeing the launch of a media city to rival Dubai Media City and…
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ODG strikes M-Tel VOD deal
On Demand Group (ODG) has struck a deal with Bulgarian telecoms operator M-Tel to manage…
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Discovery to expand ID distribution following ad growth
Discovery Communications is to accelerate the international expansion of its crime and investigation network ID…
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Cable threatened by satellite and IPTV
The global pay TV market was worth US$125 billion (€90 billion) in the first half…
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Blinkx subsidiary Burst to launch 12 new channels
Blinkx subsidiary Burst Media is launching 12 digital video channels from food to gardening and…
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Ofcom reveals digital TV figures
Latest data from UK regulator Ofcom shows that 93% of households currently watch digital TV…
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KDG launches new set-top with NDS
German cable operator Kabel Deutschland has launched a new HD set-top box using various technologies…
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Tricolor claims nine million subs
Russian satellite operator Tricolor’s subscriber base has passed the nine million mark. The operator said…
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Kudelski restructure aims to reduce costs
Kudelski Group is restructuring to focus on the convergence of digital TV and online TV,…
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MBC to launch raft of HD channels
Middle Eastern broadcaster MBC Group is to launch a raft of high definition channels across…
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Zon launches online platform
Portuguese cable operator Zon Multimedia is launching an online TV service offering linear and on-demand…
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Stofa acquires Canal Digital Denmark
Danish cable operator Stofa has acquired Telenor’s Danish cable TV network Canal Digital. The deal…
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Freeview passes three million HD viewers
British digital terrestrial television service Freeview has over three million high definition users, latest figures…
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Channel 4’s 4oD views continue to rise
Channel 4’s on-demand viewing figures continued to rise in September, with 33 million long form…
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Discovery names Bennett SVP programming
International factual channel operator Discovery has promoted Kevin Bennett to senior vice-president, programming and research…
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Altibox selects Motorola for wireless HD video streaming
Altibox, the IPTV service set up by Norwegian utility firm Lyse Tele, is using technology…
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KidsCo expands in Greece
Children’s broadcaster KidsCo has struck a deal with Hellas Online to make its channel available…
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Cosmos adds Europa Plus TV
Pay TV operator Cosmos TV Belarus has added music channel Europe Plus TV to its…
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Google releases new version of TV platform
Google has unveiled a new version of its Google TV service as well as announcing…
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German regulator concerned over Liberty deal
The German competition regulator, the Bundeskartellamt, has said it has concerns about Liberty Global’s pending…
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SeeSaw finally closes down
UK online TV service SeeSaw has closed down. The end of SeeSaw comes after Bebo…
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Ex-YouView technology chief Rose launches Zeebox
Former YouView chief technology officer Anthony Rose has launched his Zeebox social TV service on…
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Viasat takes on CTC distribution
Viasat has inked a deal with Russian broadcaster CTC and will handle the distribution of…
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PBS seals UK cable deal with Virgin
PBS’s UK service will be carried on cable after the US public broadcast service inked…
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Netflix renews ABC streaming deal
US streaming and rental service Netflix has renewed its programming deal with US network ABC….
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Mediaset and private equity group in Endemol talks
Mediaset and private equity fund Clessidra are discussing injecting €400-500 million of cash into debt-ridden…
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ITV gets French Open rights
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has won free-to-air rights to the French Open tennis championships. ITV…
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UPC Poland delivers 150Mbps in Lublin
Cable operator UPC Poland has launched high-speed internet services in the city of Lublin, giving…