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