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Italian transmission merger moves forward
The boards of Italian broadcaster Mediaset’s transmission arm, Ei Towers, and transmission services provider DMT…
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Eurosport using Elemental to deliver multiscreen services
Sports broadcaster Eurosport is using multiscreen technology specialist Elemental Technologies’ platform to deliver its services….
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Hulu owners call off sale
The owners of Hulu have called off the planned sale of the online video service….
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Canal Plus to launch SVOD offering
Canal Plus is to launch a new subscription video-on-demand service, Canalplay Infinity, on SFR’s Neufbox…
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B.net launches multiscreen service
Croatian cable operator B.net has launched a multiscreen service enabling users to watch 13 TV…
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CSA to launch appeal for DTT channels on Monday
French media regulator the CSA is to issue its appeal for candidates to launch six…
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Eutelsat board proposes Folz to succeed Berretta as chairman
The board of satellite operator Eutelsat have nominated Jean-Martin Folz to be appointed as chairman….
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Ziggo sees strong digital growth thanks to bundled offerings
Dutch cable operator Ziggo has posted strong digital subscriber and revenue growth on the back…
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Poland’s ‘n’ beefs up HD offer
Polish pay TV platform ‘n’ is adding five high definition channels to its line-up. Motorsports…
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UK gets final switchover date
Analogue TV will be completely switched off in the UK on October 24, 2012. Digital…
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Freeview boxing clever with connected TV bout
Freeview set-top company TVonics will use the internet port in some of its devices to…
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P&TLuxembourg updates IPTV platform with Netgem
Luxembourg IPTV operator P&TLuxembourg will roll out an enhanced IPTV service this month using Netgem…
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Trace delivers sports and music to Zon
Portuguese pay TV operator Zon Multimedia has added music and sports channels Trace Urban HD…
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Fastweb to deploy new fibre link between Milan and Rome
Swisscom-owned Italian ISP Fastweb is deploying a 100Gbps per channel fibre network between Milan and…
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iPlayer rolls out in Scandinavia
iPlayer, the BBC’s online TV platform, has launched in Finland, Sweden and Denmark. BBC Worldwide,…
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Intel winds down smart TV business
Intel has ditched its move into internet connected TVs after closing its Digital Home Group….
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Akamai adds new video features to CDN infrastructure
Content delivery network provider Akamai has added a number of new features to its platform,…
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Advertisers not ready for connected TV
A survey conducted by UK industry group the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) reveals that while…
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BBC says £10m Sky fees should be dropped
The BBC is lobbying for the estimated £10 million (€11 million) it pays BSkyB for…
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Grass Valley acquires PubliTronic, moves into playout
Video technology company Grass Valley has acquired Netherlands-based playout technology provider PubliTronic for an undisclosed…
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Recession fears spark revised TV ad forecasts
Fears of a double-dip recession have caused some advertisers to reduce their spending and forecasters…
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NTV Plus adds Nick HD
Russian pay TV operator NTV Plus has added Nickelodeon HD and Russian channel RTD to…
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TV advertising growth will pass pay TV growth, says IDATE
Growth in over-the-top TV advertising will begin to accelerate faster than pay TV growth from…
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Motive Television moves forward with CME
Motive Television, the hybrid TV technology company backed by former Central European Media Enterprises (CME)…
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Hungarian fixed broadband grows
Hungary now has over two million fixed broadband subscribers, according to the latest survey by…
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Virgin Media adds Sky Anytime to on-demand platform
Virgin Media is adding thousands of hours of content from rival operator BSkyB to its…
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Arris agrees US$172 million BigBand acquisition
Cable technology group Arris is set to acquire video networking specialist BigBand Networks. Arris has…
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OTT revenues will top US$21 billion by 2016
Revenues from over-the-top (OTT) services will reach US$21.5 billion (€15.8 billion) by 2016, according to…
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French government abandons bonus channels plan
The French government has abandoned plans to award so-called bonus channels on the digital-terrestrial platform…
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Yahoo pulls out of Hulu bidding
Online giant Yahoo has withdrawn from the bidding for Hulu. The online video company is…