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Liverpool FC moves against collective deals for English soccer rights
A move by Liverpool FC to look at selling its international TV rights individually could…
Beeline launches TV social networking
Vimpelcom-owned IPTV operator Beeline TV has launched a social network option that enables users to…
M-Net and e.tv in dispute over DTT set-top plans
A dispute has blown up in South Africa between Naspers-owned pay TV service M-Net and…
TV 2 becomes Norway’s first live 3D broadcaster
TV 2 became Norway’s first broadcaster to air live 3D last night when it delivered…
ProSiebenSat.1 strikes Disney digital deal
German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has struck a deal with Disney that will see over 500…
Turner renews SES deal
Turner Broadcasting System (TBS) has renewed its capacity agreement with SES for almost seven transponders…
France 24 toasts Arabic successes
A year on from France 24’s launch of its 24-hour Arabic channel, the news broadcaster…
Digital TV Labs teams up with Opera for HbbTV
Standards conformance specialist Digital TV Labs has partnered with browser provider Opera to provide consumer…
Convergys strikes reseller deal with Sigma Systems
Billing systems provider Convergys has struck a global reseller agreement with OSS provider Sigma Systems…
Troubled Netflix scraps Qwikster plans
Netflix has backed down from plans to separate its video streaming and DVD rental businesses….
Bertelsmann CEO replaced by Rabe
The head of German media conglomerate Bertelsmann, Hartmut Ostrowski, is stepping down. Ostrowski, who joined…
Free adds Flash to Révolution
French service provider Free has added a number of new features to its Freebox Révolution…
Lovefilm Germany launches iPhone app
Lovefilm Germany has launched an app for the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch. The app,…
Norway’s TV 2 to air 3D football match online
Norway’s TV 2 will broadcast a live football match in 3D to its IPTV and…
Ireland’s Magnet launches online player
Irish operator Magnet Networks has launched an online television service that will air a raft…
Samsung strikes first Arabic connected TV deal
Middle Eastern channel operator Dubai Media (DMI) has struck a deal with Samsung that will…
Discovery hires digital chief
Discovery Communications has appointed former NBC Universal executive Jean-Briac Perrette as chief digital officer. Perrette,…
NDS provides technology for Sky Deutschland Anytime service
Conditional access and interactive TV technology company NDS is providing the technology behind Sky Deutschland’s…
RCS & RDS rolls out IPv6
Romanian cable operator RCS & RDS has laid claim to be the first service provider…
TTNet places AirTies order for set-tops and modems
Set-top vendor AirTies, has received an order for 20,000 Air 7120 boxes and 13,000 WAV-275…
KIT digital partners with Harmonic for multiscreen video solutions
KIT digital and Harmonic have announced a partnership to offer an expanded multiscreen video architecture…
French government mulls expansion of free DTT offering
The French government wants to authorise the launch of six new channels on the country’s…
Sky Italia tops five million
News Corp-backed pay TV platform Sky Italia has exceeded the five million subscriber mark and…
TiVo chief: cable should embrace OTT
Cable operators should consider bundling over-the-top services from the likes of Netflix as part of…
Portugal’s Zon goes Outdoor
Chello Zone is launching its Outdoor Channel HD in Portugal. The outdoor activity-focused service will…
Disney outlines succession plan
Disney boss Bob Iger has extended his contract with the company and announced a long…
Ofcom clears Al Jazeera
UK communications regulator Ofcom has cleared Al Jazeera of any infringement of the broadcasting rules…
Travel Channel HD launches on Zon
Travel Channel has launched the HD version of its channel on Portuguese pay TV provider…
New Canis division to help Local TV applicants
Broadcast consultancy group Canis Media has launched a service designed to help local TV operators…
ZDF to expand HbbTV, online offering
German public broadcaster ZDF plans to expand its zdf-de Telemedia, heute.de and sport.zdf.de portals and…