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