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MTS sees pay TV base flatline
Quad-play service provider MTS has seen its Russian pay TV subscriber base fall slightly year-on-year,…
Pace supplying DVB-T2 boxes for MultiChoice GOtv
UK set-top provider Pace is supplying boxes to MultiChoice Africa to support the launch of…
Correction: Vevo announces new strategic advertising partnership
On September 6, we reported that music video site Vevo is launching in France, Spain…
UPC Austria tops 1Gbps broadband speed
UPC Austria has become the latest cable operator to trial broadband speeds in excess of…
SES and Gazprom boost Russian satellite capacity
The amount of satellite capacity available for Russia has increased thanks to a deal signed…
BBC Worldwide names CEE chief
BBC Worldwide Channels, the international channels arm of the British public broadcaster, has hired former…
Food Network launches in Ireland
The Food Network has launched in Ireland after the Scripps Network Interactive-run broadcaster struck a…
AEPOC hails antipiracy success
Anti-piracy organisation AEPOC has welcomed the breaking up of an illegal card-sharing network in Portugal…
MGM hires international marketing chief
Hollywood studio MGM has hired former Marvel Studios exec Doug Finberg as executive vice president,…
Ofcom offers fifth HD DTT channel
Ofcom has invited applications for an extra HD channel on the UK’s DTT network. The…
Aster sale goes ahead but Liberty must sell assets
Poland’s antitrust regulator has approved Liberty Global’s acquisition of Polish cable operator Aster. However, UOKiK…
UPC Direct becomes freeSAT in Czech Republic and Slovakia
Liberty Global’s European satellite TV arm, UPC DTH, has rebranded the former UPC Direct service…
Swiss regulator says fibre plans could be anticompetitive
The Swiss competition regulator WEKO has found that joint projects by Swisscom and local public…
Sistema looks to expand Stream TV
Russian media firm and pay TV operator Sistema Mass Media, the owner of pay TV…
Sundance Channels launches VOD in Poland
Sundance Channel is launching a high definition video-on-demand service through Polish pay TV operator UPC…
Volia launches Hypervelocity
Ukrainian cable operator Volia is giving its broadband subscribers the ability to upgrade their internet…
UPC Slovakia’s HD line-up hits ten
UPC Slovakia has added HD channel JOJ HD to its line-up. The channel airs various…
KidsCo hires marketing chief
International children’s channel KidsCo has hired former BabyTV executive Lisa Wakefield to head up marketing…
BBC Worldwide appoints EVP EMEA
BBC Worldwide, the BBC’s commercial arm, has appointed Joerg Bachmaier as regional executive vice-president for…
Olympics enters new dimension
The organisers of the Olympics, the event’s broadcast services company and a key 3D TV…
Zattoo launches pay TV service in Germany
Switzerland-based online TV service provider Zattoo has launched a pay TV option, Zattoo Plus, in…
Deals see Euronews take connected TV lead
News broadcaster Euronews has significantly expanded its presence on connected TVs after signing recent deals…
GET chooses Pace for converged home solution
Norwegian cable operator GET selected Pace to develop its new converged home service. Pace is…
Three left in for Hulu after DirecTV exit
US pay TV company DirecTV has been knocked out of the bidding for online video…
YouSee reveals plans as TV2 set to become pay TV service
Danish cable operator YouSee, part of telecom provider TDC, is to continue offering TV2 as…
ITV linked to Endemol bid
ITV is being linked to bid for production and distribution group Endemol. UK reports suggest…
Vodafone plans TV-over-LTE rollout
Vodafone Deutschland is to turn on its LTE network in its home city of Düsseldorf…
Netflix loses Starz
US-based over-the-top TV provider Netflix is to lose one of its key content suppliers. Starz,…
Digiturk to deliver VOD services with Motive technology
Turkish pay TV operator Digiturk is using hybrid technology provider Motive’s Television Anytime on-demand TV…
Spacecom begins broadcasting new Croatian channel
New Croatian TV channel KLasik TV has begun broadcasting on Spacecom’s Amos satellite fleet located…