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Nielsen report confirms growing dominance of TV

More research has confirmed that TV is taking a larger share of cumulative global ad…

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Chello expands Pilat IBMS deployment

Liberty Global’s content arm Chellomedia has further expanded its deployment of Pilat Media’s Integrated Broadcast…

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Novelsat sees life beyond DVB-S2

Israeli technology start-up NovelSat has developed a new satellite modulation technology that it says…

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Teo grows TV base

Lithuanian telco Teo added 11,300 TV subscribers during the first six months of the year….

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German football league looking at rights split

The German Football League (DFL) is mulling a plan to break up the TV rights…

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BBC mapping UK cell phone coverage


The BBC is mapping the availability of mobile phone services throughout the country. The UK…

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UK outlines new framework for local TV

Authorities have laid out reworked plans for local TV in the UK. Jeremy Hunt, the…

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Freeview appoints ad agency for £12 million campaign.

The UK’s Freeview platform has appointed Leo Burnett as its new ad agency to develop…

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Blackberry maker may be looking to launch TV device

Two Blackberry fansites have reported that the smartphone’s manufacturer RIM may be developing an Apple…

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Skylink up for sale

Eastern European private-equity firm J&T Group is considering the sale of Czech and Slovak satellite…

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Bouygues adds Playin TV games to BBox offering

Bouygues Telecom has added casual games from Playin’TV to its BBox IPTV offering. The service…

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CTC Media launches VOD app



Russian broadcaster CTC Media has launched a mobile application for its Videomore social network video-on-demand…

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B.net adds Bambino channel

Croatian pay TV operator B.Net has launched kids channel OK Bambino on its cable network….

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DStv launches low-cost package for Botswana

Multichoice Botswana has launched a new lower priced subscription package aimed at attracting new subscribers….

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Swisscable may challenge loss of football rights

Swiss public broadcaster SRG, and its partner Swisscable, has lost its rights to air live…

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Telcos face OTT bandwidth challenge, says report

IPTV operators face substantial challenges adapting their networks to accommodate over-the-top video, according to IMS…

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UPC Poland adds Filmbox on-demand

UPC has added the Filmbox on-demand movie service to its Polish cable platform. The service…

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DTH numbers up in Portugal

Portugal ended March with a total of 671,000 DTH subscribers, according to communications regulator Anacom….

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Triple play homes set to quadruple by 2016

The number of households taking triple-play services is set to quadruple by 2016, according to…

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EU needs to do more for digital market

The EU urgently needs to complete work to create a digital market in broadcasting, according…

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Strong quarter for Ziggo

Dutch cable operator Ziggo added 25,000 new subscribers in the second quarter of 2011. At…

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Canal Plus and Orange finalize movie channel deal

French pay TV operators Canal Plus and Orange have finalized a partnership deal under the…

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News Corp and Permira line-up NDS listing


NDS looks likely to be floated on in the US. Its backers, media giant News…

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NTV Plus adds music channels

Russian pay TV operator NTV Plus has boosted its music output with the addition of…

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Spanish broadcasters team up for connected TV trial

Telco Telefónica, public broadcaster RTVE and Mediaset Spain (owner of commercial broadcaster Telecinco) have teamed…

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UPC Slovakia launches MMDS

UPC Slovakia has launched an MMDS wireless digital TV service in the Bratislava region. UPC…

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Ono completes €300 million bond

Spanish cable operator Ono has successfully completed a bond issue of €300 million. It said…

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News Corp parachutes in European TV boss as Brooks resigns


News Corp has installed Tom Mockridge as CEO of newspaper division News International following…

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Volia acquires Dnepropetrovsk operator

Ukrainian cable operator Volia has acquired Dnepropetrovsk-based pay TV and internet service provider TRK Fal-stap….

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German media mogul Leo Kirch dies at 84

German media mogul Leo Kirch has died at the age of 84. Kirch was one…