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Sky promises business as usual as News Corp pulls out of bid

Following News Corp’s decision to withdraw its bid for BSkyB ahead of yesterday’s parliamentary vote…

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CME launches VOD in Croatia

Central European Media Enterprises (CME) has launched a video-on-demand service in Croatia. The new service,…

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Bebo owner completes SeeSaw acquisition

Investment firm Criterion Capital Partners has closed its acquisition of UK online video-on-demand service SeeSaw….

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Kabel BW to offer all Sky packages

Sky Deutschland has announced plans to extend its partnership with Kabel BW, including boosting the…

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Hungarian digital universe grows

Some 55.9% of Hungarians had access to digital TV at the end of May, up…

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Canal Plus adds Polish sports channels

Polish pay TV operator Canal Plus Cyfrowy is launching two new sports channels, Canal Plus…

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Channel 4 News launches Apple app

UK broadcaster Channel 4’s flagship news show, Channel 4 News, is launching an app for…

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Beltelecom launches interactive TV portal

Belarusian telco Beltelecom has launched an interactive information portal as part of its Zala TV…

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Orange strikes targeted ad deal with Dailymotion

Orange has struck a deal with France-based video site Dailymotion to offer localized advertising in…

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Qtel adds new channels to TV service

Middle Eastern pay TV operator Qtel has added a number of channels to its Mozaic…

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Lovefilm strikes deal with eOne

Online streaming video service Lovefilm has struck a deal with film distributor Entertainment One (eOne)…

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France 24 adds four million homes

France 24 has increased its reach in Europe by four million in recent months, the…

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Orange launches social TV app for iPhone

Orange has launched TVcheck, a new social TV application that will initially be available to…

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Orange satellite customers gain access to catch-up TV

Orange France satellite TV customers can now gain access to catch-up TV services, though not…

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Telenet increases tariffs as consumer index rises

Belgian cable operator Telenet is increasing its tariffs in response to the rising consumer price…

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News Corp in massive stock buyback


News Corp is buying back US$5 billion (€3.6 billion) of its own stock. The media…

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Sky chooses NDS for Anytime Plus

UK pay TV operator BSkyB has deployed a customised version of NDS’s set-top box software…

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Netflix splits streaming and mail service, hikes price

Streaming and rental service Netflix has hiked prices for its top package for US subscribers….

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Europeans moving to bundled services

Over 40% of EU households now take a bundled telecom package with more than one…

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BBC increased content spend and reach last year

UK public broadcaster the BBC spent a total of £1.8 billion (€2 billion) on content…

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KDG adds Bongusto HD to VOD offering

German cable operator Kabel Deutschland (KDG) has added high-definition content from local food channel Bongusto…

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Rovi signs with Toshiba

Toshiba has signed a deal with digital TV technology company Rovi for the use of…

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STMicro adds Adobe AIR for TV to SoC

Chipset giant STMicroelectronics has ported Adobe AIR 2.5 for TV to its third-generation system-on-a-chip for…

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TV propels global ad-spend to pre-recession levels


Global advertising spending will reach the pre-recession high recorded in 2008 as growth in…

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ITV1 joins Freesat winners

ITV1, Al Jazeera English and CBBC were among the winners at last night’s Freesat awards,…

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Malta’s Go chooses Entone for hybrid OTT box

Maltese service provider Go has chosen Entone’s Kamai hybrid set-top to deliver IPTV and over-the-top…

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French pay TV universe grows

Cable, satellite and IPTV viewers in France numbered 34.4 million for the period from January…

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Orange signs European content deal with Samsung


Orange has signed a deal with Samsung to offer content to connected devices across Europe.
…

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Antena Group suing RCS&RDS


Romanian broadcaster Antena Group is suing pay TV operator RCS&RDS for allegedly flouting the country’s…

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Netgem increases international revenues

French connected home technology specialist Netgem has seen first half revenues from its international business…