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Scripps scraps channels sale

International thematic channel operator Scripps Network Interactive has abandoned plans to sell its bouquet of…

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News Corp’s Sky takeover moves forward

News Corp’s proposed takeover of UK pay TV platform BSkyB has been greenlit after UK…

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CFoot launches on digital-terrestrial platform

The French football league’s (LFP) new TV channel, CFoot, has now launched on the country’s…

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Cord cutting predictions premature’

Concerns about consumers churning from pay TV in favour of over-the-top and other services have…

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MultiChoice planning to boost VOD offering

South African pay TV operator MultiChoice is set to launch an extended video-on-demand service, DStv…

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Eutelsat becomes Space Data Association executive board member

Eutelsat will join the board of the Space Data Association (SDA), the organisation created by…

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Orange to air Monaco royal wedding in 3D

French telco and pay TV operator Orange will broadcast this weekend’s marriage of Prince…

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New DTT pay TV service for Zambia

Pay TV operator MultiChoice Zambia has teamed up with national broadcaster ZNBC to launch GOtv,…

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iPhone users more likely to watch mobile video

iPhone users are far more likely to watch video on their phones than other smartphone…

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News Corp offloads Myspace for fraction of acquisition price

Media giant News Corp has sold Myspace, the social networking site it acquired for US$580…

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Sky Deutschland launches Anytime

Sky Deutschland is launching its own version of Sky Anytime, the push VOD service offered…

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Free launches Shrek Kart 3D on Freebox Révolution

French ISP Free has teamed up with games publisher Gameloft to launch the Shrek…

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Virgin Media reportedly close to digital music deal

UK cable operator Virgin Media is reported to be close to signing a deal to…

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Prima expects ad boost

Czech broadcaster Prima, which is owned by Modern Times Group, expects to see an advertising…

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Antena 3 signs Universal movie deal

Spanish free-to-air broadcaster Antena 3 has inked a deal with Hollywood studio NBC Universal for…

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Telecom Italia investigates La 7 sale



Telecom Italia is looking into the possibility of selling its general entertainment channel La7…

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ATVOD announces lower fees, introduces price cap

The UK’s video-on-demand regulator ATVOD has reduced the average fees for its members by 5.5%….

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AXN HD joins UPC Hungary

UPC Hungary has added action and adventure channel AXN HD to its line-up. The Sony…

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ComHem to offer Universal’s Digster Play

ComHem will be the first pay TV operator to bring Universal Music’s Digster online music…

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Inea adds VH1 Europe

Polish cable operator Inea has added music channel VH1 Europe to its line-up. The…

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SFR adds unified Google search

French telco and pay TV operator SFR is using Google technology to launch a search…

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NDS joins MoCA

NDS has become the first conditional access and middleware vendor to join the Multimedia-over-Coax Alliance…

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Belgacom snaps up Spanish and Portuguese leagues

Belgian telco and pay TV operator Belgacom has won multiplatform rights to Spain and Portugal’s…

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Report says 3D TVs in 40% of European homes by 2015

UK-based consultancy Futuresource is forecasting fast uptake of 3D TV in Western Europe, with 40%…

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Telenet to get 3G licence

Belgian cable operator Telenet has formally applied for the country’s fourth 3G licence.     The…

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Ziggo restructures pay TV packages


Dutch cable operator Ziggo is reorganising its TV packages and will start bundling VOD titles…

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Motorola launches IP set-top with upgradable DVR

Motorola Mobility has launched a new IPTV set-top box with DVR module. Motorola said the…

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First VOD service launches in Malta

Maltese pay TV operator Melita is launching the country’s first video-on-demand service. It will offer…

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New IPTV service rolling out in Croatia


Croatian telco H1 Telekom is launching an IPTV service. The full channel line-up has not…

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RCS&RDS takes more football rights

Romanian pay TV operator RCS&RDS has bought the six remaining football packages for the country’s…