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Iceland’s 365 strikes UEFA deal
Icelandic broadcaster 365 Media has renewed its deal with UEFA for the UEFA Champions League…
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Group M slashes UK ad forecasts
Media agency Group M has slashed its UK advertising forecasts for the television industry. The…
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July lusophone launch for Fox Movies
Fox International Channels is to launch its Fox Movies channel in Portugal, Angola and Mozambique…
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Scottish digital switchover completed
UK transmission service provider Arqiva has now completed digital switchover in Scotland. The Black Hill…
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BBC iPlayer now available to BT Vision TV viewers
The BBC iPlayer catch-up service is now available via the TV to customers of BT…
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OPTA: now no need for regulation of TV market
Changing conditions mean that there is no need to regulate the cable TV market in…
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Low prices in CEE countries could threaten pay TV model
Very low prices in some central and eastern European markets, including Romania, could threaten the…
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Hunt expected to give green light to Sky takeover next week
UK culture secretary Jeremy Hunt is expected to approve News Corps planned takeover of pay…
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Blizoo faces challenges of filesharing and churn
Some 60% of the international traffic on Bulgarian cable operator Blizoos internet platform takes the…
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Spacecom pre-sells US$12.5 million Amos-5 capacity
â¨â¨Spacecom has pre sold capacity on its Amos-5 satellite to an existing customer to the…
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Intelsat looks to Ukraine and Russia for DTH growth
Ukraine and Russia offer the best prospects for growth in DTH in the central and…
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Romtelecom looking to further develop web TV service
Romtelecoms new web TV service has generated 770,000 unique visitors since it launched in March,…
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Civolution teams with SeaChange for VOD watermarking
â¨â¨TV technology provider SeaChange International and content security specialist Civolution have combined to offer video…
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Carlyle makes Sagemcom bid
Private equity firm The Carlyle Group has confirmed that it is in talks to buy…
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EC concern over Belgian cable regulation
â¨â¨The European Commission has expressed concern about proposals by Belgian regulators to regulate broadcasting and…
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Al Jazeera eyes Orange Sport
International news channel operator Al Jazeera has made preliminary moves to acquire Orange Sport. The…
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Lovefilm inks Sony Bravia deal
Lovefilm, the DVD service and online video platform, has inked a deal that will allow…
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LG signs Rovi DivX licensing deal
â¨â¨Digital TV technology company Rovi and consumer electronics outfit LG Electronics have signed licensing agreements…
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Hulu reportedly for sale
US online video service Hulu has reportedly been approached by an un-named potential buyer, according…
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Cable and DTH still best media investment prospects in CEE
Cable and DTH still represent a solid investment prospect in central and eastern Europe, while…
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Unitymedia continues cable upgrade
Unitymedia has upgraded its network in Philippsthal, eastern Hesse. From June 30, the German cable…
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Investigation Discovery heads to Holland
International factual channel operator Discovery Networks International is to launch its Investigation Discovery channel in…
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AEPOC stops largest incident of card sharing piracy
A joint police and AEPOC operation has foiled the actions of a card-sharing pirate in…
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MTG renews Champions League deal
Pan-Scandinavian broadcaster Modern Times Group has extended its deal to air the UEFA Champions League…
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ComHem acquires Canal Digital’s cable network
Swedish cable operator Com Hem has acquired local cable and IPTV operator Canal Digital Cable…
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Netstream chooses Agama for IPTV monitoring
Digital TV quality assurance specialist Agama Technologies has announced that Swiss wholesaler Netstream had deployed…
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Connected TVs to reach 10 million German homes by 2012
A third of German TV viewers watch programmes via PC, and one in ten watches…
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ITV Player launches on Android
British commercial broadcaster ITV has launched a catch-up application for Android-operated mobile phones. The network…
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Datagroup to offer broadband with Eutelsat’s Ka-Sat
Ukrainian telco Datagroup has signed a deal with EutelsatÂs broadband affiliate Skylogic to deliver broadband…
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BravaHDTV adds Orange, talks up 3D channel
Music channel BravaHDTV has launched on Orange TV in France in the new Musique Classique…