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TVN’s financial profile improving

The financial profile of Polish media group TVN has improved this year as the Polish…

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AXN HD rolls out in Poland

AXN HD is launching in Poland after securing carriage on Polish pay TV platform ‘n’….

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BSkyB breaks 10 million barrier ahead of schedule

UK pay TV operator BSkyB has achieved its long-term target of 10 million TV…

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Kroes calls for rethink on copyright

Neelie Kroes, the EU’s digital agenda commissioner, has called for a debate about reform of…

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UPC Netherlands to carry SBS catch-up, moves forward with upgrade

Commercial broadcaster SBS’s Dutch catch-up TV service, SBS Gemist, is expected to be made available…

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RTL 2 HD to launch in December

Commercial broadcaster RTL plans to launch an HD version of its German RTL 2 channel…

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BBC iPlayer available on Blackberry

UK public broadcaster the BBC’s iPlayer online catch-up service is now available on Blackberry devices….

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KidsCo launches on Greek IPTV

NBC Universal, Cookie Jar and Corus Entertainment-owned kids channel KidsCo has secured carriage on…

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Bid TV renews its contract with Arqiva

UK shopping channel Bid TV has renewed its contract with broadcast services provider Arqiva. …

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TV fails to contribute to Lagardére ad revenue boost

Lagardère Active, the media arm of the French conglomerate, reported revenues of €1.289 billion for…

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Azerbaijan chooses Arianespace for first satellite launch

The government of Azerbaijan has chosen Arianespace to launch the country’s first telecommunications satellite. …

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NTV Plus adds Playboy TV

Russian pay TV provider NTV Plus has added Playboy TV to its programming line-up….

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France Télévisions installs disaster recovery

French public broadcaster France Télévisions has installed a disaster recovery system supplied by Thomson Video…

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European cable losing TV market share


Cable remains the leading platform for pay TV services in Europe, but it is steadily…

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Numericable channels available on Bbox Fibre

French cable operator Numericable has launched its own channel packages as part of the offering…

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Turner records charge on Indian channel, gain on HBO CE

Turner Broadcasting has recorded a US$52 million (€37 million) charge relating to its exit from…

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Cyfra Plus adds new sport package

Polish pay TV operator Cyfra Plus has launched a new premium sport offering. Canal…

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Telecinco-Cuatro will dominate Spanish TV

Spanish broadcasters Telecinco and Cuatro will take between 44% and 50% of the entire Spanish…

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Portugal Telecom sees strong TV growth

Portugal Telecom has added 188,000 pay TV customers over the first nine months of the…

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Zon provides streaming music service to TV subs

Portuguese pay TV operator Zon Multimédia has added music streaming service MyWay to its digital…

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Pace acquires Latens

UK-based set-top box provider Pace has acquired Northern Ireland-based conditional access provider Latens for approximately…

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Ofcom starts work on News Corp-BSkyB probe

UK communications regulator Ofcom has commenced its probe into the proposed News Corp deal to…

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FLO TV exit will cost Qualcomm up to US$175m

Technology company Qualcomm’s exit from the mobile TV business will cost it up to US$175…

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M6 beats analyst expectations on advertising rebound

French commercial broadcaster M6 Group’s third quarter revenue grew by 7.3% year-on-year to €317.7 million…

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Cyfrowy Polsat gives access to extra channels

Polish pay TV operator Cyfrowy Polsat is making a number of additional channels available free…

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OTE and Romtelecom boost TV numbers

Greek telco OTE, which is jointly owned by Deutsche Telekom and the Greek government, has…

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PlayJam strikes deal for UPC carriage

Liberty Global’s UPC Broadband European cable operation is to roll out TV games provider PlayJam’s…

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Samsung extends Yahoo! partnership to new countries

Samsung has announced that it will sell Yahoo! connected TV sets in 26 more countries…

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Primacom secures deal for financial stability

German cable operator Primacom has secured additional funding to enable it to provide resources for…

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Western Europe boosts Liberty revenue and cash flow

Strong revenue growth in western Europe helped boost cable group Liberty Global’s third-quarter performance, with…