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Vince Cable refers News Corp BSkyB takeover to Ofcom

UK business secretary Vince Cable has instructed regulator Ofcom to look into News Corp’s proposed…

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Sky Italia profit down sharply on SAC and soccer costs

Sky Italia has reported a sharp decrease in operating profit as programming and subscriber acquisition…

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Deutsche Telekom passes million IPTV customers

Deutsche Telekom had 1.042 million Entertain IPTV customers in Germany at the end of the…

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YouView chooses advertising agency

UK connected TV joint-venture YouView (formerly Canvas) has appointed advertising agency Adam & Eve to…

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Fox HD launching on n in Poland

The Fox HD channel is launching in Polish pay TV platform ‘n’ on November 6….

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US broadcasters misunderstand Google TV

Google TV product manager Rishi Chandra has complained that US broadcasters have failed to understand…

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MGM files for bankruptcy

Hollywood Studio MGM has filed for bankruptcy, rejecting takeover approach from mini-major Lionsgate. The company,…

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Eurosport extends carriage in Czech Republic and Slovakia

Pan-European sports channel Eurosport has secured carriage for its Eurosport 2 channel on the CS…

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BBC One goes HD

UK public broadcaster the BBC’s flagship channel BBC One began simulcasting in HD from yesterday…

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Eutelsat maintains double-digit revenue growth

Satellite operator Eutelsat posted first quarter revenues of €285.6 million, up 12.9% year-on-year. While…

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Com Hem digital base edges upwards

Swedish cable operator Com Hem grew its digital TV subscriber base to 609,900 at the…

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Electric Sofa gives details on trio of UK channel launches

UK company Electric Sofa has fleshed out its plans for the launch of three thematic…

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Advertising market boosts CTC

Russian broadcaster CTC Media has posted a 15% rise in third quarter revenues as a…

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Irish DTT gets off the ground

Ireland has now officially launched its digital-terrestrial TV platform, giving access to DTT services to…

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Tele Columbus rebrands Cottbus network

German cable operator Tele Columbus has changed the name of its subsidiary in the city…

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Unitymedia upgrades more areas

German cable operator Unitymedia has upgraded its networks in the Warendorf and Ahlen area in…

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Advertising rebound pushes ProSiebenSat.1 back in black

German commercial broadcaster ProSeibenSat.1 posted a 64.3% increase in recurring EBITDA to €154.9 million for…

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Italian TV market expected to return to growth

The Italian TV market is expected to grow by 3.4% to €9.2 billion by 2012…

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YouSee and TDC TV boost Danish telco’s numbers

Danish cable operator YouSee, owned by telco TDC, saw its YouSee Plus digital pay TV…

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Discovery to launch TLC in more territories, seeks new acquisitions

Factual channel operator Discovery Communications is launching the TLC channel in Sweden, Denmark and Romania…

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SMiT supplies CI Plus CAMs to Volia

Conditional access module (CAM) manufacturer SMiT has begun supplying Conax CI Plus chipset pairing CAMs…

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Eastern Europe boosts fibre growth, says FTTH Council Europe

European fibre-to-the-home and building subscribers now number 3.2 million, up by 22% over the last…

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La Sexta launches new channels

Spanish free-to-air broadcaster La Sexta has launched a pair of new channels and overhauled the…

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Brightcove launches new version of platform

Internet TV specialist Brightcove has launched Brightcove 5, the latest version of its platform, which…

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Virgin Media reveals details of TiVo service

UK cable operator Virgin Media has revealed details of its new TiVo-powered connected TV service….

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Boxer launches HD on DTT, sees improvement in third quarter

Swedish digital-terrestrial TV service provider Boxer has launched its offering of HDTV channels on the…

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C4, FilmFlex roll out online VOD service

UK broadcaster Channel 4 and video-on-demand provider FilmFlex have launched an online VOD service. …

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Stream-TV extends pause TV

Comstar-UTS-owned pay TV service provider Stream-TV has extended its pause live TV service. The…

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Primacom sells networks to KDG

German cable operator Primacom has sold about 70,000 subscribers in he cities of Mainz and…

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UPC Slovakia expands German line-up

Cable operator UPC Slovakia has expanded its package of German-language channels. UPC is now…