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Adobe shares rise on rumours of possible Microsoft acquisition
Adobes shares rose sharply yesterday on rumours that the company could be acquired by Microsoft….
Digital TV take-up edges upwards
UK regulator Ofcoms latest Digital TV Progress report for the second quarter of 2010, showed…
UKÂs AVC to market Astra2Connect
Satellite operator SES Astra has signed an agreement with AVC Group to provide AstraÂs satellite…
Ziggo announces digital support for local TV players
Dutch cable operator Ziggo has announced its support for the digitisation of local TV channels…
Ofcom to open BT fibre infrastructure to competition
UK regulator Ofcom has said that BT must open its new fibre network to alternative…
Croatia completes switchover process
Croatia has announced that it has completed digital switchover, with the countrys D4 region, encompassing…
ITV outsources on-demand to Red Bee
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has outsourced the management of its catch up TV and content…
Unitymedia promotes Polish package
German cable operator Unitymedia is making four Polish channels available free of charge for two…
Logitech unveils initial Google TV devices
Switzerland-based technology company Logitech, which is supplying the first set-top boxes for the forthcoming Google…
BBC DG voices concern about News CorpÂs BSkyB acquisition
BBC director-general Mark Thompson has added his voice to the growing chorus voicing concern about…
SACD expresses consternation at CSA opposition to VOD rules
French producers organisation SACD has voiced its incomprehension at CSA president Michel BoyonÂs opposition to…
Chello Central Europe wins Slovak ice hockey rights
Chello Central Europes SportTV service has acquired exclusive broadcast rights to the Slovakian Slovnaft ice…
No sale planned for BBC Worldwide
The UK government has said it has no commitment to sell the BBCs commercial arm,…
Sky Deutschland to improve next year, says Sullivan
Sky Deutschland CEO Brian Sullivan expects the pay-TV operators performance to improve next year. However,…
GlobeCast expands IMG contract, WRN wins Zuku deal
Media services provider GlobeCast has renewed and expanded its contract with IMG Sports Media Production…
Freeview closes in on quarter million HD users
UK free-to-air digital-terrestrial service Freeviews high-definition service has gained 230,000 users since its launch earlier…
CSA comes out in opposition to content quotas for VOD
French media regulator the CSA has come out in opposition to plans of the countrys…
Sundance wins new carriage in France and Netherlands
Rainbow Media-owned movie service Sundance Channel has secured carriage with French IPTV operator SFR and…
Mitterrand threatens Free over Hadopi
French culture and communication minster Frédéric Mitterrand has described service provider Iliad Telecom/Frees alleged practice…
Mid Europa Partners looking for reported PLN2.5bn for Aster
Private-equity investor Mid Europa Partners is looking for PLN2.5bn (630m) for the possible sale of…
Horizon takes additional Eutelsat capacity
Horizon Satellite Services has taken additional capacity on Eutelsats W2A, W6 and Eurobird 4A satellites…
Unitymedia adds Classica HD
German cable operator Unitymedia has added the SD and HD versions of music channel Classica…
La Sexta asks competition regulator to look at Telecinco-Sogecable merger
Spanish broadcaster La Sexta has asked the countrys competition regulator to look into the planned…
MGM HD launches in Spain, Canal Hollywood Portugal to follow
MGM Worldwide Networks has launched an HD version of its MGM Channel in Spain in…
Vodafone España unveils details of connected TV service
Vodafone España has announced details of the forthcoming launch of its connected TV service. …
GlobeCast expands in Asia
Media services provider GlobeCast has expanded its facilities in Asia with the addition of a…
AB Sat circles Orange cinema channels
Frances AB Group could be preparing to make an offer for OrangeÂs Cinema Series channels,…
Comstar-UTS adds Disney to regional networks
Russian service provider Comstar-UTS has added Disney Channel to the services it offers in the…
MTV Germany to move to pay-TV
MTV in Germany is to migrate from free-to-air to pay-TV only, while sister channel Viva…
KPN to add Studio 100 TV to IPTV service
Dutch telco KPN is to add Benelux kids programming provider Studio 100s TV channel to…