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ESPN renews EPL archive deal
Sports broadcaster ESPN Classic has renewed and enhanced its deal for the rights to English…
Conax to enhance Latin America support
Telenor-owned conditional access company Conax has announced plans to boost its presence in Latin America….
Satellite solution for French DTT reception problems
French digital economy minister Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet has asked GIP France Télé-Numérique, the body set up…
Skype facing Sky challenge over trademark
Internet telephony company Skype is being challenged by UK pay-TV operator BSkyB over the ownership…
CTC to benefit from programming boost and advertising uptick
Russian broadcaster CTC Media is expected to boost its audience share across its terrestrial and…
Google and Verizon call for net neutrality compromise
Google and US telco Verizon have announced details of a joint policy proposal that they…
News Corp to sell Chinese channels stake
News Corp is selling its majority stake in its three Chinese channels, in a move…
EchoStar chooses Widevine for SlingLoaded boxes
EchoStar Technologies and Sling Media have chosen Widevine to provide content security for content delivered…
TechniSat launches 3D TV for PC products
Set-top and CPE vendor TechniSat has announced plans to launch two new PC products designed…
Romanian regulator extends DTT deadline
Romanian communications regulator ANCOM has extended a deadline for bids from seven companies interested in…
Virgin Media to sell UKTV stake
UK cable operator Virgin Media has put its 50% stake in digital channel group UKTV…
Comstar-UTS to upgrade Russian cities to FTTB
Russian service provider Comstar-UTS has said it plans to upgrade up to half a million…
Beeline TV adds Disney content to VOD offer
Russian service provider VimpelCom is now carrying Disney content on its Beeline TV video-on-demand service….
French digital-terrestrial multiplex to extend reach
French media regulator the CSA has announced plans to extend the coverage of its R2…
Astra2Connect deal in Albania
Satellite operator SES Astra has signed a deal with Starsat to market its satellite broadband…
ITV mulls 3D for Rugby World Cup
British commercial broadcaster ITV is considering airing the 2011 Rugby World Cup in 3D, marking…
TanzaniaÂs Clouds TV launches with MTV programming deal
Clouds TV has launched a new free-to-air youth skewing channel in Tanzania and has struck…
Capablue, Brightcove and TV Genius get Connected
Web TV agency Capablue has teamed up with online video platform provider Brightcove and search…
Kabel BW trebles profits
German cable operator Kabel BW has trebled first half pre-tax profit after benefiting from an…
MTG acquires EPL Baltic rights
Broadcaster Modern Times Group has announced that its Nordic pay-TV unit Viasat Broadcasting has acquired…
UKTV to launch HD versions of Good Food and Eden
UK channel provider UKTV has unveiled plans to rollout HD versions of its Good Food…
CTC sees increase in ad revenues
Russian broadcaster CTC Media saw an increase in advertising revenues over the last three months,…
Tele Columbus completes sale of Baden-Württemberg networks
German cable operator Tele Columbus has completed the sale of its local networks in Baden-Württemberg…
RTL and ProSiebenSat.1 confirm online catch-up TV plan
German broadcasters RTL and ProSiebenSat.1 have confirmed plans to launch a joint internet TV service….
Welho and DNA increase TV subscribers
Finnish cable operator Welho, recently sold by the Sanoma group to telecom company DNA, had…
Ziggo and UPC take court action against Tele2 ads
Dutch cable operators Ziggo and UPC have initiated a legal action against alternative network operator…
UPC Netherlands to carry HD version of football service
Cable operator UPC Netherlands is to carry the Dutch football leagues new HD service, Eredivisie…
Comedy Central HD gets Virgin Media launch
Cable operator Virgin Media will add Comedy Central HD to its line-up from September …
UK satellite channel launches drop
The number of new channel launches on satellite in the UK has dropped sharply this…
Viacom revenues flat despite ad increase
Viacom reported a second-quarter profit rise of 52% as a result of cost-cutting and higher…