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Eutelsat chooses Astrium for W5A
Satellite operator Eutelsat has selected Astrium to build a new 48-transponder Ku-band satellite that will…
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HbbTV specifications get ETSI approval
Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV (HbbTV), a pan-European initiative to harmonise the hybrid delivery of video…
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Versatel sells cable operation to Chequers Capital
Telco Versatel has sold its German cable operation Versatel Kabel to French private-equity outfit Chequers…
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NPO to trial P2P technology for catch-up
Dutch public broadcaster NPO is to test the use of peer-to-peer technology to deliver online…
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History launches on CroatiaÂs B-Net
A fully localised version of the History channel has today launched on Croatian cable platform…
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De Mol makes Five bid
Big Brother creator John De Mol has teamed with Greek broadcaster Antenna to make a…
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Stream-TV adds home photo and picture-in-picture services
Russian pay-TV provider Stream-TV has added new functionality to its service. The Comstar-UTS-owned service…
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French DTT leads to more fiction broadcast but not investment
The number of hours of fiction programming broadcast on Frances free-to-air channels increased threefold between…
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Cap 24 acquisition approved
French media group NextRadioTV has had its acquisition of digital terrestrial broadcaster Cap 24…
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Polsat adds two new Discovery channels
Cyfrowy Polsat has added Discovery Travel & Living and Animal Planet HD to its channel…
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Astra signs Wibox broadband deal
Satellite operator SES Astra has signed a deal with French WiMAX operator Wibox for the…
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Swisscom finalises FTTH deal with Homeowners Association
Swisscom and the Swiss Homeowner Association have agreed terms for the previously announced contract covering…
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Hulu launches pay service, eyes international expansion
US online video site Hulu has launched its much-vaunted subscription service. The video platform,…
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UPC Poland further extends on-demand service
UPC Poland has extended its on-demand service to the cities of Wroclaw, Opole, Brzeg and…
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STV signs deal with YouTube
Scottish broadcaster STV has inked a content deal with online video sharing site YouTube. …
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Al Jazeera to launch on UKÂs Freeview
Al Jazeera English, the English-language version of the Qatar-based news broadcaster, will launch on UK…
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Picturebox strikes deal with Disney for Poland
Subscription video-on-demand service Picturebox has inked a deal with The Walt Disney Company that will…
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Vintage TV: music to the ears of the over 50s
Vintage TV, a UK channel aimed the over-50s, is launching on the BSkyB and Freesat…
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Sky Sports subscribers to get access to Sky Mobile and Sky Player
UK pay-TV provider BSkyB is to give bonus access from July 12 until the end…
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Supreme Court ruling to protect Vivendi from further claims
French conglomerate Vivendi has secured a ruling from the US Supreme Court that foreign shareholders…
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Virgin Media lifted on resilient performance
Moodys has raised its rating of UK MSO Virgin Media. The credit ratings agency cited…
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Caiway to go all digital by October
Dutch service provider Caiway will cease analogue transmissions in October, according to local reports. …
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SkyÂs Darcey slams Âoutdated Ofcom, says pay-TV will eclipse free
UK regulator OfcomÂs approach to regulation of the TV market is outdated and reminiscent of…
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RTL Netherlands uses IBM for viewer response analysis
RTL Netherlands is using predictive analytics tools from IBM to evaluate the performance of TV…
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Sky Italia opens new pricing battle with Mediaset
Pay-TV operator Sky Italia has opened a new front in its competitive battle with rival…
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Free launches catch-up service
French IPTV provider Free has launched a new catch-up TV service, TVReplay, featuring programmes from…
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PrimeTel joins COMET
Cyprus-based service provider PrimeTel has said it is participating in the Content Mediator Architecture for…
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DTG welcomes Canvas approval
UK industry body the Digital TV Group (DTG) has welcomed the BBC Trusts decision to…
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Comstar agrees Svyazinvest stake sale
Russian service provider Comstar-UTS has agreed the sale of its 25% plus one share stake…
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France 24 expands distribution
French international news channel France 24 has secured carriage with a number of additional platform…