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Mediaset records 110 million online video views in five months

Italian broadcaster Mediasaset said 110 million video clips were viewed on its video.mediaset.it online portal…

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Analysts wait on News Corp before changing BSkyB rating

The proposed News Corp deal for BSkyB will not have an immediate effect on the…

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IP Vision to offer Betfair TV app

UK-based over-the-top provider IP Vision has signed a deal with bookmaker and broadcaster Betfair TV…

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TSBc launches new 4° West slot

Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc) has completed of the manoeuvre of the Thor III satellite from…

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Broadcast manufacturers’ confidence returns

Broadcast and media technology suppliers are increasingly confident that the industry is returning to growth,…

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Canal Plus eliminates vuvuzela from World Cup coverage

French pay-TV broadcaster Canal Plus has tweaked the audio of its World Cup soccer broadcasts…

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UK VOD operator fees set

The UK Association for Television on Demand (ATVOD) and UK communications regulator Ofcom have published…

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Sogecable to continue airing football after agreeing payment

Spanish pay-TV provider Sogecable has said it can guarantee that it will be able to…

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Korea reveals new hybrid TV platform

Korean broadcasters KBS, SBS and MBC and manufacturers Samsung and LG have used the Seoul…

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CyBC chooses Net Insight for HD contribution via DTT

Public broadcaster Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) has chosen Net Insight’s Nimbra platform for the launch…

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Fastweb launches interactive ads

Italian IPTV operator Fastweb has launched a new interactive ad service. The service, enabled by…

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Canal Plus faces choice over bonus channel

French pay-TV operator Canal Plus is facing a choice of whether to use an additional…

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Conax and Espial launch hybrid solution

Conditional access company Conax and on-demand software specialist Espial have launched a new hybrid IPTV…

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Alhurra migrates playout to Omnibus iTX

US government-backed Middle East multichannel news provider Alhurra has migrated its operations to Omnibus’s iTX…

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Sky Sports News to launch HD channel

BSkyB has announced plans to enhance its Sky Sports News channel, including making it a…

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CTC-International channel launches in Israel

Russian media company CTC Media has launched a new channel in Israel. CTC-International is…

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DMC expands capability with Pilat upgrade

Liberty Global’s content arm Chellomedia has expanded its deployment of Pilat Media’s Integrated Broadcast Management…

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Cinémoi chooses Arqiva for playout

UK media services provider Arqiva is to provide French film channel Cinémoi with playout services…

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BT media and broadcast arm strikes deal with RRsat

BT’s media and broadcast division and satellite services provider RRsat have forged a five-year strategic…

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Key BSkyB investors reported to be holding out for 900p a share

Two important investors in UK pay-TV provider BSkyB have declared against selling out to News…

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MTS grows broadband base

Russian telco MTS, which includes pay-TV operator Comstar UTS and is owned by conglomerate Sistema,…

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Spanish football war resumes as Mediapro seeks bankruptcy protection

Hostilities have once again broken out between Spanish pay-TV operator Sogecable and production company and…

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ProSieben sells N24 news channel

ProSiebenSat.1 has sold its news station N24 and production company Maz&More to newly-founded company N24…

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LG announces stock repurchase programme

Liberty Global has announced the authorisation to increase its stock repurchase programme by an additional…

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NME TV launches on Freesat

Music channel NME TV launches on the UK’s Freesat DTH platform today. The channel,…

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French VOD services merge

French video-on-demand services Vodeo and Imineo are to merge their catalogues following Vodeo’s acquisition of…

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UPC Poland adds Rush HD to line-up

Cable operator UPC Poland has added Rainbow Media’s extreme sports channel Rush HD to its…

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Unitymedia to shut down satellite unit

Liberty Global-owned German cable operator Unitymedia has decided to close down its DTH satellite platform…

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MoCA announces ratification of version 2.0

The Multimedia-over-Coax Alliance (MoCA), which provides specifications for home networking over in-home coax, has announced…

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UK set for £55m switchover surplus windfall

The UK is expected to see a surplus of £55m (€66m) from the money that…