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Endemol bets on 888

Formats producer and distributor Endemol has inked an Italy-focused joint venture agreement with online gaming…

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Virgin Media pays back debt ahead of schedule

UK cable operator Virgin Media has paid £178m of corporate debt ahead of schedule using…

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TF1 looks to boost from TMC and NT1 acquisitions

French commercial broadcaster TF1 is eyeing revenue growth of 4% for 2010 after it posted…

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Telenor takes stake in C More Entertainment

Norway’s Telenor and commercial broadcaster TV4 have struck a deal whereby the former will acquire…

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VimpelCom’s Beeline TV revamped

Russian service provider VimpelCom’s Beeline TV service has been revamped, with the operator now providing…

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ITV to remain bound by ad restrictions

British commercial broadcaster ITV will remain bound by advertising restrictions after the country’s Competition Commission…

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AonTV boosts Telekom Austria fixed-line revenue

Revenue growth from Telekom Austria’s AonTV service helped mitigate a 3.7% year-on-year decline in fixed-line…

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Zon sees subscriber growth

Portuguese media and telecoms company Zon Multimedia saw the number of  subscribers rise by 17%…

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Teo launches network DVR service

Lithuanian telco Teo has launched a network-based DVR service. My TV Recordings (Mano TV Irasai)…

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Sky Deutschland sets ambitious target for year

German satellite pay TV operator Sky Deutschland is targeting a rise of 400,000 subscribers in…

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BSkyB acquires database marketing arm

UK pay-TV provider BSkyB has acquired part of the UK database marketing activities of information…

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Kabel BW upgrades Villingen-Schwenningen

German cable operator Kabel BW has completed the upgrade of its network in the city…

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Mediaset plans further expansion of DTT portfolio, sees strong premium growth

Italian media group Mediaset has launched its new free-to-air digital-terrestrial channel La5. The female-oriented…

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Sony Bravia service takes AXN series in World Cup run-up

Sony’s Bravia Internet Video service in Germany is to distribute a 30-part series from Sony…

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BT Vision revamps VOD service, Orange looks again at UK TV

BT Vision, the IPTV service operated by UK telco BT, has revamped its on-demand movie…

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BFMTV launches in HD

French news and information channel BFMTV, owned by NextRadioTV group, has launched in HD. The…

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Lagardère sees signs of recovery in media business

French arms-to-media conglomerate Lagardère’s broadcasting and magazines division, Lagardère Active, returned to growth in the…

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Kabel BW to acquire Tele Columbus subscribers

German cable operator Kabel BW plans to acquire parts of fellow cable operator Tele Columbus…

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CSA to call for new digital-terrestrial channels

French media regulator the CSA has decided to launch a new call for candidates to…

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Eutelsat revises targets on strong third quarter

Satellite operator Eutelsat saw a 13.4% increase in revenues in the third quarter to €268.3m,…

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UPC Slovakia passes digital milestone

Cable operator UPC Slovakia has now signed up over 70,000 subscribers to its digital TV…

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Analysts bullish on ITV

Analysts are forecasting large uptick in UK free-to-air broadcaster ITV’s profits, boosted by the advertising…

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DMC launches dedicated Dutch Nat Geo Wild feed

The Digital Media Centre (DMC), the Chellomedia-owned Amsterdam-based playout provider, is to launch a dedicated…

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Seydoux: collapse of windows could spell end of cinema

Moves by service providers to deliver video-on-demand movies in the same window as their theatrical…

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Bridge Technologies appoints reseller

Video quality assurance specialist Bridge Technologies has appointed Serbia-based ComuTel to distribute its products in…

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Icon Films titles for PictureBox VOD

NBC Universal video-on-demand service PictureBox has acquired UK on-demand rights to over 30 films from…

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Italian service providers call for single national FTTH network

Italian service providers Fastweb, Vodafone and Wind have teamed up to propose a single fibre…

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EBU 3D TV group to survey members

The EBU 3D TV study group began work in Geneva at the end of last…

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Latvian regional channel moves to digital

Latvian regional channel LRT has begun broadcasting in digital, according to Lattelecom, which operates the…

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French broadcasters may restart joint catch-up talks

French free-to-air broadcasters TF1 and M6 and pay-TV provider Canal Plus could restart negotiations on…