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Pro7’s preliminary results beat expectations

Better-than-expected advertising revenues in the fourth quarter lifted full year results at German-based broadcasting group…

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Telekom Austria offers connected-home applications

Telekom Austria has begun delivering connected-home applications to its AonTV subscribers using set-tops supplied by…

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French court confirms decision against CanalSat

A French superior court has confirmed a judgement by the Nanterre Tribunal de Commerce last…

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Lattelecom adds new DTT channels

Latvian telco Lattelecom has added channels TV6 and 3+ to its digital-terrestrial offering.  Lattelecom’s digital…

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KDG reports strong growth ahead of possible sale

German cable operator Kabel Deutschland (KDG) has reported continued growth across the board in 2009,…

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Freeview expects to win Sky converts with HD launch

UK digital-terrestrial platform Freeview expects to win a significant number of customers that churn out…

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International boost for Discovery

Discovery Communications posted robust results for fourth quarter and full year 2009. There was strong…

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BT grows BT Vision base and welcomes Canvas approval

The subscriber base of UK telco BT’s TV service, BT Vision, stood at 451,000 at…

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Mediaset ad revenues rebounding

Italian broadcaster Mediaset has posted advertising revenue gains in the first two months of 2010,…

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Welho grows pay-TV activities

Finnish cable operator Welho, part of conglomerate Sanoma’s entertainment arm, grew its pay-TV customer base…

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Nickelodeon UK to introduce new on-air look

Kids channel Nickelodeon UK is to unveil a new on-air brand identity for its network…

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EU approves BBC and All3’s Tower

The European Union has given the relevant approvals for the creation of Tower Productions, the…

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Lagardère broadcast revenues slide

French conglomerate Lagardère’s broadcast arm produced revenues of €454m in 2009, down 12.8% on a…

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Globo Internacional goes in the clear for Carnaval

Brazilian media giant Globo is making its international channel, Globo Internacional, available unencrypted until February…

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Cinema sales go up despite recession

Despite talk of people sitting out the recession at home and watching more TV, European…

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Conseil d’Etat reverses France Télévisions ad ban

France’s Conseil d’Etat has annulled the measures mandating the removal of advertising on pubcaster France…

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International nets in the black for Viacom

Viacom posted full-year revenues yesterday that revealed decent growth in the affiliate fees of its…

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Cablecom boosts customer services arm

Liberty Global-owned Swiss cable operator Cablecom has created a new operational excellence and customer experience…

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Private-equity groups submit bid for KDG

Private-equity companies BC Partners and CVC Capital Partners have jointly submitted an offer for German…

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Virgin Media adds Discovery HD

UK cable operator Virgin Media is to add Discovery HD to its channel line-up, and…

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Cyfra Plus commits to crime

AETN’s Crime & investigation Network will roll out on the Cyfra Plus Polish pay-TV service…

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Star DTV targets East Africa

China-based pay-TV company Star DTV is to launch operations in Uganda, in competition with MultiChoice’s…

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Ziggo signs up one million phone customers

Dutch cable operator Ziggo has signed up one million telephony customers, the company has announced. …

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Orange in talks to carry digital-terrestrial pay channels

France Télécom/Orange is reportedly in talks with French digital-terrestrial pay-TV channels about including them in…

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TTK wins Eurovision contract

Russian network provider TTK has been awarded a contract by Eurovision to transmit the HDTV…

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Teo passes 100,000 IPTV subscribers

Lithuanian telco Teo had signed up over 100,000 TV customers by the end of last…

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UK gives OK to product placement

UK authorities have decided to allow product placement in TV shows for the first time….

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Zon’s Sport TV secures extension of football deal

Portuguese premium channel Sport TV, 50%-owned by pay-TV operator provider Zon Multimédia, has extended its…

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KDG launches 100Mbps in Hamburg

German cable operator Kabel Deutschland (KDG) has launched 100Mbps internet access in Hamburg. The operator…

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Discop Middle East to kick-off in Istanbul in 2011

NATPE/Discop is launching a TV market in the Middle East. The companies, which entered a…