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Conference to consider new Mediterranean satellite channel

A conference organised by the French Institut National de l’Audiovisuel to be held in Paris…

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SES Astra appeals to CMT in Abertis dispute

Satellite operator SES Astra has appealed to the Spanish market regulator the CMT to mediate…

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Italy moves forward with controversial online media rules

Italian authorities are finalising legislation that will extend broadcast regulations to online video sites. The…

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Sierra Leone to get pay-TV service

Sierra Leone is to get a new digital satellite pay-TV service, according to local reports….

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Freesat will launch Canvas box, says CEO

UK free-to-air digital satellite platform Freesat plans to introduce a Canvas-enabled set-top box when the…

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TF1 gets 100% control of EurosportBET.com

French commercial broadcaster TF1 has acquired the 50% stake held by investment fund Serendipity in…

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Latvia DTT goes nationwide

Latvian telco Lattelecom has begun offering digital-terrestrial TV over the whole of the country’s territory….

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ADMC to offer Premier League soccer

Middle Eastern pay-TV operator Abu Dhabi Media Company is set to launch English Premier…

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Cosmos TV Belarus commercialises digital cable service

Belarusian service provider Cosmos TV Belarus has begun fully commercialising its digital cable offer. …

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Project Canvas: DTG expresses concerns over standard

The Digital TV Group (DTG), the standards organisation that represents over 100 TV companies, believes…

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Netherlands: state of the nation’s TV habits

Over half of Dutch homes received digital TV services at the end of last year…

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Tele Columbus expands HD offer

German cable operator Tele Columbus is to expand its HDTV offer with the addition of…

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Kabel BW launches HD DVR

German cable operator Kabel BW has launched a new HD DVR from Humax. The iHD…

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Swisscom signs FTTH deal

Switzerland’s incumbent telco Swisscom has signed a deal with the Swiss Homeowners Association and the…

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Iskon.TV launched online EPG

Croatian IPTV service Iskon.tv has launched an online electronic programme guide. The dedicated website,…

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Akado demos 3D, mulls future service

Russian service provider Akado has used the CSTB show in Moscow this week to demostrate…

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DMC chosen for Food Network international launch

Broadcast services provider Digital Media Centre, has been selected as the playout provider for the…

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Total TV offers free channels in wake of W2 anomaly

SBB-owned Serbian DTH platform Total TV is offering additional TV packages for free to its…

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Italy distances itself from Telecom Italia merger with Telefónica

Italy’s government has denied being involved in a merger of the country’s incumbent telco Telecom…

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Intelsat reports anomaly

The Intelsat 4 satellite (IS-4), located at 72° East, experienced an anomaly on February 1,…

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Private equity suitors circle Kabel Deutschland

A host of private equity players are set to bid for German cabler Kabel Deutschland…

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Vivendi completes buyout of M6’s Canal Plus stake

French media company Vivendi has completed its buyout of the 5.1% stake of Canal plus…

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Sky Italia hit by subscriber loss

News Corp’s Sky Italia suffered a profit and subscriber loss in the three months to…

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Europeans keen on connected media

Seventy per cent of UK consumers watch live TV on at least a weekly basis,…

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EC wants no new MPEG-2 after 2012

Using digital switchover in 2012 as a cut-off point after which no new MPEG-2-based digital…

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Virgin Media adds Eurosport HD

Virgin Media has added Eurosport HD to its channel line up. The UK cable…

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UPC Austria boosts HD line up

UPC Austria will tomorrow add HD versions of German channels ZDF and Das Erste to…

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Cyfrowy Polsat launches wireless broadband

Polish DTH operator Cyfrowy Polsat has launched a wireless internet service. The operator said…

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RTE and TG4 go free-to-air in NI

Irish public broadcasters RTE and TG4 are set to be available as free-to-air channels across…

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UPC Czech Republic adds Russia Today

UPC Czech Republic has added English-language international channel Russia Today to its line-up. The channel…