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Saudi Comedy Channel receives licence

The Saudi Comedy Channel (SCC) is the first satellite pay-TV channel to be awarded a…

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TivùSat adds new channel and claims strong sales

Italian free-to-air satellite TV platform TivùSat has added Espresso TV-owned music and entertainment channel Deejay…

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Project Canvas begins search for ad agency

Planned UK video-on-demand service Project Canvas has begun the search for an advertising agency to…

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EC rejects French telecom tax

The European Commission has said France’s plan for a tax on telecom operators to finance…

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Unitymedia confirms Sandhu departure as Liberty Global completes acquisition

Parm Sandhu has confirmed that he has left German pay TV operator Unitymedia after Liberty…

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IPTV growth boosts Russian pay-TV

IPTV subscribers in Russia broke the one million barrier last year, according to a survey…

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Parm Sandhu may be leaving Unitymedia

Parm Sandhu could be set to step down as CEO of German cable operator Unitymedia,…

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BBC to broadcast Six Nations in HD

UK public broadcaster the BBC is to broadcast all matches in the Six Nations rugby…

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HD for all as Sky sees strong revenue and subscriber growth

UK pay-TV broadcaster BSkyB is provide HD boxes to all new subscribers from now on,…

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Renault to launch TV channel in France and UK

Car manufacturer Renault is to launch a new TV channel in France and the UK….

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Romania’s Vox News TV chooses OmniBus iTX

Romanian news broadcaster Vox News TV has chosen OminBus’s iTX IT-based channel playout and automation…

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BigBand passes Edge QAM milestone

TV technology provider BigBand Networks has said that it has shipped over 700,000 Edge QAM…

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Sky to broadcast Premiere League in 3D this weekend

UK pay-TV operator BSkyB will become the first broadcaster to deliver live commercial 3D TV…

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Eutelsat’s W2 suffers anomaly

Eutelsat’s W2 satellite suffered a technical anomaly yesterday evening, the company has confirmed. The…

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KPN nears one million TV subs

Dutch telco KPN ended 2009 with nearly one million IPTV and DTT customers. At…

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TF1 to sell some World Cup games to rivals

French public broadcaster TF1 is to sub-license some of the forthcoming World Cup football matches…

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Ziggo boosts internet in Maastricht

Dutch cable operator Ziggo has increased the maximum internet speed available in the city of…

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S4C to launch kids channel

Welsh language broadcaster S4C is to launch a digital service that will target kids aged…

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Spectrum decisions likely to face delays, says Meek

UK regulator Ofcom’s former policy chief Kip Meek has said that key decisions about UK…

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Private equity firms preparing KDG bid

A group of private-equity firms, including CVC Capital Partners and Carlyle, are preparing a bid…

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Sky wins EDS case, HP to appeal

BSkyB has won a five-year legal action against Electronic Data Systems (EDS) after the courts…

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Aster adds Nat Geo Wild HD

Polish cable operator Aster has begun offering National Geographic Wild HD as part of its…

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Astra signs Rai capacity deal

Satellite operator SES Astra has signed a capacity agreement with Rai. The Italian public…

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Boomerang heads to Nordics

Turner-owned kids channel Boomerang is to launch in the Nordic regions after striking a carriage…

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UPC Netherlands to offer Disney On Demand

Cable operator UPC Netherlands is to become the first Dutch service provider to offer Disney…

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Multimedia Polska offers Animal Planet HD

Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska has added Animal Planet HD to its digital HD package…

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Unitymedia offers new health channel

German cable operator Unitymedia has begun offering a new health channel, Focus Gesundheit, as part…

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Hungary grows digital TV subs base

Hungary’s top 14 pay-TV operators ended November 2009 with a total of 2,472,000 subs, 9,000…

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Comstar Regions boosts broadband and pay-TV base

Russian service provider Comstar-UTS’s pay-TV subscriber base in the country’s provinces has reached almost two…

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CME close to acquiring News Corp’s bTV

Central and eastern European pan-regional broadcaster Central European Media Enterprises (CME) is believed to be…