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Arris secures DOCSIS 3.0 deals in Czech Republic
Broadband technology supplier Arris has revealed that it has secured four customers for its DOCSIS…
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Primacom and KDG in dispute over rates
German cable operators Primacom and Kabel Deutschland (KDG) are in dispute over the price KDG…
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NTV Plus offers PPV football to non-sports subscribers
Russian pay-TV provider NTV Plus is to offer pay-per-view football matches to viewers that have…
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Sky Deutschland predicts subscriber boost
German satellite pay-TV operator Sky Deutschland is confident that it will grow its subscriber numbers…
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BFM TV takes on CanalSat over set-top settings
The president of French information channel BFM TV, owned by NextRadioTV, has accused pay-TV provider…
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Mostelecom deploys Appear TV decoders
Russian cable operator Mostelecom has deployed Appear TVs DC1000 headend as part of its hybrid…
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Comstar-UTS in move to reorganise assets
Russian service provider Comstar-UTS has signed a memorandum of understanding with Svyazinvest and Sistema that…
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Vivendi to buy out TF1 stake in Canal Plus France
French media group Vivendi has agreed with commercial broadcaster TF1 to buy the latters 9.9%…
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Polsat Jim Jam launches
Polish DTH operator Cyfrowy Polsat has launched its own version of kids channel JimJam, called…
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Eutelsat Hot Bird winners announced
Chinas international channel CCTV 9, RussiaÂs Vesti and ItalyÂs TivuSAT each won a special award…
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ITV chairman looks at pay model
ITV’s new chairman, Archie Norman, is evaluating moving some of the free-to-air broadcaster’s services to…
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Kabel BW offers kids for free
German cable operator Kabel BW has made its kids TV package available free of charge…
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New Intelsat satellite successfully launched
Satellite operator Intelsat has announced the successful launch of the Intelsat 14 satellite onboard an…
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MYtv chooses NDS for Ukraine pay-TV service
Ukrainian DTH pay-TV service MYtv has chosen NDS to provide technology to support its hybrid…
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BBC and commercial radio team up for new player
UK public broadcaster the BBC has teamed up with commercial radio stations to develop a…
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Kudelski extends OpenTV deadline
Switzerland-based conditional access and TV technology company Kudelski has extended the deadline for remaining OpenTV…
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Kudelski teams with Mirada for CI Plus EPG
Kudelski-owned conditional-access module supplier SmarDTV has teamed up with interactive TV technology specialist Mirada to…
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Castile-La Mancha moves forward with digital switchover
The regional authorities of Castile-La Mancha in Spain have launched a campaign to publicise digital…
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UK government publishes digital bill
The UK government has published a draft version of its Digital Economy Bill, setting out…
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Sky Deutschland CEO’s future in doubt
German press reports suggest the future of Sky Deutschland CEO Mark Williams is in doubt…
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Zon adds Discovery to VOD line-up
Portuguese service provider Zon Multimédia has added content from Discovery Channel to its Zon Videoclube…
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UK election could spell advertising rule changes
British commercial broadcasters could be boosted by a change in advertising laws if the Conservative…
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Netgem chosen by Telstra for T-Box
Netgem has been selected to supply hybrid set-tops and software to Australian telco Telstra to…
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France Télévisions shakes up kids TV output
French public broadcaster France Télévisions has revamped its childrens output and extended kids programming to…
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Eutelsat and Tele Columbus add DMAX
Discovery-owned German male-oriented free-to-air channel DMAX is now available on Eutelsats Kabelkiosk platform and on…
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Lattelecom grows broadband base
Latvian telco Lattelecom has grown its broadband base by 6% since the beginning of the…
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Cyfrowy Polsat extends Turner channel hours
Polish pay-TV provider Cyfrowy Polsat has extended its distribution of Turner channels Cartoon Network and…
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Sky Italia rubbishes MediasetÂs dongle complaint
Sky Italia has branded MediasetÂs complaint against the USB device it intends to use to…
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Lagardère sale of Canal Plus stake looks likely
French conglomerate Lagardère could sell its 20% stake in Canal Plus France to Vivendi next…
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Vivendi and GE US$1bn out in NBC valuation
General Electric (GE) and Vivendis respective valuations of the French media groupÂs stake in NBC…