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Kabel BW celebrates with free DVRs
German cable operator Kabel BW has launched a promotion to celebrate reaching half a million…
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South Africa chooses MHEG-5 for DTT
South Africas digital-terrestrial advisory council, Digital Dzonga, has chosen MHEG-5 as the interactive middleware for…
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Vectra introduces DVR
Polish cable operator Vectra has launched a DVR service. The cabler has today introduced…
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Chello Benelux wins Bundesliga rights
Liberty Global-owned Chello Beneluxs premium sports channel in the Netherlands, Sport1, has acquired the exclusive…
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Motorola acquires BitBand
Technology giant Motorola has acquired Israel-based IPTV video-on-demand specialist BitBand for an undisclosed sum. The…
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Unitymedia in free channel promotion
German cable operator Unitymedia is offering four pay-TV channels for free until November 29. From…
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Vivendi NBC sale window opens
The sale of US media firm NBC Universal to cable giant Comcast could move closer…
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New sports events added to UK protected list
A number of high profile British sports tournaments have been added to the list of…
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BSkyB to take over MTVNI ad sales in UK and Ireland
UK pay-TV provider BSkyB is to take over the UK ad sales activities of MTV…
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Gilat takes additional Intelsat capacity for Africa
VSAT specialist Gilat Satcom has signed a multi-year deal for the renewal and expansion of…
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iPlayer updated for Wii
The BBC has updated its catch-up TV service iPlayer for the Nintendo Wii games console….
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Multimedia Polska nears 100,000 digital TV subs
Polish MSO Multimedia Polska ended September with a total of 98,000 digital cable TV and…
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BBC confirms Freeview HD timetable
UK public broadcaster the BBC has confirmed its plan to make HD services on the…
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Brightcove updates platform
Brightcove, a company that enables third-parties to publish and distribute video services, has launched an…
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UkraineÂs MYtv to use LogNetÂs MaxBill
New Ukrainian DTH pay-TV provider MYtv has chosen Israel-based LogNet GroupÂs MaxBill billing system for…
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Levira boosts DTT reception ahead of switchover
Estonian transmission services provider Levira has set up a new digital-terrestrial TV transmitter in the…
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Eutelsat to move Eurobird 4 in deal with ABS
Satellite operators Eutelsat and Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) have struck a strategic partnership whereby Eutelsat…
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SES to invest in MEO broadband company
Satellite operator SES has said it will invest US$75m (50m) in Channel Islands-based broadband satellite…
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Hot turns to Cool
Israeli company Delek Group has agreed to sell a 12% stake in Israeli cable company…
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TVN to place bond to finance Ân consolidation
Polish commercial broadcast group TVN has announced plans for a Â405m bond issue due in…
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Suitors court Playboy
Two groups are reportedly in talks to acquire adult content company Playboy. Brand management company…
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HD to become standard for DTT, says CSAÂs Méar
All of FranceÂs 18 digital-terrestrial TV channels could be broadcast in HD by 2015, according…
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GlobeCast expands fibre to Russia
Broadcast services provider GlobeCast has expanded its global fibre network into Russia and signed TV…
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Vivendi reports robust results; quiet on NBCU
France-based media group Vivendi reported third-quarter results on November 12, but refused to comment on…
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Liberty Global acquires Unitymedia
Liberty Global is to acquire German cable operator Unitymedia in a deal worth 3.5m. Liberty…
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Multimedia Polska launches mobile broadband
Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska has launched a mobile broadband service called Mobilnet. Mobilnet, which…
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Viasat launches Football in Ukraine
Modern Times Group-backed pay TV operator Viasat has launched a soccer channel in Ukraine. …
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Kudelski moves forward with OpenTV acquisition
Swiss conditional access and interactive TV technology group Kudelski has completed its tender offer to…
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Kabel BW passes half million CleverKabel sub mark
German cable operator Kabel BW has announced it now has more than half a million…
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Comstar chooses Miriate for testing services
Russian triple-play provider Comstar-UTS has chosen Miriate, the set-top box testing system from Mirifice, for…