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EC to investigate SpainÂs RTVE funding plans
The European Commission is to investigate SpainÂs new model of funding for state-owned broadcaster RTVE,…
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Viaccess and Opentech technology for ART
Conditional access company Viaccess and Korea-based set-top manufacturer Opentech have jointly agreed a deal to…
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SES unveils World Skies
Satellite operator SES has renamed its Americom-New Skies division as SES World Skies. With the…
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GlobeCast takes additional capacity
Broadcast services provider GlobeCast has taken two additional 36MHz transponders on Eutelsats Atlantic Bird 1…
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ITV close to Ball appointment
British commercial broadcaster ITV is close to appointing former BSkyB executive Tony Ball as chief…
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Akado adds SET and Live to analogue tier
Russian service provider Akado has added Sony Entertainment Television (SET) and Russian fitness channel Live…
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BSkyB and Mediaset in the frame for Digital Plus
UK pay-TV provider BSkyB and Italian commercial broadcaster Mediaset are both interested in teaming up…
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Irish cablers want iPlayer
Irish cabler Chorus NTL is in talks with state broadcaster RTÃ about making its iPlayer…
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German broadcasters split over HD fees
Germany’s commercial and free-to-air broadcasters are divided over whether to charge for their upcoming…
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SES Astra signs Astra2Connect deal for Poland
Satellite operator SES Astra has signed a deal with France Télécom-owned Polish telco Telekomunikacja Polska…
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Türk Telekom chooses Verimatrix for IPTV
Turkish incumbent telco Türk Telekom has deployed VerimatrixÂs VCAS software-based conditional access technology to support…
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Irdeto to integrate software CA with Neotion CI Plus CAMs
Conditional access company Irdeto has teamed up with conditional access module supplier Neotion to integrate…
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Fastweb launches new residential offers
Italian service provider Fastweb has launched a series of new offers for the residential market….
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Zon Multimédia wins loan approval
Portuguese pay-TV provider Zon Multimédia has received approval from the European Investment Bank of a…
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Tele Columbus teams up with Alcatel Lucent for interactive TV
German cable operator Tele Columbus has signed a deal with Alcatel Lucent for the latter…
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KyrgyzstanÂs Ala TV chooses Irdeto
Kyrgyzstan-based cable operator Ala TV has chosen conditional access provider Irdeto to provide content security…
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Canal Plus switch-off dates set
French pay-TV service Canal Plus is to cease over-the-air analogue broadcasts in the Nord and…
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ITV plans catch-up service
British commercial broadcaster ITV is planning to launch a catch-up channel for its main network…
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Zon lambasts regulator over fine
Portuguese triple-play provider Zon Multimédia has said it will appeal against a fine of 8m…
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CableTel adds Nickelodeon
Bulgarian cable operator CableTel has added kids channel Nickelodeon to its line-up. CableTel offers TV…
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Tandberg encoders for Macedonian digital-terrestrial platform
Telekom Slovenije-owned Macedonian ISP On.Net is using MPEG-4 encoders from Tandberg for its 60-channel digital-terrestrial…
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Liberty Global unit ups stake in Telenet
Liberty Globals Dutch-based investment unit Binan Investments has acquired a stake of over 30% in…
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Free adds Sundance Channel HD
French IPTV provider Free has added independent movie service Sundance Channel HD to its line-up….
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Stream-TV drops BBC World News
Russian pay-TV operator Stream-TV has dropped BBC World News from its service following the termination…
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Tele Columbus upgrades Potsdam
German cable operator Tele Columbus has upgraded its network in Potsdam to offer triple-play services….
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Sony signs up Five for internet TV
Sony has struck a deal with UK commercial broadcaster Five to include its content on…
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BH Telecom uses Verimatrix
Bosnian telco BH Telecom has contracted content security company Verimatrix to use its technology to…
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Vivendi has Âno plans to increase NBCU stake
French media conglomerate Vivendi has reiterated that it has no plans to increase its stake…
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Vectra adds Fashion HD
Polish cable operator Vectra has added Fashion HD to its line-up, taking the total number…
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European Commission investigates French public TV
The European Commission is examining whether French authorities plans to phase out advertising on public…