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Eutelsat and GlobeCast conclude TVR capacity deal

Broadcast services provider GlobeCast has signed a deal with satellite operator Eutelsat for capacity to…

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Multimedia Polska offers deal for unemployed

Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska has offered customers who lose their jobs the option of…

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Broadband still growing despite recession

Global broadband subscribers grew by 17.3% over the last year, despite the global recession, according…

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Ofcom initiates search for C4 chairman

UK communications regulator Ofcom has appointed a number of headhunters to search for a replacement…

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Latens joins MHEG promotion group

Conditional access company Latens has signed up to IMPALA, the International MHEG Promotion Alliance, which…

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New gay-interest channel for UK

Gay media firm TV Polari is launching gay and lesbian channel TogetherTV via IPTV in…

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Primacom likely to merge with Tele Columbus

German cable operators Primacom and Tele Columbus are likely to merge in an attempt to…

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BBC strikes video sharing deal with newspapers

The BBC has signed a deal with a number of newspapers to share its video…

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BT secures Sony movies on-demand

BT Vision, the UK telco’s IPTV service, has signed a deal with Sony Pictures Television…

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Thomson supplies new hybrid box to Orange

Technology company Thomson has begun delivering a new version of its hybrid digital-terrestrial and…

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Ofcom discovers wide differences in UK broadband

There are significant differences in broadband download speeds provided by UK internet service providers, according…

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Northern Scotland gets switchover date

Over half a million homes in northern Scotland have been given dates for digital switchover….

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Roland Garros rights opened up to offers

The French tennis federation has for the first time launched a call for offers for…

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Telekom Austria expands IPTV offer

Telekom Austria has expanded its AonTV IPTV service offering, increasing the premium package from 20…

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BBC fills in Canvas

Following widespread industry criticism over the absence of specifics when plans for the service were…

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TF1 profit and revenues decline sharply in first half

Bouygues-backed free-to-air French broadcaster TF1’s ad revenue and net profits have dropped sharply as the…

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Fox turns back the clock with Retro in Italy

News Corp-backed channel operator Fox Channels Italy has launched Retro, its thirteenth offering on the…

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Pace reports record results

Set-top box vendor Pace has reported revenues of £526.5m (€608.5m) for the six months ending…

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ONO adds Gol TV to line-up

Spanish cable operator ONO has added Mediapro-owned sports channel Gol TV to its line-up. The…

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ITV tipped to take low-ball Friends Reunited bid

UK press reports suggest free-to-air broadcaster ITV could offload its Friends Reunited social network for…

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TF1 launches iPhone player

French commercial broadcaster TF1 has launched TF1 Player, a new iPhone application downloadable from the…

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Arqiva plans consumer-facing VOD site

UK transmission services company Arqiva plans to use its acquisition of the assets of the…

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Accedo brings Wikipedia to Clix TV

Interactive TV applications developer Accedo has launched a service on Portuguese IPTV service Clix TV…

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Kabel BW launches new kids package

German cable operator Kabel BW is to launch a new kids pay-TV package Clever Kids,…

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Arqiva acquires Kangroo technology

Broadcast services provider Arqiva has confirmed that it will acquire the technology behind Project Kangaroo,…

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TeliaSonera passes 700,000 TV subs

Nordic telco TeliaSonera added 104,000 TV subscribers in the 12 months to the end of…

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Rai launches online version of tourism channel

Italian public broadcaster Rai has launched an online version of tourism channel Yes Italia. The…

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Teleste posts second-quarter figures

Finland-based cable technology specialist Teleste has reported second-quarter revenues of €30.6m, up from €29.3m for…

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Dabski says TV Puls deal within weeks

Polish broadcaster TV Puls is talking to six potential suitors and expects to conclude a…

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Virgin Media closes bond offering

UK cable operator Virgin Media has closed US$600m (€422m) of senior notes due in 2016….