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Report: Takis Candilis out at Lagardère
Longstanding Lagardère executive Takis Candilis has left the media giant, according to numerous reports out…
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Discovery names commercial VP for CEEMEA
Discovery has appointed James Gibbons to a new role overseeing its commercial and creative efforts…
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Vodafone Studo app forces kids to do maths before watching TV
Vodafone Portugal has launched a new TV app aimed at enabling children to study at…
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Deutsche Telekom opens Hungarian research lab
Deutsche Telekom’s research and development arm, T-Labs, has opened its first affiliated institute in Hungary as…
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BT TV selects Accenture Video Solution
BT TV has selected the Accenture Video Solution (AVS) platform to support current and future…
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M7 appoints former Zodiak CEO in management shakeup
Luxembourg-based M7 Group has named former Zodiak Media CEO Marc Antoine d’Halluin chairman of the…
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Vivendi reportedly putting Netflix rival project on ice
Vivendi has put its plans to develop a pan-European OTT service to compete with Netflix…
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Sky IPv6 broadband rollout nears completion
Sky has said that more than 90% of its broadband customers are now IPv6-enabled, allowing…
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French content export revenues hit new high
International sales of French-originated content generated €164.2 million last year, a new record. Sales of…
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Unitymedia: 88.4% of TV customers now digital
Liberty Global-owned Unitymedia said that 88.4% of its TV customers were digital at the end…
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Telekom Austria partners with Newtec for EUMETCast upgrade
Telekom Austria Group has partnered with satellite design, development and manufacturing expert Newtec after EUMETSAT…
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Sky invests €4m in French OTT service Molotov
Sky has invested €4 million in French over-the-top video platform Molotov, which launched publicly in…
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Altice moves for full control of SFR, plans new studio and channels
Altice has made an offer to acquire the 22.5% of French service provider subsidiary SFR…
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Report: Liberty Media gears up to take F1 rights
Liberty Media is reportedly close to taking control of Formula One, buying ownership of the…
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ETSI publishes new HbbTV spec for UK and Italy transition
The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) has published a new version of the HbbTV specification…
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Media listings groups team up in Europe-wide metadata project
Lagardère Group-owned media listings and metadata unit Plurimedia, Dutch TV guide provider Bindinc and pan-European…
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Volia adds to kids offering
Ukrainian cable operator Volia is to launch a new block of programming aimed at kids…
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TV2U to unveil real-time analytics service
OTT and IPTV technology specialist TV2U is using IBC to unveil its new real-time analytics…
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ATX to highlight four product lines
ATX is highlighting four product lines at IBC– end-to-end IPTV solutions, encoding with reliable video…
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Com Hem gets state approval for Boxer buyout
Swedish pay TV operator Com Hem has won state approval for its SEK 1.33 billion…
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Greece’s controversial TV auction raises €246m
Greece’s controversial TV auction has closed, generating €246 million but denying licences to a number…
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HbbTV Association joins with Smart TV Alliance
The HbbTV Association is set to merge the activities of the Smart TV Alliance into…
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XITE and KPN launch Dutch 4K music channel
Dutch music broadcaster XITE has partnered with operator KPN to launch a new ultra high-definition…
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Orange selects Viaccess-Orca for STB security
Orange has selected security specialist Viaccess-Orca to provide a conditional access system for its new…
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BT to highlight Ultra HD outside sports
BT is to unveil the latest UHD outside broadcasting links truck at this year’s IBC…
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Genius Digital to showcase Multiscreen Insights Service
Audience analytics company Genius Digital is due to showcase its new Multiscreen Insights Service at…
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iPlayer licence fee law comes into effect
A change to UK law requiring viewers to buy a licence fee in order to…
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HTC invests in VR studio Steel Wool
HTC has invested US$5 million in Steel Wool, a virtual reality development studio formed by…
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Consortium buyout of Bulgaria’s Vivacom complete
A consortium led by Bulgarian businessman Spas Roussev has completed its 100% buyout of Bulgarian Communications…
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Freesat delivers Saorview mobile app to RTÉ
Freesat has delivered the new Saorview mobile app, web-powered TV guide and Spotlight recommendation service…