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Pay TV Operators
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MultiChoice hires former Viacom exec as content chief
MultiChoice Africa has appointed former Viacom, Virgin Media and Channel 4 executive David Booth as…
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Orange signs deal with Sony Pictures Television
French pay TV operator Orange has inked a volume deal with Hollywood studio Sony Pictures…
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Tele Columbus reports TV declines
German cable operator Tele Columbus reported a slight dip in unique TV subscriber numbers for…
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T-Mobile Czech Republic taps Allegro DVT for mobile TV
T-Mobile Czech Republic has partnered with digital video technology firm Allegro DVT for the launch…
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Satellite innovation: advances in orbit
The increasing trend towards IP-delivered video is changing the face of the broadcast industry,…
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Humax to launch first Freeview Play set-top box
Set-top box supplier Humax has said it will be the first manufacturer to deliver the…
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Vivendi accepts Numericable-SFR offer, Canal+ boosted by overseas
Vivendi has accepted Numericable-SFR’s €3.9 billion offer to buy out its remaining stake in the…
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Tata Sky partners with Ericsson to bring 4K to India
Indian direct-to-home (DTH) operator, Tata Sky, has partnered with Ericsson to launch what the pair…
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Vimeo launches on Chromecast
Video site Vimeo has added support for Google’s Chromecast TV streaming stick to its iOS…
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Eutelsat successfully launches first all-electric satellite
Satellite operator Eutelsat has successfully launched its all-electric Eutelsat 115 West B satellite. The Boeing-built…
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Multimedia Polska adds Viasat Explore
Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska has added Modern Times Group’s Viasat Explore to its programming…
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DStv adds three channels to mobile TV service
MultiChoice-owned DStv is adding ShortsTV, Ginx TV and Eurochannel to its mobile TV service DStv…
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African pay TV opportunities
One of the main questions for 2015 will be where the new growth is going…
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RDK: the progress report
The RDK software framework has won strong backing – not least from Liberty Global in…
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FCC opts for strong net neutrality and divides opinion
The US FCC has adopted strong net neutrality rules, going beyond goals set by FCC…
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One in three UK broadband connections superfast
Some 32% of UK broadband connections are now ‘superfast’, up from 24% in November 2013,…
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Belgacom reports TV gains
Belgacom ended the fourth quarter with 1.593 million subscribers to its Proximus TV service, an…
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ER-Telecom to acquire Yaroslavl cable network
Russian service provider ER-Telecom, which operates under the Dom.ru brand, is to acquire Yaroslavlteleset, a…
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UPC Austria adds RTL HD channels
Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Austria has added five HD channels from RTL Group to…
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Canal+ makes key appointments
Pay TV operator Canal+ Group has reshuffled executive roles after naming René Saal as director…
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Russian film and TV production on the up
During 2014 roughly 750 TV series and TV films were in different stages of production…
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Horse & Country TV joins UPC Netherlands
Equestrian sports and lifestyle channel Horse & Country TV is to become available to UPC…
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Skylink adds culinary channels
M7 Group-owned Czech and Slovakian pay TV platform Skylink has added culinary channels Mňam TV…
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TNT International launches in Belarus
Belarus service provider Beltelecom has added Russian international channel TNT International to its Zala TV…
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‘No long-term future’ in BBC licence fee, say MPs
There BBC’s licence fee model is becoming “harder and harder to justify, ” with a…
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BBC ‘not throwing away’ BBC Three, says Cohen
BBC director of television, Danny Cohen, has claimed that after years of building up BBC…
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Unitymedia KabelBW adds Maxdome package to TV offering
Liberty Global-owned cable operator Unitymedia KabelBW is adding ProSiebenSat.1-owned on-demand service Maxdome to its TV…
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VDSL push boosts TV growth for Deutsche Telekom
Deutsche Telekom saw strong growth for its domestic Entertain TV service in the fourth quarter…
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BT extends rights to Serie A
BT Sport has extended its deal with MP&Silva for exclusive rights to live Italian top…
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BBC Worldwide sells 2,300 hours of content to digital platforms
BBC Worldwide has struck a raft of deals with digital platforms around the world, shopping…