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BARB takes ‘fresh approach’ to service contracts

The UK’s Broadcasters’ Audience Research Board (BARB) has extended two of its four main service…

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UPC Czech Republic adds new channels

Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Czech Republic is adding a quartet of new channels to…

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Ball in Ofcom’s court as CAT rules against Sky on wholesale must offer

After four years of litigation, the UK Competition Appeals Tribunal (CAT) has ruled that BSkyB…

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BBC Worldwide names BBC Store chief

BBC Worldwide has appointed Jonathan Green as the new Director of BBC Store, the new…

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Liberty confirms completion of Ziggo takeover

Liberty Global has completed its tender offer for Dutch cable operator Ziggo and will own…

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EE begins commercialising TV service

UK mobile service provider EE has begun commercialising its TV service in its network of…

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Deutsche Telekom makes European TV gains

Deutsche Telekom reported a 12.1% year-on-year increase in TV customers in its home market of…

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Swisscom sees strong TV growth

Swisscom grew its TV base by almost a fifth in the year to September, ending…

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Mixed fortunes for nc+

TVN and Canal+-backed Polish pay TV operator nc+ saw its post-paid subscriber base fall 3%…

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Discovery hires ABC exec as CCO

Discovery Communications has recruited Phil Craig as chief creative officer. Craig’s appointment comes after chief…

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New board appointment for Cyfrowy Polsat

Polish pay TV operator Cyfrowy Polsat has appointed Maciej Stec, sales director at Telewizji Polsat…

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Mixed fortunes: free-to-air and pay TV in the Middle East

Free TV, the mainstay of Middle Eastern broadcasting, has been badly hit by the impact…

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Sky strikes Now TV deal with Vodafone

Sky is making Now TV available to Vodafone Red 4G customers in its first deal for…

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Fox hires Wananchi’s Bekker to run African operation

Fox International Channels (FIC) has named former Wananchi Programming managing director Hannelie Bekker as managing…

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Vodafone Germany names strategy chief

Vodafone Germany has named Anna Dimitrova as is new head of strategy and corporate development….

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BSkyB investing £3 million in arts and culture projects

BSkyB is investing £3 million (€3.8 million) in new arts and culture TV projects over…

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Former Fox exec Calemzuk forms Rampante

Former Fox and Shine boss Emiliano Calemzuk has created a new content company, Rampante, and…

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UPC Cablecom launches fixed line phone rates via mobile

Liberty Global-owned Swiss cable operator UPC Cablecom has launched its new phone app, giving its…

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Sky Deutschland launches Info

German pay TV operator Sky Deutschland has launched Sky Info, a new information channel carrying…

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Netflix launches on YouView

UK connected TV platform YouView has added Netflix access to its set-top boxes, allowing its…

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Com Hem sees strong TiVo growth

Swedish cable operator Com Hem’s TiVo advanced TV user base now stands at over a…

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Euronews to add sports programming with SportAccord

News channel Euronews has signed what it describes as “a historic collaboration” partnership with SportAccord…

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Rovi buys content discovery firm Fanhattan

Rovi Corporation has bought venture-backed content discovery and navigation firm, Fanhattan, in an all cash…

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Mediaset unveils new structure, appointments for Italian channels

Italian broadcaster Mediaset has unveiled a new centralised organisational structure for its Italian channels under…

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Virgin Media adds new WiFi stations

Liberty Global-owned UK cable operator Virgin Media has started providing WiFi coverage in six new…

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Altice tables €7 billion bid for Portugal Telecom

Fresh from securing regulatory acceptance of Numericable’s takeover of SFR, telecoms investor Patrick Drahi’s Altice…

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Sky Deutschland back in the black, plans on-demand service

Sky Deutschland has returned to profit in the quarter to September and announced plans to…

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UPC Czech Republic launches Horizon Go

Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Czech Republic has launched the cloud-based multiscreen version of the…

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Beeline launches catch-up TV

Russian service provider VimpelCom, which operates under the Beeline brand, has launched a catch-up TV…

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Neelie Kroes signs off from European digital role

The retiring head of the European Commission’s digital policy, Neelie Kroes, saw out her last…