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Com Hem issues new debt
Swedish cable operator Com Hem’s NorCell Sweden Holding subsidiary has issued new debt amounting to…
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Tubefilter survey reveals MCN viewership rankings
YouTube games channels have become big business, with the hundred top sites attracting close to…
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Trace moves forward with Music Stars competition
Modern Times Group (MTG)-backed youth-focused channel provider Trace kicked off its first Trace Music Stars…
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UPC Poland adds Fokus TV HD
Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Poland has added factual channel Fokus TV HD channel to…
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Virgin Media adds four channels to TV Anywhere service
UK cable operator Virgin Media has added Channel 4+1, More4+1, 4Seven and UMP Movies to…
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Thinkbox appoints Channel 5 exec as research director
UK marketing body for commercial TV, Thinkbox, has appointed Channel 5’s head of planning and…
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Tricolor TV launches 4K channel
Russian pay TV leader Tricolor TV has begun regular 4K TV broadcasts, with a pilot…
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Telenet boosted by strong digital TV performance
Liberty Global-owned Belgian cable operator Telenet reported a 7% year-on-year increase in digital TV customers with…
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Amazon Fire TV goes on sale in the UK
Amazon has started shipping its Fire TV internet streaming box to customers in the UK…
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Unitymedia KabelBW extends Horizon to Baden-Württemberg
Liberty Global-owned German cable operator Unitymedia KabelBW is to extend the availability of the Horizon…
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Netflix orders comedy original
Netflix has ordered F is for Family, an animated series based on the comedy of…
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TV boost for Orange
TV growth helped Orange achieve a decent third quarter result, particularly in the French market….
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Mixed fortunes for Telekom Austria
Growth in TV numbers and fixed broadband subscribers failed to compensate lower fixed-voice revenues for…
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Kroes uses swansong speech to warn of European digital divide
In her last speech as EC vice-president responsible for the digital agenda, Neelie Kroes has…
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Canal Digital taps Xstream for Go
Nordic pay TV operator Canal Digital has tapped Xstream to power its TV everywhere app….
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Virtual realities: the transition of playout technologies
Software virtualised on standard platforms promises to revolutionise the cost and agility of broadcast operations,…
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Standard practice – what can RDK do for cable?
With traditional pay TV operators now struggling to match the speed of innovation seen from…
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French broadcasters unlikely to team up for SVoD
France’s leading broadcasters are unlikely to group together to form a subscription video-on-demand alliance to…
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HbbTV 2.0 details revealed, release expected this year
The new HbbTV 2.0 standard should “hopefully” be released later this year and will include…
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Encoder market likely to double, but challenges loom
The global market for pay TV video encoders is expected to double to US$895.2 million…
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TDC to provide services over energy company’s fibre net
Danish telco TDC has signed an agreement with Energy group TRE to provide its services…
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BSkyB adds photo feature to Sky+ app
BSkyB has added a feature to its Sky+ app to enable users to view photos…
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International Netflix deals for BBC Worldwide
Netflix has acquired several of BBC Worldwide’s top titles for its new international services, DTVE…
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English Club TV gains carriage with Free
Educational channel English Club TV has secured carriage with Free in France. English Club TV…
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HomePlug Alliance demos new AV2 technology
Home networking standardisation body HomePlug Alliance is using this week’s Broadband World Forum in Amsterdam…
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Canal+ unveils A+ line-up ahead of launch on Friday
Canal+’s new sub-Saharan African channel, A+, will launch in 20 countries in western and central…
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Virgin Media extends high-speed network in North-East
Liberty Global-owned UK cable operator Virgin Media is expanding its high-speed broadband network to cover…
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Freesat tops four million viewers per week
UK free-to-air satellite service Freesat now reaches over four million viewers a week, with 32,000…
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América Móvil increases majority stake in Telekom Austria
América Móvil has increased its stake in Telekom Austria by about 8.68% to take its…
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Global broadcast and media tech market set for growth
The global broadcast and media technology market is set to grow to US$44.3 billion (€34.7…