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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…