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German media authorities approve Sky Deutschland deal
BSkyB has gained “unconditional media concentration clearance” from some German state media authorities to buy…
MobiTV powering cloud DVR for Deutsche Telekom
Multiscreen TV services firm MobiTV is powering new cloud recording capabilities for Deutsche Telekom’s Entertain…
Vodafone Spain partners with Nagra on OTT and DTT
Vodafone Spain has partnered with content protection and multiscreen TV solutions firm Nagra, using the…
Artel Video Systems now owned by employee trust
Media transport solutions firm Artel Video Systems is now owned by its employees, following the…
Amazon Prime Instant Video signs Viacom deal
Amazon’s streaming service Prime Instant Video has secured six American titles from Viacom International Media…
Sky invests in online video startup Pluto.TV
Sky has invested US$500,000 (€394,000) in US online video aggregator Pluto.TV, the latest company to…
EC and data industry make €2.5 billion ‘big data’ pledge
The European Commission and Europe’s data industry have committed to invest €2.5 billion in a…
Deutsche Telekom to launch integrated search
Deutsche Telekom plans to launch a comprehensive integrated search and discovery system as part of…
Orange searches for simplicity
Orange sees a simplified offering based around a single basic and a single premium package…
Opera TV Store signs app deal with Germany’s Videovalis
Opera Software has signed a deal with German motion-picture syndicator Videovalis, bringing a number of…
EC clears way for Liberty Global acquisition of Ziggo
The European Commission has cleared Liberty Global’s acquisition of leading Dutch cable operator Ziggo, clearing…
Free says no to Netflix for now
French service provider Free will not follow its peers amongst the country’s ISPs and give…
Amazon in talks to join UltraViolet
Amazon is reportedly in talks to talks to join UltraViolet, an initiative backed by studios,…
Quest goes on-demand on YouView
Free-to-air factual entertainment channel Quest has launched an on-demand player on the YouView platform in…
Time-shifted TV watched most by 43% of people, says Virgin Media
Roughly 43% of people mostly watch time-shifted TV with 20% now tuning in to live…
Numericable makes its case to competition regulator
French cable operator Numericable and owner Altice have submitted a revised series of commitments to…
A+E Networks lines up Polish and Nordic channel launches
A+E Networks is set to launch its H2 and Lifetime networks in Poland for the…
Sky, ARD sets up ‘pioneering’ German drama
Sky Deutschland and ARD are two offour partners attached to a German-produced crime thriller series…
Current Oi and former PT chief Bava resigns
Zeinal Bava, the CEO of Brazilian telco Oi, and the former Portugal Telecom chief executive,…
Amazon Prime Instant Video strikes deal with Studiocanal
Amazon Prime Instant Video has struck a deal with Studiocanal to add a range of…
Comcast shareholders approve Time Warner merger
Comcast’s shareholders voted almost unanimously in favour of its multi-billion dollar merger with Time Warner…
Belgacom’s Proximus TV extends rights to Champions League
Belgian telco Belgacom’s Proximus TV has extended its rights to broadcast UEFA Champions League matches…
Turner adds Africa to French chief’s remit
Turner Broadcasting has added responsibility for the African market to its French market chief Pierre…
Netgem takes loss as it invests in future growth
French technology provider Netgem, which yesterday revealed that it was providing the set-tops and platform…
Tricolor TV sees strong growth
Russian pay TV operator Tricolor TV has passed the milestone of 15 million households, of…
Eurosport secures Indian Super League rights
Eurosport has secured the pan-European rights to the first season of Indian Super League football….
EE launches HbbTV-based TV service for the UK
UK 4G mobile operator EE is to launch a fixed-line TV service, competing with BT…
SFR to distribute Netflix in France
SFR has become the latest French ISP to offer Netflix via its TV set-top boxes….
Europe’s top pay TV operators face revenue, subs losses
A significant proportion of Europe’s top pay TV platform operators will shed subscribers and also…
MTG launches four networks in Malawi
European broadcaster Modern Times Group (MTG) has launched four factual entertainment channels for the first…