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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…
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MobiTV powering cloud DVR for Deutsche Telekom
Multiscreen TV services firm MobiTV is powering new cloud recording capabilities for Deutsche Telekom’s Entertain…
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Vodafone Spain partners with Nagra on OTT and DTT
Vodafone Spain has partnered with content protection and multiscreen TV solutions firm Nagra, using the…
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Artel Video Systems now owned by employee trust
Media transport solutions firm Artel Video Systems is now owned by its employees, following the…
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Amazon Prime Instant Video signs Viacom deal
Amazon’s streaming service Prime Instant Video has secured six American titles from Viacom International Media…
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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…
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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…
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Deutsche Telekom to launch integrated search
Deutsche Telekom plans to launch a comprehensive integrated search and discovery system as part of…
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Orange searches for simplicity
Orange sees a simplified offering based around a single basic and a single premium package…
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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…
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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…
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Free says no to Netflix for now
French service provider Free will not follow its peers amongst the country’s ISPs and give…
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Amazon in talks to join UltraViolet
Amazon is reportedly in talks to talks to join UltraViolet, an initiative backed by studios,…
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Quest goes on-demand on YouView
Free-to-air factual entertainment channel Quest has launched an on-demand player on the YouView platform in…
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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…
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Numericable makes its case to competition regulator
French cable operator Numericable and owner Altice have submitted a revised series of commitments to…
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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…
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Sky, ARD sets up ‘pioneering’ German drama
Sky Deutschland and ARD are two offour partners attached to a German-produced crime thriller series…
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Current Oi and former PT chief Bava resigns
Zeinal Bava, the CEO of Brazilian telco Oi, and the former Portugal Telecom chief executive,…
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Amazon Prime Instant Video strikes deal with Studiocanal
Amazon Prime Instant Video has struck a deal with Studiocanal to add a range of…
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Comcast shareholders approve Time Warner merger
Comcast’s shareholders voted almost unanimously in favour of its multi-billion dollar merger with Time Warner…
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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…
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Turner adds Africa to French chief’s remit
Turner Broadcasting has added responsibility for the African market to its French market chief Pierre…
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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…
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Tricolor TV sees strong growth
Russian pay TV operator Tricolor TV has passed the milestone of 15 million households, of…
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Eurosport secures Indian Super League rights
Eurosport has secured the pan-European rights to the first season of Indian Super League football….
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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…
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SFR to distribute Netflix in France
SFR has become the latest French ISP to offer Netflix via its TV set-top boxes….
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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…
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MTG launches four networks in Malawi
European broadcaster Modern Times Group (MTG) has launched four factual entertainment channels for the first…