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Netflix reportedly growing fast in France
Netflix has attracted over 100,000 users in France two weeks after it launched, according to…
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Telekom Romania taps Viaccess Orca for TV everywhere
Telecom Romania, the Deutsche Telekom-owned operator formerly known as Romtelecom, has chose Viaccess Orca’s Voyage…
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Al Jazeera joins new MSN
News broadcaster Al Jazeera is to be avaialble via Microsoft’s revamped MSN information and entertainment…
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Akado orders new set-tops from Novabase
Russian cable operator Akado has ordered an initial supply of 20,000 HD boxes from Portuguese…
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MTG’s Viaplay signs exclusive VoD deal with Nickelodeon
MTG’s Viaplay streaming and on-demand service has secured the exclusive video-on-demand rights for Nickelodeon programmes…
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Northern Ireland’s first local TV station goes live
Northern Ireland’s first local TV channel, Belfast-based NvTv, went on air for the first time…
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Telefónica closes E-Plus acquisition
Telefónica has closed its acquisition of German mobile operator and KPN subsidiary, E-Plus, establishing it…
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YFE’s RiC on Vodafone in Germany
Your Family Entertainment-owned kids channel RiC is now available on the Vodafone mobile platform in…
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HbbTV symposium to take place next week
The HbbTV Association and the French HD Forum will run a symposium for the HbbTV…
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SES signs Astra Connect broadband deal with Swisscom
Satellite operator SES has signed a deal with Swisscom to provide its Astra Connect broadband…
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Tele Columbus to launch €300 million IPO this year
German cable operator Tele Columbus plans to launch an initial public offering by the end…
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Netflix gets into the movie business
The latest entertainment medium to feel the impact of Netflix’s march for exclusive content is…
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Sky invests US$5 million in ad tech firm Sharethrough
Sky has invested US$5 million (€4 million) in US advertising technology firm Sharethrough, as part…
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Virgin Media calls for Ofcom review into football rights sale
Virgin Media has asked UK broadcast regulator Ofcom to launch a formal review into how…
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MTG rebranding London broadcast ops
European broadcaster Modern Times Group (MTG) is renaming its Viasat-branded broadcast operations base in London….
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Russian media law amendments pass second and third reading
Proposed amendments to Russian media law, which would block foreign investors owning more than 20%…
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Belgacom agrees Netflix deal, makes Proximus its main brand
Belgacom has signed a carriage deal with Netflix, at the same time as it begins…
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Competition watchdog sets sights on Numericable-SFR deal
France’s competition authority is to set out its analysis of cable operator Numericable’s acquisition of…
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Turner Laing named as Shine-Endemol-Core chief
Former BSkyB content boss Sophie Turner Laing has landed what is perhaps the biggest job…
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Arts Council England to create MCN for the arts
Arts Council England has unveiled plans for a new online multichannel network (MCN) for the…
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Kofler tipped as possible investor in Watchever as founders quit
German media executive Georg Kofler, the former CEO of Premiere, which later became Sky Deutschland,…
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Comcast to shut down Streampix VoD service
Comcast is shutting down its Streampix subscription VoD offering, citing “minimal interest” from consumers. In…
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Dailymotion launches video ad marketplace
France-based Dailymotion has launched a new video ad marketplace, to allow automated purchasing of ad…
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Wuaki.tv launches in France
Wuaki.tv, the streaming video service owned by Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten, has launched in France,…
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CTC evaluating Russian media law threat
CTC Media and its part stakeholder Modern Times Group have each said they are evaluating…
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Romania to award licences for two DTT muxes
Romania’s communications regulator ANCOM has kicked off the latest phase in the country’s tortuous path…
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BSkyB secures American football
BSkyB’s Sky Sports has secured rights to American football association the NFL’s Monday Night Football…
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Trace extends Trace Sport Stars deal with MultiChoice
Europe-based channel group Trace said it will “significantly increase” the reach of Trace Sport Stars…
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Sky Deutschland signs film deal with Tele München
Sky Deutschland has secures exclusive rights to films from Tele München Gruppe as part of…
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New sports service for Latvia
A new sports channel, Best4Sport.TV, has launched in Latvia and has secured carriage on Lattelecom’s…