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Vikings, Extant lead Amazon UK ‘ratings’
The first seasons of Vikings and Extant are the most popular content on Amazon’s Prime Instant…
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NTV+’s Sport Plus on Akado
Russian service provider Akado has added NTV+ channel Sport Plus to its Antenna Akado service…
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Sky Deutschland takes exclusive Formula E rights
Sky Deutschland has secured exclusive German broadcasting rights for Formula E racing and is due…
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Ex-Financial Times chief to oversee the BBC
The UK government has selected Rona Fairhead as its preferred candidate for the vacant role…
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BBC commissions three originals for iPlayer
The BBC has commissioned three programmes on the forthcoming London Fashion Week to air exclusively…
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Netflix’s Hastings makes German production pledge
Netflix aims to produce an original series in Germany, according to CEO Reed Hastings. Hastings…
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DOCSIS channel shipments pass 1 million
DOCSIS channel shipments reached 1.2 million in the second quarter, marking the first time the…
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Sky News launches new youth-skewed digital platform
BSkyB’s Sky News has launched a new digital platform aimed at giving young people an…
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Free makes fixed-line progress despite tough competition
French multi-play operator Iliad Telecom/Free had close to 15 million fixed and mobile subscribers at…
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Telefonica Deutchland’s acquisition of E-Plus cleared by EU
Telefonica Deutschland’s acquisition of E-Plus, a subsidiary of Dutch telecoms group KPN, has received final…
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Akado adds two channels
Russian service provider Akado has added channels Zoo TV and CBS Drama to its programming…
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Unitymedia Kabel BW expands channel offering
Liberty Global-owned German cable operator Unitymedia Kabel BW is adding Animal Planet in both HD…
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HTTV and Skyworth provide HbbTV STB to Parabole Réunion
HTTV is partnering with set-top box maker Skyworth to provide an HbbTV-compliant STB to DTH…
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Vivendi chooses Telefónica for GVT, international growth boosts Canal+
Vivendi has decided to enter into exclusive negotiations with Telefónica for the sale of its…
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Telenet to spend €500 million in 1GHz network upgrade
Liberty Global-owned Belgian cable operator Telenet is to invest a total of €500 million to…
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MTG appoints Viaplay Nordic programming director
Modern Times Group’s MTGx digital division has upped company executive Fredrik Ljungberg to programming director…
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Amazon launches third pilot season
Amazon has launched five new pilots and is asking its Prime Instant Video subs in…
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Cyfrowy Polsat’s pay TV numbers climb
Cyfrowy Polsat reported 4.26 million pay TV customers – up 3.1% year-on-year – in the…
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Dom.ru TV passes half million milestone
Russian service provider ER-Telecom, which operates under the Dom.ru brand, passed the milestone of 500,000…
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Trace Sport Stars signs Nigerian DTH deal
Trace Sport Stars has extended its African footprint after signing a carriage deal with new…
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ARD launches ARD.connect for tablets and smartphones
German public broadcaster ARD has launched ARD.connect, an app for smartphones or tablets that allows…
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Vivendi receives Telecom Italia GVT bid as Telefónica ups offer
Vivendi has confirmed it has received an offer from Telecom Italia for its Brazilian unit…
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Samsung to expand Ultra HD offering with Netflix and Amazon
Samsung has outlined plans to expand its Ultra High Definition content offering by working with…
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Netflix confirms Marseille as debut French drama original
Netflix is working with writer Dan Franck to create its first French-produced original drama. Marseille…
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Streaming to drive early 4K usage
Streaming video will be “the spark that lights 4K uptake and use,” according to a…
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Vimeo signs new content distribution partners
Online video site Vimeo has signed deals with seven new content distribution partners in a…
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BSkyB launches Sky Sports News HQ app on Now TV box
UK pay TV operator BSkyB has launched a Sky Sports News HQ app on the…
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DNA pushes forward with DTT reorganisation
Finnish cable and telecom operator is transferring the MTV Sport 2 and MTV Fakta pay…
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BFM TV ups budget after seeing off LCI threat
Having seen off the threat of a new free-to-air competitor in the shape of TF1’s…
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Volia begins migration to EuroDOCSIS
Ukrainian cable operator Volia has begun migrating its broadband network in the country’s capital Kyiv…