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Teo names new technology chief
Lithuanian service provider Teo has named Andrius Šemeškevičius as its new head of technology and…
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Portugal Telecom teams up with RTP and Hispasat for Ultra HD broadcast
Portugal Telecom/Meo has teamed up with public broadcaster RTP to deliver ultra HD coverage of…
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Elemental appoints CFO, runs Japanese 4K encoding trial
Video solutions and delivery firm Elemental Technologies has appointed former Palo Alto Networks’ vice president of…
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Numericable best placed to benefit from consolidation, say analysts
Exane BNP Paribas has raised its target for French cable operator Numericable and upped its…
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France Télévisions and the BBC top Eurovision Connect Awards winners
France Télévisions has won the Grand Prix in the Eurovision Connect Awards given by the…
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Content security in the age of multiscreen
How is the widespread move towards multiscreen viewing affecting how content is secured? Andy McDonald…
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Content creators must become marketing experts, says Maker Studios
Content creators will soon need to also become “marketing and branding experts” as online content…
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Jook Vidéo launches new version of platform
French subscription video-on-demand service Jook Vidéo has launched a new version of its platform across…
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Vodafone Deutschland names KDG exec as regulatory chief
Vodafone Deutschland has named Kabel Deutschland executive Christophe Clément as director of legal and regulatory…
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GS Group unveils Tricolor TV multiroom box details
GS Group, the Russian technology supplier to the Tricolor TV platform, has unveiled details of…
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EGTA publishes new audience measurement guidelines
The association of television and radio sales houses, EGTA, has published new guidelines for audience…
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Belgian Council of State rules against Telenet Interkabel deal
The Belgian Council of State has struck down a 2008 agreement whereby Liberty Global-backed cable…
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DNA names new CIO
Finnish service provider DNA has named Janne Aalto as its new chief information officer, replacing…
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UPC Poland expands WiFi hotspots
Liberty Global-owned UPC Poland has expanded its network of free WiFi hotspots to 200,000, with…
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GfK takes majority stake in Genius Digital
Audience measurement specialist GfK has become the majority shareholder in viewer data analytics specialist Genius…
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Philips uWand partners with CSR for Bluetooth integration
TV remote business Philips uWand has partnered with wireless technology firm CSR to integrate the…
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Netia appoints European sales executive
Netia, the Globecast-owned software solutions firm specialising in delivery of audio-visual content, has hired former…
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Changing lanes: the evolution of the CDN
Netflix’s recent interconnect deals with Comcast and Verizon in the US have highlighted the challenging…
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Liberty Global eyes Tele Columbus in potential German move
Liberty Global is prepared to make more significant M&A deals and is looking at the…
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Freesat launches first pay VoD offering
UK free-to-air satellite platform Freesat is launching its first pay on-demand service today. Freesat has…
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SFR launches smart home device and packages
French service provider SFR has launched a new smart home device, Home de SFR. SFR…
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Nat Geo channels on Orange
Fox International Channels’ National Geographic Channel and Nat Geo Wild have launched on the Orange…
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Amazon UK buys Halle Berry drama Extant
Amazon has snapped up exclusive first-window rights to buzzy sci-fi series Extant for its UK…
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Aass lands top MTG content job as Svensk exits
European broadcaster Modern Times Group has made Morten Aass president and CEO of its content…
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Tricolor TV launches multiroom offering
Russian pay TV operator Tricolor TV has launched a multiroom offering. Marketing director Alexander Starobinets…
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PIKE names new vice-president
Polish cable association PIKE has named UPC Poland’s director of corporate and public policy Patrycja…
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Sky Italia partners with Inside Secure and Thomson
Sky Italia has signed a premium content security agreement with Inside Secure and Thomson Video…
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Virtual realities: IP video and multiscreen content consumption
Cost, complexity and speed of change in the multiscreen world is leading service providers to…
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AB Group’s Jook SVoD service launches on Orange
AB Group’s Jook Video subscription video-on-demand service has launched on Orange’s TV service in France. …
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Manhattan joins growing list of Freetime suppliers
Set-top provider Manhattan is to launch a new line of Freetime connected TV boxes for…