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Virgin Media launches dedicated Eurosport app
Liberty Global-owned UK cable operator Virgin Media has launched a dedicated Eurosport app on its…
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TDF partners with Envivio to air French Open in 4K
French transmission services provider TDF is using Envivio HEVC video processing to broadcast the French…
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Chello Zone strikes deal with Multimedia Polska
Chello Zone has secured carriage for its CBS Drama and CBS Europa channels on Polish…
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New chief for Netia
Polish service provider Netia has named Adam Sawicki as its new president, replacing Mirosław Godlewski,…
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Quality assurance and the promise of ‘big data’
Quality assurance software for multiscreen and OTT can help deliver a better experience and retain…
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Interview: Oleg Tumanov, founder and CEO of Ivi.ru
Oleg Tumanov founded Russian subscription-free online video streaming service Ivi.ru in 2009 and is the company’s CEO….
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Interview: Leonid Belyaev, CEO of Play
Leonid Belyaev is CEO of Russian premium VoD provider, Play. The firm’s mission is to deliver high-quality…
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Interview: Vojko Rovere, CEO of Baltcom
Vojko Rovere joined Baltcom from his own consulting company, Rovere Ltd, which he founded in…
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Com Hem to raise SEK5.5 billion in IPO
Swedish cable operator Com Hem has unveiled plans to raise about SEK5.5 billion (€610 million)…
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Netflix teams up with Vodafone
Telco Vodafone has teamed with Netflix to offer its 4G customers a free six-month subscription…
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BBC Trust backs YouView involvement, but calls for service reforms
The BBC Trust has backed the corporation’s ongoing involvement in YouView, but has called for…
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MTG recruits new free TV chief
Modern Times Group has recruited Anders Jensen as executive VP of Scandinavian free-TV operations. Jensen…
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UPC Cablecom enters final stages of analogue switch-off
Liberty Global-owned Swiss cable operator UPC Cablecom is to make a final reduction in its…
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Multimedia Polska offering home security cameras
Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska has begun marketing a new range of high-quality home security…
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TiVo adds 341,000 MSO customers
DVR maker TiVo added 341,000 multi-system operator customers in its first quarter 2014, helping to…
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Mediaset rises on renewed pay TV sale speculation
Shares in Italy’s Mediaset rose in early trading yesterday amidst speculation that it is about…
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France Televisions launches French Open app
French public broadcaster France Televisions has partnered with interactive and social television specialists Monterosa to…
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Belgacom appoints head of new customer operations unit
Belgacom has upped long-standing executive Renaud Tilmans, placing him in charge of its new customer…
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TV Everywhere viewers watch more TV, says Viacom
Viewers that use TV Everywhere apps and websites watch more TV content overall and have…
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Tech companies take positions for next-generation broadband
The timing and nature of the rollout of sophisticated CMTS-type equipment at the edge of…
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Media Broadcast highlights online video potential of HbbTV
HbbTV can successfully be used to deliver internet video channels to the big screen, extending…
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Liberty rolls out Horizon in Poland
Liberty Global has launched its next-generation TV service Horizon in Poland via its operator in…
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Sunrise grows TV subscriber base by 65.5%
Swiss operator Sunrise said that its TV subscriber base grew by 32,800 people, or 65.5%…
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Screen Hits launches TV pilot streaming service
Screen Hits is preparing to launch a new online service that will allow consumers to…
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Vivendi to sell half its stake in Activision Blizzard
Canal+ Group owner Vivendi has agreed to sell half its stake in games firm Activision…
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OTT competition heats up as HBO shows land on Amazon
The first wave of HBO programming has landed on Amazon’s Prime Instant Video service in…
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AMC ups Mandelup to VP of corporate communications
AMC has promoted Sundance media relations executive Elana Mandelup to vice president of corporate communications,…
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Nagra deploys S3 Group’s test automation platform
Kudelski Group-owned content protection specialist Nagra has selected S3 Group’s StormTest Development Center to automate…
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Virgin and IPKO among SCTE and ANGA’s bursary recipients
Virgin Media and IPKO were among the 20 international cable operators to receive bursaries and…
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Netflix plans major European expansion for late 2014
Netflix is planning a “significant expansion” in Europe later this year, with launches lined up…