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Poland’s ipla on Toshiba smart TVs
Cyfrowy Polsat-owned OTT TV platform ipla is now available on smart TVs from Toshiba following…
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TeliaSonera sees TV progress
The number of TeliaSonera customers taking TV services grew to 1.446 million at the end…
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Netia names new president
Polish service provider Netia has named Adam Sawicki as president, replacing Mirosław Godlewski. Sawicki will…
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UPC Netherlands unveils programming changes
Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Netherlands is making a number of changes to its programming…
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MTS loses pay TV subscribers but Russian market expands
Russian service provider MTS lost 12% of its pay TV subscribers last year, potentially knocking…
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Numericable increases mandatory offering
French cable operator Numericable has increased the total of its mandatory bond issue to finance…
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Volia taps Entone for next stage of Smart HD rollout
Ukrainian cable operator Volia has tapped set-top technology provider Entone for the next phase of…
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Beltelecom boosts movie offering
Belarusian service provider Beltelecom is boosting the number of movies available on its Virtual Cinema…
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Discovery drops out of Channel 5 bidding
Discovery has reportedly dropped out of the running for UK terrestrial broadcaster Channel 5. According…
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Netflix makes UK gains as Amazon’s share declines
Netflix has expanded its share of the UK market in the last six months as…
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BBC to debut full season of BBC Three show on iPlayer
For the first time, BBC Three is set to make all episodes from new series…
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Tubi TV enlarges US VoD offerings
A new US video-on-demand service, Tubi TV, has launched on platforms including the Amazon Fire…
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AMC/Sundance promotes Frazier in EMEA
AMC/Sundance Channel Global has promoted Italy-based executive Marco Frazier to senior VP, global distribution, EMEA….
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YouTube dominates video streaming, says NY Film Academy poll
YouTube has a “significant” lead over pay video services including Netflix and iTunes, according to…
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ADB powers O2 Czech Republic IPTV upgrade
Set-top and gateway provider ADB has completed managing the software migration of O2 Czech Republic’s…
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Motive Television signs South African set-top deal
TV technology firm Motive Television has signed a deal with Chinese set-top box maker Skyworth…
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Sky launches Twitter programming controls
UK pay TV operator Sky has started to trial #WatchOnSky, a new Twitter tool that…
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Channel 5 plays down Sky/Discovery link
Channel 5 is playing down a UK report claiming an agreement has been reached for…
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Ziggo takes pay TV hit
Dutch cable operator Ziggo reported a 4.3% year-on-year decline in pay TV revenue in the…
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US pay TV subscriptions tipped for rebound
The US pay TV market is set to return to growth in 2014 with subscriber…
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Sky Atlantic poaches BBC Three’s Zai Bennett
BBC Three controller Zai Bennett is leaving the UK pubcaster to become director of Sky…
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Europe approves Deutsche Telekom takeover of GTS Central Europe
The European Commission has approved Deutsche Telekom’s planned takeover of GTS Central Europe, an infrastructure-based…
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MultiChoice partners with Clearleap in multiscreen deal
African pay TV provider MultiChoice has partnered with multiscreen technology specialist Clearleap, which will offer…
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Numericable and Altice to raise €10bn in high-yield debt
French cable operator Numericable and its controlling shareholder Altice are together issuing high-yield bonds totaling…
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Vodafone Netherlands to launch fibre TV with Entone
Vodafone Netherlands has chosen IPTV specialist Entone and its system integration partner Divitel to supply…
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Sky, TalkTalk and CityFibre partner on ultra-fast broadband
UK operators Sky and TalkTalk are partnering with fibre infrastructure firm CityFibre to launch ultra-fast…
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Dailymotion strikes deal with Viral Spiral
French video sharing site Dailymotion has struck a partnership with video creator Viral Spiral that…
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Separatists demand Ukrainian channels go dark
Leading Ukrainian cable operator Volia has reported that pro-Russian separatists in the eastern city of…
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UPC Austria adding 10 HD channels
Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Austria is adding 10 HD channels to its programming line-up…
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France’s Le Figaro partners with Brightcove on mobile video
French national newspaper Le Figaro has partnered with Brightcove, which will power the mobile version…