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Tricolor TV in running for new capacity at 75° East
Russian DTH leader Tricolor TV has reportedly applied for licences to operate transponders on Asia…
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New CEO for Beltelecom
Sergey Sivodedov has been named as Belarusian service provider Beltelecom’s new director-general. Sivodedov was previously…
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France’s SACD calls for overhaul of rules ahead of Netflix launch
France’s audiovisual distribution rules must be reformed ahead of the arrival of Netflix in September,…
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Dish, DirecTV shares up on merger rumours
Shares in US satellite pay TV companies DirecTV and Dish Networks have spiked after rumours…
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YouView partners agree to back platform
All seven of YouView’s shareholders have agreed to back the UK smart TV platform for…
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New Kabel Deutschland CEO Cubero named to Vodafone board
Manuel Cubero, who will take over from Adrian von Hammerstein as CEO of Kabel Deutschland…
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Telenet names new chairman
Bert De Graeve is to succeed Frank Donck as independent chairman of Belgian cable operator…
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Vivendi treads fine line between Altice and Bouygues
Vivendi president Jean-René Fourtou has given a commitment to Bouygues proprietor Martin Bouygues to study…
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UPC Slovakia adds Bratislava city channel
Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Slovakia has added Bratislava local channel Staromestská TV to its…
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Orange France launches Livebox Jet
Orange France has launched a new multi-play offering with no minimum subscription called Livebox Jet,…
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Modern Times Group creates new combined digital unit
Modern Times Group is to merge its Viaplay online pay TV business with the MTGx…
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Competition regulator clears playout merger
The UK Competition Commission has confirmed its clearance, by a majority of Ericsson’s acquisition of…
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Russian channels forced off Ukrainian cable
Ukrainian cable operators have removed a number of Russian channels from their programming line-ups following…
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Cyfrowy Polsat to sell DVB-T-enabled smartphones
Polish pay TV operator Cyfrowy Polsat is to launch a series of mobile phones with…
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Raduga TV owners reportedly set to sell up
The owners of Russian pay TV platform Raduga TV – Modern Times Group and Russia’s…
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Motive TV begins South African implementation
Hybrid TV technology specialist Motive TV’s services unit has begun the installation of its Content…
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BT TV chief to leave
Marc Watson, the CEO of BT’s television business, is leaving the company. The telco said…
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M6 to launch new online TV channels
French commercial broadcaster M6 Group will tomorrow launch four online TV channels on its 6play…
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YouView shareholders set to back future investment
YouView’s shareholders, including the BBC, are set to sign a new agreement to secure the…
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BT tops Ofcom pay TV complaints table
Ofcom received more complaints about BT TV service in the last quarter of 2014 than…
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Lattelecom adds Ukrainian channel to line-up
Latvian service provider Lattelecom has added Ukrainian news and information channel Espresso TV to its…
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LFP and Canal+ locked in combat over French football rights
France’s Professional Football League (LFP) has taken the step of denying that Orange and Eurosport…
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Ben Sherwood to replace Anne Sweeney at Disney/ABC
Ben Sherwood has been named as Anne Sweeney’s replacement as boss of Disney/ABC Television Group….
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US SCTE looks to international markets with Liberty Global appointment
The US Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) has named Liberty Global’s vice-president of technology…
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African channels choose Globecast for distribution
African channels Benie TV and Ouest TV have chosen Globecast to distribute their programming via…
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BBC HD takes premier positions on Freesat
The BBC is moving the position of its HD channels on the Freesat platform to…
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Telefónica strikes global partnership with Akamai
Telefónica has struck a global partnership with content delivery network specialist Akamai to provide its…
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Apple reportedly in talks with Comcast for streaming service
Apple is in talks with Comcast to enter into a deal to allow Apple to…
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Numericable holding firm on existing offer for SFR
Numericable owner Altice has no intention of raising its offer for Vivendi’s SFR following Bouygues’…
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Teo restructures management
Lithuanian telco and TV service provider Teo’s chief sales officer and chief financial officer are…