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Pay TV Operators
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Cyfrowy Polsat launches LTE promotional offer
Polish pay TV operator Cyfrowy Polsat has introduced a promotional offer allowing subscribers to test…
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Euronews supplying content to MSN Arabia
Euronews is to supply content for MSN Arabia and North Africa. The Lyon-based news broadcaster…
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Space for more: satellite operators go interactive
Satellite operators are seeking to deliver TV services that match the functionality of fixed-line operators…
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Journey of Discovery: DNI turns 25
As Discovery Networks International hits 25, David Zaslav, JB Perrette, Mark Hollinger, Dee Forbes and…
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Second coming: the evolution of the companion screen
With the recent disappearance of first-generation second-screen services GetGlue and IntoNow, what does the future…
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Virgin Media CEO rules out TiVo-Horizon migration
Virgin Media’s CEO Tom Mockridge has ruled migrating the firm’s TiVo TV service to Liberty…
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Netflix boss calls for net neutrality to be strengthened
Netflix founder and CEO Reed Hastings has called for net neutrality to be “defended and…
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Arris lines up 4K set-tops and HDMI streaming sticks for 2015
TV technology provider Arris is planning to launch 4K set-tops and an operator-friendly streaming stick…
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Bouygues makes new offer for SFR
French conglomerate Bouygues has upped the stakes in its battle with Numericable and Altice for…
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Es’hailSat moves forward with plan for second satellite
Qatar-based satellite operator Es’hailSat has issued a request for proposals for a second satellite. The…
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Tricolor TV to launch new Siberian service in April
Russian pay TV leader Tricolor TV is to begin broadcasting its new service for Siberia…
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Finns turn on to HD
Forty per cent of Finnish TV viewers surveyed by service provider DNA now watch HD…
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ER-Telecom sees strong TV growth
Russian service provider ER-Telecom, which operates under the Dom.ru brand, had 2.566 million TV customers…
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New kids channel for Freeview
UK free-to-air platform Freeview has added a new children’s channel to its line-up for the…
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Magyar Telekom chooses Zenterio
Magyar Telekom has deployed interactive TV software provider Zenterio’s TV Operating System on two new…
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Norwich local channel Mustard TV to launch on Monday
Mustard TV, the new local TV channel for Norwich in the UK, is launching on…
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Sky and FX agree comedy pact
Sky and FX Networks have announced plans to team up and develop new comedy aimed…
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YouView plans Red Button support and more content
Connected BBC Red Button support and the addition of content from “major international brands” are…
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Multichoice clashes with SA government over digital switchover plans
South Africa-based pay TV operator Multichoice has become embroiled in a war of words with…
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M7 Group launching new DTH platform for Hungary
Pay TV provider M7 Group is launching a new DTH platform in Hungary as an…
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Sunrise doubles TV customers
Swiss operator Sunrise doubled its TV customer numbers in 2013, in a year that it…
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BSkyB teams up with FX Networks for comedy
BSkyB has teamed up FX Networks to work on developing new comedy shows for audiences…
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Telenet adds Medialaan channels to Yelo TV
Liberty Global-backed Belgian cable operator Telenet and Flemish commercial broadcaster Medalaan have signed a new…
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UK, France SVoD platforms buy Corus kids shows
Dailymotion and Canalplay Infinity in France and Hopster in the UK have acquired 345 hours…
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Google launches Chromecast internationally
Google has launched its low-price Chromecast HDMI streaming stick in 11 countries outside of its…
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IPTV is dead and there is ‘no such thing as TV’, claims UUX exec
IPTV is dead and the shift to a multiscreen world means that TV no longer…
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BSkyB taking on iTunes with movie download service
BSkyB will launch a new download to own service dubbed ‘buy and keep’. It will…
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VP9 can help YouTube become more ‘TV like’, says Varela
Google’s VP9 video compression codec, the internet giant’s alternative to the H.265 next-generation video compression…
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Numericable outlines plans for SFR
French cable operator Numericable has said it has received financial backing from nine international banks…
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Standards crucial for second screen, says Sony
Second screen apps related to TV programmes face a range of challenges include the multiplicity…