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VimpelCom names Moscow technical chief
Russian service provider VimpelCom, which operates under the Beeline brand, has named Sergey Druzhchenko as…
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Vectra adds three new channels
Polish cable operator Vectra has added three new channels to its programming line-up. Movie channel…
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Eurosport and France Télévisions agree French Open deal
Eurosport and France Télévisions have agreed domestic broadcast rights with the French Tennis Federation (FFT)…
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Lattelecom boosts news channel line-up
Latvian telco Lattelecom has added four news and information channels to its programming line-up. The…
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Turkish cross-channel second screen app launches
Operator-focused tech firm Tagvance has partnered with content identification company Civolution and second screen specialists…
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Digitürk strikes deal with GameMax
Turkish pay TV operator Digitürk has struck a deal with games provider GameMax to bring…
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Canal+ makes promo offer to SFR subs
Canal+ is making its offering available free of charge to SFR’s broadband subscriber that receive…
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BBC and Sky reach zero retransmission fee agreement
The BBC and Sky have ended a long-running dispute about retransmission fees, agreeing that the…
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Canal+ extends OTT reach with Studio Bagel acquisition
Canal+ Group has taken a majority stake in YouTube comedy channel producer Studio Bagel as…
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Tele2 Netherlands appoints Virgin Media’s Dodds as CEO
Sweden-based European teleco Tele2 has appointed Virgin Media’s former chief marketing officer, Jeff Dodds, as…
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Discovery launching TLC in Middle East, North Africa
The international division of Discovery is launching its TLC HD channel in the MENA region,…
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TV ratings startup TVbeat raises US$2 million
London-based TV ratings startup Iptvbeat has raised US$2 million (€1.45 million) in funding and changed…
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Partners prep MENA second screen app Synclie
Digital Media Services, the digital media arm of Choueiri Group, and AJ Consulting subsidiary SynkOnAir…
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Bouygues moves forward with SFR acquisition plan
Bouygues Telecom chief Martin Bouygues reportedly met French president François Hollande last week as part…
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Web apps on TV to grow
Two in five pay TV households are expected to have access to web apps on…
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Unitymedia KabelBW extends VoD with Prokino
Liberty Global-owned German cable operator Unitymedia KabelBW has added content from Germany VoD aggregator Prokino…
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Teo merges TV and internet under unified brand
Lithuanian service provider Teo is mering its Gala TV and and Zebra internet brands into…
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TNS Baltic to improve TV audience measurement
Kantar Media-owned market research firm TNS Baltic has announced plans to improve its TV audience…
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MTIS adds new channels
Belarusian service provider MTIS has added a raft of new channels to its line-up. The…
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Belgacom sees TV growth accelerate in fourth quarter
Growth in Belgacom’s TV subscriber base accelerated in the fourth quarter of 2013, with an…
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ARD and ZDF return to Belgacom
Belgian operator Belgacom has re-added German channels ARD (Das Erste) and ZDF to its TV…
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Tablet TV proves popular with Finns
Over a third of Finnish internet users have a tablet device and two in five…
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Etisalat strikes consumer equipment deal with Huawei
UAE-based telco Etisalat Group has signed a new agreement with Huawei to bring new smart…
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MTS confirms Ericsson will build new hybrid TV platform
MTS has confirmed that it has contracted Ericsson to supply its hybrid TV platform combining…
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Trace and MTG look to Africa for growth
Trace’s strength in Africa was a key factor in Modern Times Group’s decision to acquire…
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Virgin Media to add My Nick Jr app to TiVo
Virgin Media is to make Nickelodeon’s My Nick Jr app available in the UK for…
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Zuku TV breaks into original drama
Wananchi-owned East African pay TV operator Zuku TV has commissioned an original, locally produced political…
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Bouygues kicks off triple-play price war in France
French service provider Bouygues Telecom has kicked off a triple-play price war in France with…
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Competition Commission approves Ericsson’s Red Bee acquisition
The UK Competition Commission has provisionally approved the acquisition of Red Bee Media by Ericsson….
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Qualcomm partners with Deutsche Telekom for LTE trial
Hot on the heels of its LTE broadcast trial with Vodafone Germany, Qualcomm has teamed…