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Pay TV Operators
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Horizon to launch in Baden-Württemberg
Liberty Global’s Horizon advanced set-top box is to be made available to subscribers in Baden-Württemberg….
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MultiChoice to launch 24-hour Pistorius trial channel
South African pay TV operator MultiChoice is to launch a 24-hour channel exclusively tasked with…
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ITV to launch pay drama channel on Sky
UK commercial broadcaster ITV is to launch a pay TV channel on the BSkyB platform…
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Numericable to launch social TV service, restart and 4G
French cable operator Numericable has launched two new connected TV initiatives and has confirmed plans…
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Netflix: UHDTV needs standardisation of formats
Netflix sees ultra-high definition TV as a great opportunity but believes there is a need…
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Watch, Gold, Dave and Alibi join Sky catch-up service
UK channel provider UKTV has made its Watch, Gold, Dave and Alibi channels available view…
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NBCU revenues up but Comcast ‘underweight’ internationally
NBCUniversal saw fourth quarter revenues rise 7.5% to reach US$6.5 billion (€4.8 billion) but parent…
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Russia’s MTS makes digital gains, following analogue switch-off
Russian service provider MTS has rolled out digital television to almost 150 cities across the…
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Tricolor TV sees subscriber bounce
Russian pay TV operator Tricolor TV reported an 18.4% increase in satellite TV customers last…
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France 24 renews Ericsson playout contract
News channel France 24 has signed a new five-year broadcast services contract with Ericsson, including…
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E! Entertainment launching in Russia
Celebrity gossip and entertainment channel E! Entertainment Television is launching in Russia and the CIS…
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Second screen still holds ‘tremendous potential,’ says new research
Second screen viewing is an “inevitable part of the future” and presents “tremendous potential” when…
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Portugal Telecom extends Meo brand in quad-play drive
Portugal Telecom has decided to rebrand all its consumer services, including mobile, under the Meo…
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Antenna Group partners with Vice Media
Greece-based Antenna Group has partnered with youth media brand and digital content studio Vice Media,…
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DNA to air new Yle HD services on cable
Finnish service provider DNA is to air HD versions of all four of the country’s…
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Akado highlights new products
Russian service provider Akado is using the CSTB trade show in Moscow to highlight new…
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Liberty agrees Ziggo takeover
Liberty Global has agreed to buy Ziggo, in a deal that values the Dutch cable…
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Netflix must support French content creation, says minister
Netflix will have to sign up to France’s content creation support regime if it launches…
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Sky to air full shows on new YouTube channel
UK pay TV operator Sky is set to launch a new YouTube channel that will…
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Orange names new innovation chief
Orange has named Mari-Noëlle Jégo-Laveissière as head of its innovation, marketing and technologies division. Jégo-Laveissière,…
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Com Hem in IPO talks
Swedish cable operator Com Hem has reportedly held preliminary talks with London-based private-equity firm BC…
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Multimedia Polska adds new channels
Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska has added three new channels to its programming line-up. The…
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Tricolor makes new management appointments
Russian pay TV leader Tricolor TV has made a series of new management appointments. Former…
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History launches in Ukraine, grows in Russia
A+E Networks-owned pay TV channel History has launched in the Ukraine on a DTH platform…
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Lovefilm acquires fresh kids content
Amazon-owned subscription video-on-demand provider Lovefilm has signed new content deals with kids entertainment producers HIT…
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Dailymotion launches new version of Android app
French video site Dailymotion has launched a new version of its Android app that it…
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Stofa hires new agencies following takeover of Waoo! subs
Danish cable operator Stofa has hired marketing agencies OMD and Gekko to help with a…
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Unitymedia upgrades Borken networks
Liberty Global-owned German cable operator Unitymedia has upgraded its network in the Borken district in…
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Primacom acquires Sy-Fra
German cable operator Primacom has acquired network builder and operator Sy-Fra, acdding a further 22,000…
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Ziggo says Liberty talks “progressing,” announces solid Q4 results
Dutch cable operator Ziggo said discussions about a takeover by Liberty Global were “on-going and…