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Vipnet begins migration to new satellite platform
Croatian telecom operator Vipnet is beginning the migration of its satellite TV platform to the…
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New TV platforms for South Africa
South African transmission services provider Sentech unveiled a new DTH satellite service last week to…
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Beltelecom adds channels to Zala TV lineup
Belarusian pay TV operator Beltelecom is set to trial a range of new TV channels…
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Gearing up for the Ultra HD future
For some time now, Ultra HD has been touted as the ‘next big thing’, arriving…
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Q&A: Julien Ducarroz, Orange Romania
Orange Romania’s chief commercial officer Julien Ducarroz talks to DTVE about the company’s recently launched…
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Amazon prepares for internet-streaming STB launch
Amazon is reportedly planning to release a video-streaming set-top box in time for Christmas, going…
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BT Sport open to all in October
BT Sport is making its magazine and live sport programming available to all Freeview, BT…
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Curzon Home Cinema launching on BT TV
Curzon Home Cinema, the cinema chain’s on-demand service, has launched on BT TV, bringing independent…
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Freesat launches new TV ad campaign
UK free-to-air platform Freesat is launching a new TV advertising campaign with a 30-second spot…
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Numericable adds Voyage in HD
French cable operator Numericable has begun broadcasting travel channel Voyage in HD. Voyage offers a…
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Amazon Instant and Lovefilm to air new comedy pilots
Amazon has greenlit three new half-hour pilot comedy originals for the Amazon Instant Video and…
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OpenTV sues Netflix in the Netherlands
Kudelski Group-owned digital TV solutions firm OpenTV has filed a lawsuit against Netflix in the…
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Oi and Portugal Telecom to merge to create Brazil-based mega-telco
Portugal Telecom and Brazilian telecom operator Oi have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to merge…
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BT and Microsoft to participate in Ofcom white space trial
BT and Microsoft are among the firms that are due to take part Ofcom’s ‘white…
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Sundance Channel gets new Euro launches
AMC Networks-owned Sundance Channel has found new carriage in France, Belgium and Hungary. The AMC/Sundance…
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Volia extends HDTV services in western Ukraine
Ukrainian cable operator Volia has launched digital and HDTV services in the city of Ternopil…
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KPN approves sale of E-Plus
Dutch telecom incumbent KPN has approved the sale of its German subsidiary E-Plus to Telefónica…
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Sky upgrades Sky+ search functionality
Sky is updating its Sky+ HD box with new functionality, designed to make it easier…
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Orange Poland launches triple-play bundle with 300Mbps internet
Orange Poland has launched a new bundled service including 300Mbps internet, over 100 TV channels,…
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French Senate adopts new public audiovisual media law
The French Senate has adopted legislation to secure the independence of the country’s public broadcast…
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Numericable adds J-One to programming line-up
French cable operator Numericable is adding Japanese general interest and anime channel J-One to its…
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CBeebies app goes live on Windows Phone 8
BBC pre-school network Cbeebies has rolled out its recently released CBeebies Playtime mobile app to…
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Belarus operators launch DVB-T2 services
Belarus service providers Beltelecom and Cosmos TV Belarus are preparing for the rollout of DVB-T2-based…
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UPC Cablecom acquires stake in e-fon
Liberty Global-owned UPC Cablecom has acquired a 49% stake in Swiss voice-over-IP phone business telephony…
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Ericsson–Red Bee takeover referred to Competition Commission
The UK’s Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has referred Ericsson’s buyout of Red Bee Media…
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Vivendi teams up with EchoStar for Brazilian pay TV plan
Vivendi’s Brazilian telecom subsidiary GVT has formed a partnership with EchoStar Technologies to create a…
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Bouygues launches new B.TV app for 4G mobile
Bouygues Telecom has launched a new version of B.TV, its mobile TV application, to accompany…
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TF1 could close LCI, says Paolini
French commercial broadcaster TF1 could close down news channel LCI unless it obtains approval to…
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Free launches 1Gbps internet for Freebox Révolution
French ISP Free has launched a 1Gbps internet service for Freebox Révolution subscribers. Free is…
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New marketing chief for Tricolor TV
Russian pay TV operator Tricolor TV has named Yelena Nalobina as marketing director. The position…