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Pay TV Operators
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Canal+ Séries launches, faces competition from OCS City
Canal+ has launched Canal+ Séries, the sixth channel in its premium offering, Chaines Canal+. The…
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MTG buys Nice Entertainment Group for €84.4 million
MTG Studios, the content arm of broadcast group MTG, has acquired Nice Entertainment for €84.4…
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SFR adds D8 and D17 to catch-up offering
French service provider SFR has added catch-up TV from Canal+’s free-to-air channels D8 and D17…
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Sky Deutschland and Samsung to promote ultra-HD
Sky Deutschland has teamed up with Samsung to market ultra-HD TV. Sky Deutschland CEO Brian…
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Inea creates social network for customer interaction
Polish cable operator Inea is creating a dedicated social networking site to interact with its…
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MTS adds LifeNews to TV offering
Russian service provider MTS has begun test broadcasting news channel LifeNews HD on its pay…
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James Murdoch and Mike Fries debate future of pay TV at EuroSummit ’13
Liberty Global president and CEO Mike Fries and 21st Century Fox deputy COO and News…
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OTT is not a “rational” alternative to pay TV, says Sky Deutschland’s Sullivan
OTT does not offer a realistic rational alternative to established pay TV offerings and is…
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Cable needs to offer full suite of mobile services, says Virgin Media
Mobile telephony for cable is a “big scale game” that cable operators should enter wholeheartedly…
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Numericable launches IPO process
French cable operator Numericable has launched the process of seeking a public listing by publishing…
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Virgin Media to reduce headcount
UK cable operator Virgin Media is to cut 600 senior and middle management posts as…
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NTV+ promotes Viasat Sport ahead of new package launch
Russian pay TV broadcaster NTV+ has added the Viasat Sport channel to its Viasat West…
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MTG deregisters shares with SEC
Modern Times Group (MTG) has completed the deregistration of its Class B shares with the…
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Liberty Global outlines Horizon upgrade plans, future vision and lessons
Liberty Global is working to address consumer complaints about the existing platform by mailing out…
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Vivendi hit by legal delay to Activision Blizzard sale
Vivendi has been hit by a delay in its sale of video games subsidiary Activision…
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Belgacom adds Kanaal Z to TV everywhere offering
Belgacom has added Kanaal Z to its TV everywhere offering. The latest addition means that…
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TF1 gives diversification chief additional responsibility
French broadcaster TF1 has given Régis Ravanas, managing director, diversification, responsibility for group development in…
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BSkyB to up its investment in original content
UK pay TV operator BSkyB is to increase its investment in original drama production over…
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Telenet launches two new multiscreen packages
Belgian cable operator Telenet has launched two new TV offerings that span linear TV, video-on-demand…
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Stofa strikes wide-ranging agreement with Viasat
Danish cable operator Stofa has struck an agreement with Modern Times Group-owned Viasat Broadcasting for…
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Akado launches CI+ option
Russian pay TV provider Akado has launched a CI+ option enabling viewers to access 200…
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MTS to begin FTTB rollout in Belarus
MTS Belarus, a joint venture between the Russian telecom giant and Belarusian government-owned Beltelecom, is…
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UPC Poland launches new VoD offering
Liberty Global-owned UPC Poland has launched a new video-on-demand offering. FilmKlub will deliver 30 popular…
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Volia launches cloud-based service for SMBs
Ukrainian cable operator Volia has launched a new cloud-based offering for small and medium businesses….
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Telekom Austria launches white label DTH platform with Eutelsat
Telekom Austria is to use Eutelsat’s platform at 16° East to launch a white label…
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Hybrid networks presenting new challenges, says Ziggo
Hybrid networks and the ability of content providers to bypass the relationship that access network…
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Sky Deutschland looking to 4K future
Sky Deutschland plans to develop a next-generation set-top with 4K capability and additional functionality, SVP…
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Bouygues Telecom goes OTT
France’s Bouygues Telecom is set to launch a complete OTT service that will give viewers…
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Belgacom picks Edgeware for multiscreen service
Belgium’s largest telco, Belgacom, has selected Edgeware to power its ‘TV Partout/TV Overal’ multiscreen service. …
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Thomson showcases live MPEG-DASH/HEVC transmission
Thomson Video Networks is demoing a High-Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) broadcast and decoding application for…