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Management changes for UPC Cablecom
Koen Verwee, vice-president of marketing and products at Liberty Global-owned Swiss cable operator UPC Cablecom…
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Rostelecom chief expected to quit today
Russian state-backed telecom operator Rostelecom is expected to approve the replacement of CEO Alexander Provotorov…
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Volia updates EPG
Ukrainian cable operator Volia has launched a new EPG for its new Smart HD interactive…
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VimpelCom names Moscow marketing chief
Russian service provider VimpelCom has named Marina Pak as director of marketing for the Moscow…
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Only 10% of UK homes use VCR, but two thirds still own one
VCR use in the UK has gone into sharp decline, with only one home in…
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Brightcove launches cloud transcoding service
Online video specialist Brightcove has launched a live cloud video encoding API, designed to let…
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Amazon and Lovefilm to air Zombieland original pilot
Amazon Studios has added a Sony Pictures Television adaptation of Hollywood comedy movie Zombieland to…
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Barclays acquires stake in Ziggo after failing to find buyers for shares
Barclays Bank has acquired a 14.2% stake in Dutch cable operator Ziggo after failing to…
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Sky not betting on online commissions
Sky has no plans to follow the BBC in commissioning programming exclusively for online, according…
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Kabel Deutschland challenging Tele Columbus ruling
Kabel Deutschland (KDG) is to challenge the German competition regulator’s decision to block its takeover…
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Watchever snaps up CBS content
German OTT service Watchever has inked a programming deal with CBS Studios International. The Vivendi-backed…
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Al Jazeera launches in HD with all-new look
News channel Al Jazeera Arabic has launched a new look with a complete redesign of…
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UPC Cablecom upgrades Italian-region networks
Liberty Global-owned Swiss cable operator UPC Cablecom has upgraded its network in parts of Italian-speaking…
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Sky pledges further content spend
Sky has said that it wants to better its £2 billion (€2.35 billion) annual content…
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Hadopi analyses YouTube content
French anti-piracy regulator the Hadopi has published an analysis of content on YouTube in France…
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Numericable sees strong LaBox take-up
French cable operator Numericable signed up 121,000 subscribers to its LaBox advanced TV offering by…
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B.net adds music channel
Croatian cable operator B.net, part of Telekom Austria-owned telecoms operator Vipnet, has added local music…
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MultiChoice launches new DStv Family pack
South African pay TV operator MultiChoice has introduced a new DStv Family pack, to launch…
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Baltcom strikes deal with MTG for TV3 and LNT
Latvian cable operator Baltcom has struck a deal with Modern Times Group to include the…
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Telefónica chooses Mariner xVu to monitor global video platform
Telefónica Digital has chosen Mariner Partners’ Mariner xVu as the exclusive end-to-end monitoring tool for…
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Volia launches off-net over-the-top TV service
Ukrainian cable operator Volia has launched a new interactive TV platform that will be available…
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Poland’s nc+ goes live
Poland’s new TV platform nc+ goes live today, with the firm confirming that a ADB-manufactured…
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UPC Austria expands HD service
Cable operator UPC Austria is adding five new HD channels to its offering, taking the…
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Orange add recommendation to TVcheck
Orange recently released version 2 of its TVcheck social TV app and is now moving…
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Orange names new innovation and technology chief
France Telecom-Orange has restructured its innovation management team, with the appointment of Vivek Badrinath as…
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YouTube looks to transform TV experience, says Varela
Bringing fully featured YouTube to the TV is a key priority for the video portal,…
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Adobe CTO moves to Apple
Apple has appointed Adobe’s chief technology officer Kevin Lynch as vice president of technology. Lynch,…
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Freesat appoints CTO
UK free-to-view satellite platform Freesat has appointed Nagra’s vice president of product marketing, Matthew Huntington, as…
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MTS pay TV figures dip
Russian service provider MTS saw its number of pay TV subscribers dip in Q4, though…
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Liberty Global looking to cloud, says Veeneman
Liberty Global wants to migrate as much of its TV platform as possible to the…