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Swisscom grows TV base
Swisscom grew its TV base by 63,000 in the fourth quarter to end the year…
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France Telecom to become Orange
France Telecom is planning officially to change its name to Orange in July. Executive director…
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Mixed results for Lagardère Active
A stronger performance by its radio and TV production activities in the fourth quarter failed…
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Liberty Global agrees US$23 billion Virgin Media deal
Liberty Global and Virgin Media have agreed a deal whereby the international service provider will…
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TalkTalk reveals YouView numbers
UK service provider TalkTalk had 80,000 TV customers at the end of last year, and…
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Virgin Media grows TiVo base to 1.33 million
Virgin Media had 1.33 million TiVo customers at the end of 2012 after adding 187,300…
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Liberty Global sees strong RGU growth
Liberty Global added 465,000 new revenue-generating units, or products sold to customers, in the fourth…
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Lovefilm to air Amazon originals for free in pilot programme
UK subscription video-on-demand provider Lovefilm is to air original pilot shows from its parent company’s…
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Multimedia Polska launches new high-end package
Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska has launched a new MaxBox package and renamed its existing…
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Sky starts 3D Formula 1 coverage
UK pay TV broadcaster BSkyB will start covering Formula 1 in 3D later this month,…
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News Corp ups stake in Sky Deutschland following capital increase
Sky Deutschland has successfully completed its capital increase, raising some €91 million, increasing the number…
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Sony SAB joins Virgin Media
South Asian broadcaster Sony Entertainment Network has launched its Sony SAB light-entertainment channel on Virgin…
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M7 Group cracks piracy ring
Pay TV operator M7 Group and conditional access providers Irdeto and Nagra have successfully cracked…
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Liberty Global planning bid for Virgin Media
Liberty Global is planning to bid for UK cable operator Virgin Media, with a move…
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Sony to launch channel for Germany
Sony Pictures Television Networks is to launch a German version of its Sony Entertainment Television…
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New management team for Lagardère TV arm
Lagardère Active, the media arm of the French conglomerate, has named Richard Lenormand as CEO…
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Ginx TV strikes four distribution deals
Video games channels and shows producer Ginx TV has struck four new EMEA distribution agreements,…
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New look for CBS Chello Zone channels
The CBS Chello Zone Channels Partnership, the partnership between CBS and Liberty Global’s content arm,…
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HBO Go reportedly to join Apple TV later this year
Apple is reportedly in talks to carry HBO Go on the Apple TV platform in…
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Canal Plus strikes SVOD deal with Gaumont
Canal Plus has struck a deal with Gaumont to make the latter’s catalogue of films…
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MTG’s Prima Zoom launches in Czech Republic
Modern Times Group’s new documentary channel for the Czech Republic, Prima Zoom, has launched on…
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Thema strikes deals for C Music TV
Channel distributor Thema has struck two distribution agreements for C Music TV in France and…
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Zee Café reaches Facebook users with Yamgo
South-Asian TV channel Zee Café is now available to Facebook users via the Yamgo TV…
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Middle East & North Africa sees strong growth in 2012
Middle East & Africa pay TV revenues grew significantly last year, boosted by strong growth…
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Interview: Hannelie Bekker, Wananchi Programming
Wananchi’s Zuku TV, one of the emerging competitors in the East African pay TV business,…
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Orange to launch next-generation Livebox Play next week
Orange is to launch its new combined set-top box and gateway, the Livebox play, on…
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BT reveals YouView numbers
UK telco BT now has just over 60,000 TV customers with YouView connected TV boxes,…
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France Télévisions’ Pflimlin unveils future plans
New digital offerings for kids and a strengthening of France 3’s regional remit are among…
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Canal Plus acquires exclusive Premier League rights
French premium broadcaster Canal Plus has acquired exclusive rights to the Premier League, the top…
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Dailymotion strikes partnership with Transparency
French video sharing site Dailymotion has struck a partnership deal with digital rights management group…