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TF1 in pay DTT partnership with Leclerc telecom unit
French commercial broadcaster TF1 could be planning to team up with a subsidiary of supermarket…
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Freeview strikes deal with RDI
UK digital-terrestrial platform Freeview and the Registered Digital Institute (RDI) have struck a new working…
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TF1 mulling SVOD launch as competition heats up
French commercial broadcaster TF1’s chief executive Nonce Paolini is interested in launching a subscription video-on-demand…
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SelecTV forms JV with Altech for French VOD service
SelecTV, the company that was chosen two years ago by French media regulator the CSA…
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BT takes WTA tennis rights for UK
UK telco BT has struck a deal with the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) to show…
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France’s Orange renews key HBO deal
Orange Cinéma Series (OCS) has renewed a key content deal with US premium programme provider…
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The Euro50 Q&A: Anders Blauenfeldt, senior vice-president, innovation and IT, YouSee
Anders Blauenfeldt has played an instrumental role in taking YouSee’s OTT plans this year. The…
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Schramek named as new CSA chief
French president François Hollande has named Olivier Schramek as the new president of media regulator…
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Modern Times Group launches fourth Czech channel
Modern Times Group is to launch Prima Zoom, its fourth free-to-air channel in the Czech…
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Telenet outperforms expectations
Belgian cable operator Telenet said it achieved revenue growth of 8.2% for 2012, ahead of…
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CSA: scripted reality can contribute to content creation goals
French media regulator the CSA has said that ‘scripted reality’ shows can in principle be…
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Volia names new CEO
Ukrainian cable operator Volia’s CEO Erik Franke is to step down and will be replaced…
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History HD launches in Greece
History HD is to launch in Greece for the first time following a deal between…
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Orange chooses Accedo
Orange has chosen Accedo to provide application management software for its new Orange Livebox Play…
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The Euro50 Q&A: Neil Berkett, CEO, Virgin Media
Virgin Media in 2011 turned in a profit for the first time and the company …
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BT Vision strikes Viacom channels deal
BT Vision has struck a deal with Viacom International Media Networks to bring MTV, Comedy…
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Fuel TV launches on OSN
Action sports channel Fuel TV has launched on Middle East pay TV provider OSN. The…
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Rostelecom looks to pay TV to compensate voice decline
Russian service provider Rostelecom expects pay TV and fixed broadband growth to partially compensate a…
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Samsung unveils new Smart TV features, chooses Red Bee for discovery
Consumer electronics giant Samsung is using the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week…
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Sky Deutschland expands partnership with NBC Universal
Sky Deutschland has extended its distribution partnership with NBC Universal in a deal that will…
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KDG restricts pubcaster availability in carriage fee dispute
Kabel Deutschland (KDG) has restricted the availability of public broadcast channels from ARD and ZDF…
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Roku adds new content and device partners
US firm Roku, maker of highly popular streaming video devices of the same name, has…
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Lagardère Active acquires online ticketing firm
Lagardère’s media arm Lagardère Active has acquired France’s leading discount online ticketing specialist BilletReduc.com. BilletReduc.com,…
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TF1 will retain 49% Eurosport stake, says Paolini
TF1 aims to retain a 49% stake in Eurosport and, thanks to its new partnership…
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Farncombe acquires Mirifice test assets
Media services provider Farncombe has acquired the MiriATE consumer device test automation assets of Mirifice,…
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Deutsche Telekom signs up for Sky Deutschland services
Sky Deutschland and Deutsche Telekom have signed a cooperation agreement that will see the complete…
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Tango taps Rovi for TV and VOD data
Belgacom-owned Luxembourg mobile service provider Tango has tapped TV technology provider Rovi to supply TV…
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bTV and Bulsatcom in fees dispute
Bulgarian commercial broadcaster bTV has pulled its channels from pay TV operator Bulsatcom’s network after…
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France Telecom sells Orange Austria stake
France Telecom and private-equity group Mid Europa Partners have completed the sale of mobile operator…
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Al Jazeera buys Current TV, will launch Al Jazeera America
International news broadcaster Al Jazeera has acquired Current TV, the US factual and current affairs…