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KDG expands 100Mbps network
German cable operator Kabel Deutschland has expanded its high-speed broadband network to an additional 227,000…
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Second screen use grows but experience still poor, says survey
Over 86% of UK viewers with smart devices have used a second-screen device while watching…
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BBC Knowledge joins YouSee
BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the UK public broadcaster, has signed a deal with…
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HyperTV teams with Civolution for second screen
Second-screen specialist HyperTV has teamed up with watermarking specialist Civolution to deliver real-time social gaming…
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iConcerts to air Marley and Hendrix following Universal deal
Music channel iConcerts has signed a deal with Universal Music France that will bring programmes…
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Exclusive: Sky to offer Premier League on Now TV next month
UK pay TV operator BSkyB will offer live Premier League football matches on its internet…
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Canal Plus signs exclusive deal with Warner Bros
Canal Plus has renewed an exclusive distribution agreement with Warner Bros Entertainment France giving it…
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Sky Go breaks records with Ryder Cup coverage
Sky’s coverage of the Ryder Cup golf tournament attracted record levels of online and mobile…
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MTG takes full control of TV 2 Sport
International broadcast group Modern Times Group is acquiring all the remaining shares in the Danish…
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France’s richest man Arnault set to invest in DTT channel
Bernard Arnault, France’s richest man, is one of a group of shareholders set to invest…
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Vision247 brings Polska Plus bouquet to Freeview
UK-based payout and content aggregation specialist Vision247 is adding a bouquet of Polish-language channels to…
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RTL 2 launches on UPC Direct
German channel RTL 2 has launched on UPC’s Hungarian DTH platform UPC Direct. The channel…
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Multimedia Polska cancels sale plans
Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska has cancelled plans for a sale. Following a review by…
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Three in five French DSL lines now bundled with TV
Some 12.8 million of France’s 21.5 million DSL lines installed were coupled with a TV…
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CSA cracks down on interruption of programme credits
French media regulator the CSA has established a framework agreement setting out rules about the…
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LTV chief criticises new Latvian retransmission rules
New amendments to Latvia’s media law have been criticised as penalising public broadcaster LTV by…
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NTV Plus adds Travel Channel HD
Russian pay TV operator NTV Plus is adding Travel Channel HD to its programming line-up….
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VimpelCom making payment for services easier
Russian service provider VimpelCom, which operates under the Beeline brand, has introduced an automatic top-up…
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Flexible friends: channel delivery in a multiscreen world
Offering content across multiple screens is becoming a necessity for channel operators as consumers demand…
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Zeebox develops live companion app for X Factor
Companion screen social TV service provider Zeebox and its live video partner ShowCaster have developed…
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TF1 reportedly puts putative pay TV plan on ice
French news service BFM TV has reported that commercial broadcaster TF1 has put a plan…
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Rostelecom creates new media unit
Russian service provider Rostelecom has created a new department to manage media assets headed by…
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Edgeware and Skytide enable multiscreen QoS analytics
Distributed video delivery specialist Edgeware and online video analytics company Skytide have launched a solution…
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Russian regulator calls for time to settle Telenor dispute
Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service has called on the Moscow Arbitration Court to postpone a hearing…
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Food available from Akado
Russian thematic channel Eda (Food) is now available on cable service provider Akado’s platform. Food…
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Belgian cabler Telenet pledges extra €30 million for local content
Telenet will commit €30 million of new investment to local programming across the next four…
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Canal Plus presents case against competition watchdog
Canal Plus yesterday presented its case against the ruling by the French competition authority on…
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SACD condemns EC ‘procrastination’ over content creation tax
French content creators group SACD has expressed strong concern at what it sees as procrastination…
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Sky Italia launches dedicated James Bond channel
Sky Italia is launching a new channel dedicated to James Bond movies. The Sky Cinema…
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Sony Turbo makes Russian debut
Sony’s male-skewed entertainment channel Sony Turbo has launched in Russia on pay TV operator Akado’s…