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Pflimlin says he may extend France Télévisions redundancies plan
France Télévisions president Rémy Pflimlin has said it may be necessary to extend a voluntary…
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TiVo and Verizon settle litigation
DVR technology company TiVo has settled its patent litigation with Verizon Communications and the companies…
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SFR takes on competition with new offerings
French service provider SFR is to provide its TV Evolution service as a standard feature…
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MTG launches pre-paid DTH platform in Ukraine
Modern Times Group is launching a pre-paid DTH service in Ukraine. UA.TV is being sold…
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SCAM calls for increase in licence fee, reform of COSIP
French content creators society SCAM has called for an increase in the licence fee to…
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Tricolor expects boost from movies service revenues
Russian low-cost pay TV operator Tricolor TV plans to increase revenue from value-added services by…
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Waitrose to launch online TV service
UK retailer Waitrose is launching an online video service with broadcast services provider Red Bee…
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HbbTV makes headway in Spain and Poland
Spain’s public broadcaster RTVE is adding HbbTV interactivity to two of its channels, while Poland’s…
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Primacom stops sales talks
Primacom has ceased talks with potential buyers for its German cable business. The company had…
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Home monitoring could offer high-growth revenue for cable
Home monitoring and security could represent an important new high-growth revenue stream for European cable…
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ARCEP to set out QoS indicators for broadband providers
French communications regulator ARCEP is to set out quality of service indicators for fixed-broadband networks…
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Liberty Global outlines marketing plan for Horizon
Liberty Global will emphasise the different capabilities of its new Horizon box in different markets,…
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BT to offer free YouView box from October
BT has confirmed that it will offer a free YouView box to new subscribers to…
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YouSee to launch OTT service in coming weeks
Danish cable operator YouSee will launch its OTT service YouBio in a month and a…
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Telecable launches social TV services with Accedo
Spanish triple-play operator Telecable has partnered with interactive TV company Accedo to launch a new…
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Sky Italia says ‘no’ to La7
Sky Italia has ruled itself out of the running to acquire Telecom Italia Media’s La7…
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Meeting increased cost of Premier League made “no sense” for ESPN
It made no sense to pay an additional 70% to retain English Premier League rights…
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Liberty Global to acquire Telenet
Liberty Global is planning to acquire Belgian cable operator Telenet. Liberty Global, currently a majority…
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Ofcom: Sky is fit and proper
UK pay TV operator BSkyB has passed regulator Ofcom’s assessment of being fit and proper….
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France 24 launches HbbTV interactivity in Middle East
News broadcaster France 24 is launching a HbbTV-delivered interactive service in the Middle East with…
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Chellomedia to launch OTT movie service with Tvinci
Chellomedia is launching a new premium online movie service in the Netherlands using technology from…
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Sky secures key cricket rights
UK pay TV operator BSkyB has secured a raft of England cricket deals. The operator…
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France 24 chooses Spacecom for Africa delivery
Satellite operator Spacecom is delivering news channel France 24 to Africa via its Amos-5 satellite….
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AXN makes SkyLink debut
Czech DTH operator Skylink has added Sony’s male-skewed channel AXN to its line-up. The channel,…
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Sky and Warner Bros. renew volume deal
BSkyB and Warner Bros. have renewed their movies deal. The agreement gives Sky, the News…
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KIT Digital reveals Horizon role
TV software and services provider KIT Digital has announced that it designed and developed the…
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Canal Plus agrees to new conditions to secure FTA channels
Canal Plus has finally secured a green light from the CSA for its takeover of…
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Skylink launches Flexi 7 à la carte
Czech DTH operator Skylink has launched a new service that lets users build their own…
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MTG launches three movie channels for CIS
Modern Times Group (MTG)’s Viasat Broadcasting unit is to launch three new HD pay TV…
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New French external media chief Saragosse outlines priorities
Marie-Christine Saragosse, who has been confirmed as the new president of France’s external media arm…