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France Télévisions and Orange partner for 3D Olympics
French public broadcaster France Télévisions will air coverage of the Olympic Games in 3D this…
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Lescure says internet piracy sanction is necessary
Some form of sanction is indispensable in the fight against internet piracy, but other measures…
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Teo grows TV base
TeliaSonera-owned Lithuanian telco Teo’s TV base grew by 9.7% over the past year to 156,400,…
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Portugal Telecom and Impresa develop interactive channel
Portugal Telecom and media company Impresa are jointly launching a new interactive news channel that…
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Sundance Channel signs Spanish iPhone deal
The Sundance Channel can now be viewed on iPhones and iPads in Spain after the…
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Vivendi employees acquire extra shares
Vivendi’s Management Board is to allocate 50 bonus shares to the employees of all its…
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Sky launching Netflix alternative tomorrow
BSkyB’s new internet TV platform Now TV will launch tomorrow, targeting the 13 million UK…
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Sky Deutschland strikes deal with Constantin Film
Pay TV operator Sky Deutschland has struck a deal with German film producer and distributor…
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UPC Austria claims victory in A1 advertising case
Liberty Global-owned pay TV operator UPC Austria has claimed victory in a court case over…
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Rostelecom ups 1Q profit
Russian telco Rostelecom has recorded a 38% increase in first-quarter net profit of RUB14.6 billion…
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Pay TV operators add TV Fanda to line-up
Cable operator UPC Czech Republic and M77 Group-owned DTH providers CS Link and SkyLink have…
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Court says Rai must offer all programming unencrypted on Sky Italia
An Italian court has ruled that Italian broadcaster Rai must allow Sky Italia to broadcast…
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Pay TV in Spain achieves modest growth, Telefónica launches international social network
Pay TV in Spain continued to grow, albeit at a very modest level, last year…
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Biétry: 400,000 would be ‘failure’ for beIN Sport
Winning only 400,000 subscribers after one year of operation would be an “enormous failure” for…
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De Pouzilhac quits AEF, French external media faces reorganisation
Alain de Pouzilhac, the president of France’s external media organisation, the AEF, which groups together…
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Network Ten reportedly to invest in Zeebox’s Australian venture
Australian broadcaster Network Ten is to become a shareholder in the Australian offshoot of former…
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Canal Plus: competition authority acting unconstitutionally
Canal Plus has called into question the constitutional validity of the French competition authority’s powers…
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Sky to launch international distribution arm
UK pay TV broadcaster BSkyB is eyeing the launch of an in-house distribution arm as…
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Cyfrowy Polsat launches third HD set-top
Polish DTH operator Cyfrowy Polsat has launched a new HD set-top box. The HD 3000…
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Christian TV package launches on Freeview
A bouquet of Christian thematic channels has launched via the UK’s Freeview HD service. The…
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Tele Columbus adds SalveTV to digital tier
German cable operator Tele Columbus is making Thuringian local TV channel SalveTV available on its…
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NBC Universal agrees deal to sell A+E Networks stake
US cable and media giant Comcast’s NBC Universal unit has agreed to sell its 15.8%…
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Swisscom launches mood-based discovery with Jinni
Swisscom has integrated Jinni’s taste-and-mood based discovery engine into its TV platform for live channels…
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Orange France gets mobile football rights
Orange has secured mobile broadcasting rights to French Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 football matches…
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MTS wins approval for possible ZhegGorTelekom acquisition
Russian service provider MTS has won approval from the country’s anti-monopoly regulator for the acquisition…
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YouTube to launch thematic channels in France
YouTube plans to launch 13 new online video channels in France in October, according to…
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French competition watchdog will not split up Canal Plus
France’s competition watchdog has confirmed that it will not force a separation of Canal Plus’…
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Second screens boost ratings for Chello’s Canal Panda
Chellomedia’s Spanish kids channel Canal Panda has seen its monthly viewer ratings increase to 0.6%…
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Intellect releases trial UK HbbTV spec
UK technology trade body Intellect has released a trial specification for HbbTV in the UK…
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Analysts bullish on ‘resilient’ Ono
Ono’s ability to maintain profit margins through the economic crisis and several quarters of revenue…