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Viasat wins the Olympics
Viasat has acquired TV rights to the 2014 Olympic Winter Games and the 2016 Olympic…
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Star Plus HD launches on Sky
The HD version of South Asian channel Star Plus has launched on the Sky platform…
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Mediaset and Sky Italia strike deal on football rights
Mediaset and Sky Italia are to offer comprehensive Champions League and Europa League football coverage…
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MTS passes digital milestone
Russian service provider MTS has now launched digital TV services in 150 Russian cities, increasing…
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Telecom Italia Media expects ad profit increase
Telecom Italia Media (TIM) is expecting advertising profit from its free-to-air television channels to increase…
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Lagardère claims top spot
Lagardère has claimed top spot amongst mobile TV applications for its Télé 7 service. The…
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Report highlights Sky’s impact on UK economy
Sky contributed £2.2 billion (€2.8 billion) to UK GDP last year, which it claims to…
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Sky Deutschland tipped to make profit in next quarter
Sky Deutschland will post an operating profit in its second quarter, according to a wire…
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CBeebies and CBBC head to Global iPlayer
The BBC is adding two new sections to the Global iPlayer service in Europe, featuring…
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CSA approves six new HD channels for France
French regulator the CSA has officially approved the launch of the six new free-to-air channels…
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Primacom ramps up channel offering
German cable operator Primacom has added six new channels, including four HD networks. HD versions…
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BSkyB ramps up Sky Go content
British pay TV broadcaster BSkyB has added a raft of high-end content to its video-on-demand…
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RTL and Al Jazeera interested in Mediast’s pay channels
International broadcasters RTL Group and Al Jazeera have reportedly expressed an interest in acquiring Mediaset’s…
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Inea signs up Russia Today doc channel
Polish cable operator Inea has added the documentary channel operated by Russia Today to its…
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Former Viacom exec Reszka takes programming role at Canal Plus Cyfrowy
Daniel Reszka has joined Canal Plus Cyfrowy as an advisor to the Polish pay TV…
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YouView to launch for £299 this month, Sky’s Now TV will join
UK connected TV service YouView will be available for consumers to buy by the end…
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France Télévisions launches connected TV startover service Salto
France Télévisions has launched a new ‘startover’ service on connected TVs. Dubbed Salto, the new…
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B.net adds 11 channels
Croatian cable operator B.net, owned by mobile telco Vipnet, has added 11 new channels, including…
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Hellenic TV to be available in UK for first time
Greek broadcaster Hellenic TV will available in the UK for the first time through the…
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T-Hrvatski Telekom launches promo for MAXtv to Go
Croatian telco T-Hrvatski Telekom has made its mobile TV service MAXtv To Go available to…
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Freeview HD to grow
Some 24.2 million UK homes will have Freeview HD compliant set-tops by 2014, with the…
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Viaplay using Irdeto Active Cloak for Media
Modern Times Group has deployed Irdeto’s ActiveCloak for Media technology on its Viaplay over-the-top on-demand…
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Euronews extends reach in Africa
Euronews has tripled its reach on the CanalSat African platform by joining the CanalSat Evasion…
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M77 Group takes additional satellite capacity
M77 Group, which operates Sky Link and CS Link platforms in the Czech Republic, has…
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UPC Poland ramps up HD services
UPC Poland has boosted its HD offering with the launch of two new HD packages…
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Analysts welcome Portugal Telecom dividend cut and refinancing
Moody’s has welcomed Portugal Telecom’s decision to cut its dividend to shareholders by half and…
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Liberty Global completes Unitymedia and Kabel BW merger
Liberty Global has completed the merger of its Unitymedia and Kabel BW networks in Germany….
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KPN confirms Hageman as CFO
Dutch telco KPN has named Eric Hageman as its new full-time chief financial officer. Hageman…
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French TV licence could be required for computer screens
People living in France may be required to buy a TV licence if they want…
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French competition regulator mulls Canal Plus concessions
France’s competition authority has pushed back the date for its ruling on Canal Plus’s merger…