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Pay TV Operators
Unitymedia expands VOD availability
Liberty Global-owned German cable operator Unitymedia has expanded the availability of its video-on-demand service. The…
Sky acquires Bond movies
UK movie channel Sky Movies HD has acquired the rights to air the entire James…
UPC Cablecom acquires Télémeyrin
Swiss cable operator UPC Cablecom has acquired local operator Télémeyrin. The Liberty Global-backed operator now…
NorDig adds HbbTV to hybrid specification
NorDig, the digital TV standards body for Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Ireland, has…
Swisscom selects Harmonic for enhanced multiscreen services
Swisscom has chosen Harmonic’s ProMedia Live multiscreen transcoding platform and NMX Digital Service Manager to…
IMImobile integrates with Zeebox
Mobile technology specialist IMImobile has integrated its Multi-Media Console with the Zeebox Showtime social TV…
Mediaset wins control of ‘mediaset.com’
Italian media group Mediaset has won full control of the mediaset.com domain name after a…
Samsung rolls out Fransat-integrated TVs
Fransat, Samsung and Neotion have launched an integrated satellite receiver and DTT module, meaning consumers…
Vivendi planning ‘Netflix-like’ SVOD service
French media giant Vivendi is reportedly making plans to launch a subscription video-on-demand service in…
UEFA decides on French media rights for Euro 2012 and 2016
UEFA has granted French media rights to the Euro 2012 and 2016 tournaments to TF1,…
BT Vision to offer FX
News Corp-owned general entertainment channel FX will be available as a linear channel on UK…
MTG to sell Bet24
Modern Times Group is to sell its European betting division Bet24 as it looks to…
Cyfra Plus offers pre-pay
Polish DTH operator Cyfra Plus has launched a new prepaid option called C+ Na Karte….
KPN cancels Caiway acquisition
KPN will not proceed with its planned acquisition of cable service provider Caiway. The Dutch…
Canal Plus Cyfrowy hires kids channels chief
Polish pay TV operator Canal Plus Cyfrowy has hired Marta Szwakopf as director of children’s…
KPN names home consumer chief
KPN has appointed Jesper Eriksen as senior executive vice-president, home consumer for the Netherlands. Eriksen…
Lattelecom offers multiple soundtracks
Latvian telco Lattelecom is making multiple audio tracks available for TV shows and movies on…
France 5 launches HbbTV service today
France 5 is launching a Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV (HbbTV) service. It will start today…
Zon adds bullfighting channel
Zon Multimedia has added a channel dedicated to bullfighting to its cable network. The Portuguese…
OBN wins Champions League rights for Bosnia
Bosnian free-to-air broadcaster OBN has been awarded the broadcasting rights to the UEFA Champions League…
BSkyB to make additional investment in UK film and doc production
UK pay TV operator BSkyB has committed to make additional investment in British film production,…
Eurosport 3D and 24 BBC Red Button services for Olympics
The range of services offering coverage of the London Olympic Games to UK viewers is…
Sky Deutschland to add Sky Atlantic in May
German pay TV operator Sky Deutschland will add Sky Altantic HD to its programming line-up…
Volia names new technology chief
Ukrainian cable operator Volia has named Aleksandr Gnidyuk as its new director of technology. Gnidyuk,…
Belgacom and OBN win UEFA rights
Belgacom has secured the Belgian and Luxembourg rights to UEFA Champions League football for the…
Rostelecom to absorb NTC
Russian service provider Rostelecom is to absorb the country’s leading cable operator NTC into its…
Discovery to launch mobile TV in Russia with MTS
Channel provider Discovery Networks is to launch mobile TV services in Russia in partnership with…
Canal Plus pulls TPS Star except on pay DTT
French pay TV operator Canal Plus has ceased broadcasting its TPS Star service on all…
INEA adds more TVN HD channels
Polish cable operator INEA has added three HD channels from broadcaster TVN to its programming…
TeliaSonera International Carrier to deliver NHL for Viasat
TeliaSonera International Carrier is to deliver NHL ice-hockey games to Viasat Broadcasting in Stockholm under…