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Virgin Mobile France launches quad-play service and box
Virgin Mobile France has launched a new multi-play box and quad-play offering for €29.99 a…
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Sky Deutschland expects to move into black next year
Pay TV operator Sky Deutschland will become profitable next year, according to chief financial officer…
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Com Hem marks year of steady progress
Swedish cable operator Com Hem’s digital TV subscriber base grew by 6% to 658,400 in…
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Fox strikes VOD deal with VimpelCom
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment and Russian service provider VimpelCom, which operates under the Beeline…
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Deutsche Telekom hits out at NetCologne decision
Deutsche Telekom has criticised a decision by the Bundesnetzagentur, the Federal Network Agency for Electricity,…
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Curzon Cinemas launches VOD service on Samsung with Capablue
London cinema chain Curzon Cinemas is launching its own video-on-demand service on the Samsung Smart…
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Shorts TV launches with Chello DMC
Short movie channel Shorts TV has chosen playout specialist Chello DMC to provide playout and…
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Tattelekom chooses ADB to manage broadband access gateways
Tatarstan telecom operator Tattelekom has chosen TV and broadband technology provider ADB’s Epicentro-PMP TR-069 ACS…
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Learning to love pay TV
German consumers are beginning to warm to pay TV, and Sky Deutschland stands to benefit,…
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James Murdoch quits as BSkyB chairman
James Murdoch is to step down as BSkyB chairman. Murdoch is expected to be replaced…
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Google TV to launch in France later this year, following VOD launch
Google TV is now expected to launch in France in September with the introduction of…
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Viaplay launches in Russia
Modern Times Group has launched its Viaplay online pay TV service in Russia. The service…
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Deutsche Telekom in bid for Bundesliga rights
Deutsche Telekom will be among the parties submitting bids for German Bundesliga rights this week…
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France Télévisions: no free movies on Pluzz
French public broadcaster France Télévisions has decided against offering films free of charge on its…
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Sky Deutschland adds kids programming to Sky Anytime
Pay TV operator Sky Deutschland is to add kids programmes to its Sky Anytime catch-up…
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Volia extends HD reach
Ukrainian cable operator Volia has extended the availability of its HD service to seven more…
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CS Link and Skyline merge
Czech pay TV services CS Link and Skyline are being merged with their common owner,…
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NTV Plus adds new channels, increases price of packages
Russian pay TV service NTV Plus is adding new channels to its Sport, Supersport and…
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Orange brings TVCheck app to UK
Orange its launching its interactive TV app TVCheck in the UK. TV Check, which is…
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Portugal Telecom passes one million pay TV subs
Portugal Telecom ended 2011 with over one million pay TV customers after adding 212,000 Meo…
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Trace Sports HD launches on Numericable
French broadcaster Trace has signed a carriage deal with Numericable for its new sports channel…
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RTL Nitro to launch on Kabel BW, Unitymedia
RTL’s new free-to-air channel RTL Nitro is launching on Unitymedia and Kabel BW’s cable networks….
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NTV Plus adds sports channels
Russian pay TV operator NTV Plus is expanding the line-up of its Sport, Supersport and…
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Sky Italia signs Miramax film deal
Sky Italia and Miramax have signed a new distribution agreement that will see Sky Italia…
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TPSA to turn Orange
Polish telco and pay TV operator TPSA will begin marketing its services under the Orange…
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Eutelsat adds HbbTV interactivity to KabelKiosk
Eutelsat’s KabelKiosk platform, which serves cable operators in Germany and neighbouring countries, is adding an…
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Volia launches Ukrainian Fashion channel
Ukrainian pay TV operator Volia is adding the Ukrainian Fashion channel to its line-up. The…
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France starts in-depth investigation into TPS/CanalSatellite merger
France’s competition commission has opened a detailed examination of the 2006 merger of DTH operators…
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France names six new HD channels for DTT network
French regulator the CSA has unveiled six new channels on the country’s digital terrestrial television…
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Viasat Broadcasting appoints programming chief
Viasat Broadcasting has appointed Jakob Mejlhede as senior vice-president of acquisitions and programming. Mejlhede has worked…