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Pay TV Operators
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ER Telecom adds Zee TV
Russian telco ER Telecom has added Indian entertainment channel Zee TV to its TV line…
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HbbTV consortium holds general assembly
The second general assembly of the HbbTV consortium has been held at the EBU’s headquarters…
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Cyfra Plus awarded 3D channel licence
Polish pay TV operator Cyfra Plus has been granted a licence for its 3D channel…
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Ziggo enhances multiscreen offering
Ziggo has expanded the number of channels available on its multiscreen service to 12. The…
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SFR CEO steps down
Frank Esser is stepping down as CEO of French telco SFR, a decade after taking…
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Mediaset must invest to stay competitive, say analysts
Italian broadcaster Mediaset needs to continue to invest in order to protect its share of…
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Al Jazeera names French sports channels
Al Jazeera has confirmed that its French sports channels will be named Be In Sport…
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DNA increases cable subs, plans DTT expansion
Finish telco and cable operator DNA ended 2011 with 602,000 cable TV subscribers, up slightly…
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Sky Deutschland adds MTV Live HD
Sky Deutschland will add MTV Live HD to its line-up next month. The live music…
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Bouygues unveils 4G plan
French quad-play provider Bouygues Telecom has unveiled plans to roll out a 4G mobile network…
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Kabel BW shops for QVD HD
German cable operator Kabel BW has added shopping channel QVC HD to its offering and…
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Al Jazeera to charge €11 for French sport channels
Al Jazeera is to charge a subscription price of €11 a month for its Sport…
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UKTV gets BT Vision distribution
British thematic broadcaster UKTV has struck a video-on-demand deal with BT Vision, marking the first…
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Rostelecom selects Mototola Mobility for digital rollout
Russian telco Rostelecom is deploying new Motorola Mobility’s IPTV set-top boxes as it expands its…
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Qatar becomes 2% shareholder in Vivendi
Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund has become a 2% shareholder in Vivendi after investing over €350…
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Government reduces stake in TeliaSonera
The Finnish government has reduced its stake in Nordic telco and pay TV operator TeliaSonera….
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BT Wholesale chooses IneoQuest
BT Wholesale, the wholesale arm of the UK incumbent telecom operator has chosen video quality…
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Sky’s streaming service called NOW TV
The upcoming over-the-top streaming service from BSkyB will be called NOW TV, Jeremy Darroch, CEO…
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Telcos well placed as media moves to cloud, says DT’s O’Sullivan
The move to cloud-based delivery, in which they have greater experience than traditional pay TV…
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Ziggo prices shares at €18.50
Ziggo’s shares were priced at €18.50 when the Dutch cable operator started trading on the…
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Kaonmedia and Verimatrix deliver OTT box for Etisalat
Digital set-top vendor Kaonmedia and conditional access company Verimatrix have partnered to help UAE telco…
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Mediaset cuts dividend as 2011 profit falls
Italian broadcaster Mediaset has recorded a drop in full-year 2011 profit and cut its annual…
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Ericsson highlights multiscreen
Ericsson is using the IP&TV World Forum to showcase its multiscreen TV solution. This comprises…
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Greece deal for BBC World News
The BBC has signed a carriage deal with Greek broadcaster ERT for its BBC World…
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Zon extends VOD rental window
Portuguese cable operator Zon Multimedia has extended the rebntal period for its movies to 24…
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Sky Deutschland and DT favourites for football auction
The auction for the pay TV rights for German soccer is expected to close at…
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Studiocanal promotes Smith to UK CEO
Studiocanal, the French production company operated by pay TV platform Canal+, has promoted Robb Smith…
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Vimeo hires AOL exec as CEO
Online video site Vimeo has hired former AOL executive Kerry Trainor as chief executive. This…
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Orange migrates TV subs to new Viaccess-Orca platform
Orange has begun migrating its IPTV subscriber base to a new, next-generation platform, La Nouvelle…
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Mediaset seeks to overturn postponement of DTT beauty contest
Italian media group Mediaset has asked an Italian court to overturn an earlier government decision…