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Canal Plus to close down TPS Star
Canal Plus is to close down its TPS Star channel on April 4, according to…
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Sky Italia adds 13 HD channels
Sky Italia is to add 13 HD channels to its offering, taking the total HD…
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Volia adds Hockey as it ramps up sports output
Ukrainian pay TV operator Volia is adding the Hockey channel to its line-up. The channel…
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Cablecom adds HD public channels
Cablecom is adding HD versions of the six Swiss public channels to its platform. The…
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Bouygues set for launch of Sensation
French service provider Bouygues Telecom is to launch the next generation of its Bbox, the…
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Al Jazeera in exclusive negotiations for French football
Qatar-based broadcaster Al Jazeera has enterted into exclusive negotiations with the French professional football league,…
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Red Bee launches social TV guide RedDiscover
Media services company Red Bee has launched RedDiscover, a set of technologies brought together to…
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Strong year for Multimedia Polska
Multimedia Polska ended 2011 with 1.5 million RGUs, up 147,000 year-on-year. The cable operator said…
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French competition chief strikes out at criticism on Canal Plus case
French competition regulator chief Bruno Lasserre has attacked former competition chief Guillaume Cerutti’s criticisms of…
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DT planning HD channel expansion
Deutsche Telekom is planning to expand the HD offering on its Entertain TV platform with…
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BBC World News on SFR
BBC World News, the international news channel operated by the British public broadcaster, has extended…
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The Euro50 Q&A: Diederik Karsten, Liberty Global
After a successful stint running UPC’s Dutch operations, Diederik Karsten took over as Liberty Global’s…
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Bouygues to launch cloud gaming service via IPTV box
French telco Bouygues Telecom is launching a console-quality cloud-based gaming service. The service, Bbox Games,…
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KPN nears 1.5 million IPTV subs
Dutch telco KPN increased its TV market share by two percentage points last year, ending…
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TDC sees VOD requests triple
Danish operator TDC, owner of the YouSee cable platform, delivered 2.9 million VOD requests last…
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DStv launches mobile TV in Nigeria
African pay TV operator DStv has launched a mobile TV service in Nigeria. The company…
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TNTSat passes 3.3 million boxes sold
French free-to-air satellite service TNTSat had recorded 3.3 million set-top boxes sold by the end…
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VimpelCom to make RuTube content available on TV
Russian telco VimpelCom has teamed up with the leading Russian video portal, RuTube, to offer…
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YouSee launches first online HD channel
Danish cable operator YouSee is launching an HD online TV channel DRHD, its first movie…
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Sunrise to launch IPTV service next week
Swiss telco Sunrise is to launch an IPTV service on Monday. The service will offer…
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Hollande says he will abrogate Hadopi
François Hollande, the French socialist party’s candidate in next year’s presidential election, has indicated he…
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Canal Plus grows Facebook fan base
Canal Plus says it has 11.2 million Facebook fans for its programmes, an increase of…
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France 24 reaches 235 million homes
News broadcaster France 24 increased its distribution by 33 million homes last year. The company,…
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The Euro50 Q&A: Asanga Gunatillaka, Virgin Media
Asanga Gunatillaka, commercial director, digital entertainment, Virgin Media, was charged with taking to market Virgin…
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The Euro50 Q&A: Bartek Gudowski, Viasat Satellite Services
Bartek Gudowski, as CEO of Viasat Satellite Services, part of Modern Times Group, has overseen…
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Multimedia Polska sees triple-play growth
Multimedia Polska has attracted over 100,000 triple-play customers, the Polish cable operator said. The company…
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Vimpelcom calls time on DVB-H
Vimpelcom has sold its 75% stake in DVB-H technology company Dominant. The Russian telco sold…
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Canal Digital makes Wimp more widely available
Norwegian pay TV service Canal Digital is making the Wimp music service more widely available…
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Swisscom to expand Zurich fibre network
Swisscom has signed a deal with utility provider ewz to jointly expand Zurich’s fibre-optic network….
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Akado in commercial restructure
Russian service provider Akado has restructured its commercial division. The move sees commercial director of…