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Opera agrees partial sale after regulators block full takeover
Opera has agreed to sell just the consumer-facing part of its business to a group…
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Greece’s ERT taps Globecast for European distribution
Greek national broadcaster ERT is working with Globecast to deliver the ERT World channel and…
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Accedo sets up in Brazil
Accedo has set up operations in Brazil and has upped sales manager Paloma Santucci to…
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Humax updates Freeview Play DVR software
Set-top box maker Humax has launched an IP update for its FVP-4000T Freeview Play HD…
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Rovi-TiVo deal cleared by FTC and DoJ
Rovi Corporation’s US$1.1 billion (€961 million) buyout of TiVo has received clearance from the US…
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BBC taps Arqiva for extended Olympics coverage
The BBC is tapping transmission services provider Arqiva’s UK digital-terrestrial capacity to extend its coverage…
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Amino doubles revenues following acquisitions
UK-based set-top box provider Amino almost doubled its revenues in the first half of 2016…
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Arkena and Akamai agree content delivery partnership
Media services company Arkena has agreed a partnership deal with content delivery network (CDN) services…
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Kudelski Group buys Civolution’s NexGuard Labs
Kudelski Group has fully acquired Civolution-owned digital content watermarking firm, NexGuard Labs. The deal will…
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SeaChange names new CFO in latest management change
Multiscreen video technology firm SeaChange has appointed a new CFO, marking its second major executive…
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Nos launches channel, strikes sports deal with Cabovisão
Portuguese cable and pay TV operator Nos has launched its own TV channel, which will…
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BitTorrent appoints TV news network director
BitTorrent has appointed former Viceland and CNN producer, Harrison Bohrman, as news director for its…
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Comcast strikes deal to buy up to 8m Arris shares
Comcast has struck a deal that could see it purchase up to 8 million Arris…
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Inview taps Nagra for Nigerian switchover project
UK technology company Inview’s Nigerian subsidiary, Invew Nigeria, has tapped Kudelski Group’s Nagra to supply…
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Viaccess-Orca appoints Kudelski Group exec to lead R&D
Viaccess-Orca has appointed Kudelski Group executive Cedric Hardouin as its executive vice-president of research and…
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Verizon renews patent licence deal with Rovi
Verizon Communications has signed a multi-year patent licence renewal with Rovi that is due to…
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UK government: streaming services up, piracy down
A “steep rise” in the use of streaming services like Netflix and Spotify has coincided…
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Piksel expands Malaga operation
Online video platform provider Piksel is expanding its operations in Malaga in Spain, bringing its…
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Intelsat and AfricaOnline partner for broadband
Satellite operator Intelsat has partnered with AfricaOnline to provide a managed broadband internet service for…
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Programmatic drives video ad growth, mobile viewing rising sharply
Growth in the amount of video ad slots available programmatically helped drive a 74% increase…
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Arris sells whole home and media analysis platforms
Arris has agreed to sell its Whole Home Solution platform to TV technology provider Espial…
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France Télévisions taps Globecast for Tour de France
French public broadcaster France Télévisions and media services group Globecast have signed a five-year deal…
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Cable Congress: operators mull potential of virtual reality
Cable operators are cautiously assessing the potential of virtual reality – in in some cases…
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Sky launches triple-play Now TV bundle with new smart box
Sky’s standalone digital service Now TV has launched what it claims is the UK’s first…
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Thinking outside the box
Ultra HD, voice control, smart home functionality and the ability to monitor your blood pressure….
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Accedo raises US$10 million in capital
TV app provider Accedo has raised US$10 million in capital after partnering with Stockholm-based private…
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Google Fiber buys San Francisco ISP Webpass
Google Fiber has agreed to buy San Francisco-based internet service provider, Webpass. Confirming the deal,…
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Finland’s DNA taps Harmonic for OTT services
Finnish operator DNA has tapped Harmonic to provide it with a complete OTT solution for…
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PlayStation Vue launches on Roku
Sony’s over-the-top TV service, PlayStation Vue, has launched on Roku devices in the US, with…
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Crime + Investigation to launch in Portugal
A+E Networks and AMC Networks have launched their Crime + Investigation channel in Portugal exclusively…