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Rovi names head of new discovery unit
Interactive TV technology provider Rovi has named Omar Javaid as senior vice-president of discovery. As…
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YouView plans for future following shareholder agreement
UK connected TV platform YouView has secured completion of an agreement between its shareholders that…
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BBC Distribution to join Future Media division
The BBC’s distribution division will move departments from BBC Technology to BBC Future Media from…
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Continued subscriber decline for Canal Digital
Telenor’s Canal Digital DTH pay TV unit saw continued decline of its subscriber base in…
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TiVo founders’ Qplay service to shut down
Qplay, the internet video firm set up by TiVo founders Michael Ramsay and James Barton,…
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Globecast secures PoP deal for West Africa
Media services group Globecast has struck a point-of-presence partnership with Senegalese telecom operator Sonatel. Dakar-based…
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Set-top box market posted ‘best ever’ revenues in 2013
The global set-top box market made its highest ever annual in 2013, with continued growth…
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Ziggo CTO Paul Hendriks to step down
Ziggo’s chief technology officer Paul Hendriks is due to step down on September 1, after…
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Com Hem reaches TiVo milestone
Swedish cable operator Com Hem has passed the 100,000 subscriber mark for its TiVo TV offering,…
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Humax launches sub-£200 YouView box
Humax has launched a YouView set-top box priced at under £200 in the UK, offering…
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Court dismisses eighth Rovi patent claim against Virgin Media
An eighth patent claim by Rovi against Virgin Media, related to pausing and resuming programming,…
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Eutelsat appoints new CTO
Satellite operator Eutelsat Communications has upped its director of engineering, Yohann Leroy, to chief technology…
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Most UK and US consumers unlikely to watch pirated content
Some 70% of US and 72% of UK consumers are unlikely to watch pirated content,…
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Roku widens gap over Apple TV in the US
Roku has widened its gap over rival Apple TV in the US market and accounted…
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Rovi extends Samsung deal
Rovi has renewed and extended to new territories a multi-year patent licence agreement with Samsung…
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Sharp extends Espial to mid-range models
TV manufacturer Sharp has extended its partnership with middleware provider Espial by choosing the Espial…
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Netia appoints new managing director
Netia, the Globecast-owned software solutions firm specialising in delivery of audio-visual content, has appointed Eptica…
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BBC moves Future Media and tech jobs to Manchester
The BBC announced yesterday that it will move around 120 Future Media roles and 102…
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Russia’s Megafon reportedly testing LTE Broadcast
Russian mobile operator Megafon has reportedly begun testing LTE Broadcast technology from Huawei. According to…
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Panasonic unveils 4K TV pricing
Panasonic has released details of its new AX800 series of Ultra High Definition 4K TVs,…
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Samsung closes Video and Media Hub, transitions to M-GO
Samsung is set to close its Samsung Video and Media Hub at the end of…
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Euro broadcasters welcome EU anti-piracy plan
The European Commission has launched an action plan to deal with infringement of intellectual property…
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Irdeto names sales and marketing chief
Content security specialist Irdeto has named Richard Scott as senior vice-president of sales and marketing. …
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BBC ups R&D controller to chief technology officer
The BBC has appointed controller of research and development, Matthew Postgate, as its new chief…
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Samsung bundles Now TV offer with Galaxy tablets
Samsung is offering a three-month Now TV Sky Movies Pass to customers that buy a…
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Samsung Turkey launches second screen app
Samsung Turkey has launched a multiscreen TV app for mobile devices in partnership with technology…
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Hispasat chooses SSL for new satellite
Spanish satellite operator Hispasat has contracted Space Systems/Loral to build its new Hispasat 1F satellite,…
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Imagine Communications rebrands Digital Rapids lines
Broadcast technology provider Imagine Communications, which acquired video processing specialist Digital Rapids in April, has…
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Samsung adds MBC Shahid VoD app
TV manufacturer Samsung has teamed up with Dubai-based broadcaster MBC to launch the latter’s Shahid…
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Channel 4 to launch two new HD channels
UK terrestrial broadcaster Channel 4 is due to launch two new high definition channels on…