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The Euro50 Q&A: Niclas Ekdahl, Modern Times Group

Niclas Ekdahl, CEO of Modern Times Group’s Viaplay service, is responsible for monetising content across…

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The Euro50 Q&A: Bernard Dijkhuizen, Ziggo

Ziggo, headed by CEO Bernard Dijkhuizen, remains the Dutch cable market leader. This year the…

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The Euro50 Q&A – Niall Curran, Chellomedia

  With Niall Curran as chief operating officer, Chellomedia, Liberty Global’s content arm, has enjoyed…

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The Euro50 Q&A – Rodrigo Costa

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Zon Multimédia, led by CEO Rodrigo Costa, has continued to innovate and make progress despite…

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The Euro50 Q&A – Alberto Claro, Portugal Telecom

Alberto Claro, project manager for DVB technologies at home networking and DVB systems division, has…

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The Euro50 Q&A – Sean Cohan

Led by senior vice-president, international, Sean Cohan, A+E Networks’ international moves this year have included…

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The Euro50 Q&A – Irina Cazacu, Romtelecom

Romtelecom has consistently been one of the most innovative players in the competitive Romanian pay…

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The Euro 50 Q&A – Simon Calver, Lovefilm

Online streaming service and DVD retailer Lovefilm was acquired by Amazon at the turn of…

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The Euro 50 Q&A – Niels Breining, YouSee

Under CEO Niels Breining, Danish cable operatpr YouSee has had a strong year, introducing new…

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The Euro 50 Q&A – Roger Blakeway, SCTE

Roger Blakeway has led the SCTE (Society for Broadband Professionals) as president for most of…

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The Euro 50 Q&A – Massimo Bertolotti, Sky Italia

Sky Italia went from strength to strength last year,  passing the five million subscribers milestone….

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The Euro 50 Q&A – Jana Bennett, BBC

Jana Bennett has run BBC Worldwide’s portfolio of international channels, its share in UK pay…

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The Euro50 Q&A – Hannelie Bekker, Wananchi Programming

As managing director, Wananchi Programming, Hannelie Bekker played a key role as Wananchi Group launched…

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The Euro50 Q&A – Bob Baskerville, Scripps Networks International

Earlier this year, Scripps Networks announced that it had acquired UK cable operator Virgin Media’s…

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The Euro 50 Q&A – Christian Anting, ‘n’

The latest issue of Digital TV Europe was dedicated to the Euro 50, our annual…

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The Euro 50 Q&A – Hans-Holger Albrecht, MTG

The latest issue of Digital TV Europe was dedicated to the Euro 50, our annual…

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Q&A: Sherif Iskander, Rotana

Sherif Iskander, head of digital media at Arabic entertainment group Rotana, spoke to Jamie Beach…

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The middle ground – current issues faced by the Middle East

Pay TV operators in the Middle East face specific challenges involving piracy, securing content and…

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Q&A: Khulud Abu. Homos, OSN

Khulud Abu. Homos, senior vice-president programming at Dubai-based satellite TV operator OSN spoke to digitaltveurope.net…

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Momentum in the Middle East – The region and its growth prospects

While nascent TV markets like the Middle East and Africa are by their very nature…

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Q&A: Sean Cohan, A+E Networks International

A+E Networks International operates the History, Bio and Crime & Investigation brands in EMEA. Senior…

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Market forces: the importance of channel branding

In an age of multiplatform distribution and à la carte consumption of content, the channel…

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Money makers: new revenue streams for channel operators

Channel operators are becoming less reliant on single sources of revenue. Flexibility is key as…

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Q&A: Jesús Perezagua, Fox International Channels

Fox now offers a wide range of channels in EMEA, including FX, Fox Crime and…

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DTVE Channels 2011: Access all areas

As viewers become accustomed to watching video on multiple devices, channel operators must ensure their…

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Q&A: Frank Melloul, France 24

News channel France 24 offers feeds in French, English and Arabic. Frank Melloul, head of…

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Power to the people – personalising the TV experience

Pay TV operators are using personalisation as a key weapon in the fight to attract…

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Interview: Bob Baskerville general manager, Scripps Networks International

Following the announcement that Scripps Networks has acquired a 50% stake in UKTV, Bob Baskerville…

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Sharp practices – future development of HD technologies

With HDTV now increasingly seen as standard, what’s next for broadcasters and service providers? Stuart…

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Lifestyle visions – channels targeting the female audience

International channel providers are increasingly looking to target new launches to the lucrative and relatively…