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Change of ownership at DNA
Finnish service provider DNA’s fourth largest shareholder KPY Sijoitus has struck a deal to sell…
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Rovio hits billion views, preps next Angry Birds
Finland’s Rovio Entertainment’s ToonsTV channel has passed one billion views just seven months after launch….
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Elisa chooses Agama for EpicTV
Finnish telco Elisa is to use Agama Technologies’ DTV Monitoring Solution to provide quality assurance…
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DNA names acting CEO as Tiuraniemi departs
Finnish telco and cable operator DNA has named Jukka Leinonen as its new interim CEO,…
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Regulator approves DNA-PlusTV takeover
The Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority has approved domestic telco, broadcaster and cable TV operator…
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DNA TV subscriber base declines slightly
Finnish service provider DNA saw continued low-level attrition of its cable TV and broadband base…
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Canal Digital partners with Red Bee on metadata
Nordic pay-TV platform Canal Digital DTH has signed a mutli-year deal with Red Bee Media,…
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Teleste to launch DOCSIS Access Hub
Finland-based technology company Teleste will use ANGA COM to introduce its DOCSIS Access Hub. Based…
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DNA acquires Plus TV
Finnish telco, broadcaster and cable TV operator DNA has acquired digital-terrestrial pay TV service Plus…
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Discovery completes SBS Nordic buy-out, announces management
Discovery Communications has completed its acquisition of SBS Nordic from ProSiebenSat.1 Group and announced the…
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Digita launches HbbTV with Sofia Digital
Technology provider Sofia Digital has launched HbbTV hybrid broadcast broadband TV services with Digita, the digital terrestrial…
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Elisa selects Tvinci for EpicTV platform
Finnish telco Elisa is using technology from OTT platform provider Tvinci to power its on-demand…
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DNA expects HD boost as pay TV remains flat
Finnish cable operator DNA ended September with a total of 601,000 TV subscribers, an increase…
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Netflix lowers US targets but hails international growth
Netflix has lowered its full year subscriber target for the US, but said it has…
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UEFA awards rights in Finland
European football body UEFA has awarded of media rights for the 2012-15 Europa League in…
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DNA in multiscreen pilot
Finnish cable and DTT operator DNA has begun a multiscreen pilot with vendors Conax, Cubiware,…
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HBO Nordic strikes programming deals with FME
Forthcoming online video service HBO Nordic has struck its first programming deals for its over-the-top…
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HBO joins the on-demand TV fight in the Nordic region
HBO is launching a multiplatform TV service in the Nordic territories, placing it directly in…
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Netflix confirms Scandi launch
Online video streaming service Netflix is to launch in Sweden and across the Nordic region,…
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Australian PE group to buy Finland’s Digita from TDF
Australian private-equity group First State Investments is to acquire Finnish digital-terrestrial pay TV operator Digita…
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DNA hopes DTT completion will spur competition
Finnish service provider DNA has today completed its DTT network, with the switching on of…
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High TV 3D launches on TeliaSonera
3D channel High TV has launched on TeliaSonera’s platform in Sweden and Finland. From today,…
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Tedial’s Media Amigo cloud chosen by Nordic broadcasters
Asset management specialist Tedial has won a contract to supply its Media Amigo cloud exchange…
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DNA takes stake in online video storage provider Booxmedia
Finnish telecom and pay TV operator DNA has taken a 20% stake in Booxmedia, operator…
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DNA upgrades cable, launches new service
Finnish service provider DNA has doubled the upstream speeds offered by cable operator DNA Welho…
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EpicTV teams up with Tvinci
EpicTV, operated by Finnish service provider Elisa, has chosen over-the-top TV technology company Tvinci to…
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Boxer sees growth in Denmark
Sweden-based TV service provider Boxer had 337,000 pay TV customers in Denmark, up from 71,000…
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Fox to rebrand Finland’s Suomi TV
Fox International Channels is rebranding its recently acquired Finnish free-to-air station Suomi TV as Fox…
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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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Finland faces challenges in DVB-T2 migration
Finland’s planned migration of its digital-terrestrial platform to the DVB-T2 standard and the more efficient…