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FIC continues Nat Geo People rollout
Fox International Channels said will launch its new Nat Geo People channel in a total…
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SES signs broadband deal with Germany’s Orbitcom
SES Broadband Services has signed a deal with German internet service provider Orbitcom, with the…
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European Sky channels showing Pope’s canonisation in 3D
Sky’s dedicated 3D channels in Italy, Germany and the UK will broadcast the upcoming canonisation…
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Tele Columbus boosts offering
German cable operator Tele Columbus has boosted its offering of HD home shopping channels by…
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New Kabel Deutschland CEO Cubero named to Vodafone board
Manuel Cubero, who will take over from Adrian von Hammerstein as CEO of Kabel Deutschland…
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ProSiebenSat.1 buys stake in US multichannel operator
Germany’s ProSieben.1 Group has acquired a 20% stake in US-based multichannel network Collective Digital Studios….
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Ex-KidsCo boss Robinson joins Your Family
Former KidsCo CEO Paul Robinson has joined Germany’s Your Family Entertainment to lead expansion of…
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ProSiebenSat.1 creates new chief investment officer role
ProSiebenSat.1 has named Gunnar Wiedenfels as deputy chief financial officer and Ralf Schremper to the…
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ProSiebenSat.1 taps Inside for Maxdome security
ProSiebenSat.1’s online video-on-demand platform Maxdome has tapped Inside Secure for its DRM Fusion Agent to…
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Google launches Chromecast internationally
Google has launched its low-price Chromecast HDMI streaming stick in 11 countries outside of its…
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PrimaCom stakes claim as cable ‘counterweight’ with new acquisition
German cable operator PrimaCom has acquired regional cable network DTK Deutsche Telekabel, increasing its footprint…
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ProSiebenSat.1 strikes multi-platform deal with WWE
German broadcast group ProSiebenSat.1 has struck a long-term rights deal for free TV, pay TV…
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Unitymedia KabelBW taps Arris for CCAP edge router
Liberty Global-owned German cable operator Unitymedia KabelBW has deployed Arris’s E6000 Converged Edge router, the…
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Deutsche Telekom migrates to Skylines DataMiner
Deutsche Telekom is using Skyline’s DataMiner network management platform for the end-to-end management of its…
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OTT service WhereverTV heads for European smart TV
US-based over-the-top subscription TV service WhereverTV has signed up with German white label smart TV…
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RTL reports significant profit growth
RTL reported “significant profit growth” in 2013 with EBITA reaching a record full-year high, primarily…
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Deutsche Telekom TV numbers climb
Deutsche Telekom reported a 21% increase in European TV customers in 2013, following its acquisition…
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Deutsche Telekom taps Massive Interactive for LG VoD launch
Multiscreen platform provider Massive Interactive has been working with Deutsche Telekom to expand its Videoload…
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More than 50% of Europeans to buy UHDTVs by 2016, claims research
Some 56% of Europeans said they would be likely to buy an Ultra High Definition…
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Sky Deutschland claims €2 billion benefit to German economy
Sky Deutchland’s corporate activities created additional revenues for the German economy that amounted to “at…
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Unitymedia KabelBW extends VoD with Prokino
Liberty Global-owned German cable operator Unitymedia KabelBW has added content from Germany VoD aggregator Prokino…
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ARD and ZDF return to Belgacom
Belgian operator Belgacom has re-added German channels ARD (Das Erste) and ZDF to its TV…
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Qualcomm partners with Deutsche Telekom for LTE trial
Hot on the heels of its LTE broadcast trial with Vodafone Germany, Qualcomm has teamed…
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ProSiebenSat.1 targets €1bn in new revenues, Maxdome deal with Telekom
ProSiebenSat.1 has set itself an ambitious new target of realising additional revenues of €1 billion…
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Sky Deutschland extends Paramount deal
Sky Deutschland has renewed and expanded its deal with Paramount for video-on-demand movies. The deal…
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Amazon drops Lovefilm brand for SVoD
Amazon is replicating its US SVoD offering in the UK and Germany, rebranding Lovefilm to…
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Lower TV sales bring down German CE market
Lower TV sales led the German consumer electronics market to experience a top line decline…
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European Sky platforms in first coproduction
BSkyB-owned UK channel Sky 1, Germany’s Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia are collaborating to develop…
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CoralTree announces Sky Deutschland upgrade completion
TV software provider CoralTree has announced the successful upgrade to the Titan TV gateway, part of the daVinci portfolio,…
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Sky Deutschland to launch three new HD stations
Sky Deutschland is due to launch three new high definition channels – TNT Glitz HD,…