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EBU sounds alarm on Swedish 700MHz move
The EBU has expressed concern following last week’s decision by the Swedish government to open…
Tele2 Netherlands appoints Virgin Media’s Dodds as CEO
Sweden-based European teleco Tele2 has appointed Virgin Media’s former chief marketing officer, Jeff Dodds, as…
BBC Worldwide appoints Africa boss
BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the UK pubcaster, has hired Joel Churcher as vice…
Discovery launching TLC in Middle East, North Africa
The international division of Discovery is launching its TLC HD channel in the MENA region,…
TV ratings startup TVbeat raises US$2 million
London-based TV ratings startup Iptvbeat has raised US$2 million (€1.45 million) in funding and changed…
Partners prep MENA second screen app Synclie
Digital Media Services, the digital media arm of Choueiri Group, and AJ Consulting subsidiary SynkOnAir…
Bouygues moves forward with SFR acquisition plan
Bouygues Telecom chief Martin Bouygues reportedly met French president François Hollande last week as part…
Mobistar chooses Viaccess-Orca for new Belgian cable TV service
Belgian telco Mobistar has chosen Viaccess-Orca to provide content security for its new pay TV…
Fibre networks help Portuguese pay TV achieve modest growth
Portugal had about 3.17 million pay TV subscribers at the end of last year, up…
Web apps on TV to grow
Two in five pay TV households are expected to have access to web apps on…