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Com Hem planning multiscreen services

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Com Hem is preparing to launch multiscreen services this year. Tomas Franzén, CEO of the Swedish cable operator, told Digital TV Europe, that the company… Read more

Currys to launch UK movie streaming service

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UK consumer electronics retail chain Currys is to launch a streaming video service under the Knowhow Movies brand. Details of the new service are to… Read more

Orange pay TV customer base up 25%

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Orange ended 2011 with over five million TV customers. The telco, which offers IPTV and satellite services in France and Poland had a total TV… Read more

Netflix inks content deal with the Weinsteins

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Netflix has inked a programming deal with the Weinstein Group. The content streaming and delivery service’s deal with the movie producer and distributor gives it… Read more

European IPTV revenues forecast to increase sharply

Revenues generated by IPTV services will rise sharply over the next five years, according to new research from Informa Telecoms & Media. In Western Europe,… Read more

Sky Deutschland to offer blockbusters on iPhones

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Sky Deutschland will bring movies including The King’s Speech, Sucker Punch and The Smurfs to iPhones and iPod Touches this spring. The German pay TV… Read more

Sky Deutschland CEO holds out partnership offer

Sky Deutschland CEO Brian Sullivan has held out the prospect of a partnership with Deutsche Telekom over sports rights in a bid to avoid a… Read more

Cyfra Plus launches Android programming app

Polish pay TV operator Cyfra Plus has launched an EPG app on Android devices. The app lets users view details from all of its pay… Read more

Samsung and IDAG to push DMB/DAB Plus for mobile TV and digital radio

Samsung and the International DMB Advancement Group (IDAG) have teamed up to launch digital radio, mobile TV and internet services in Europe with the Samsung… Read more

Google looking to build satellite dish farm in Iowa

Google has asked the US FCC for permission to build a satellite antenna farm near Council Bluffs, Iowa, amidst speculation that the move could enable… Read more