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Virgin Media is reviving red button interactive services on its TiVo platform

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San Francisco private equity firm Vector Capital Corp. has emerged as a contender to buy a majority stake in French film and video production equipment maker Technicolor SA.
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Controversy over the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest’s staging in Azerbaijan subsided amid the glitz and kitsch of the event.

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TiVo’s European business boosted the DVR specialist’s subscriber base by 524,000 to 2.5 million in the year ending April 30.

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Italian Telco Fastweb is planning to close down its IPTV service by November 2012, according to local reports.

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A French project kicks off this week to cut the bandwidth needed for future ultra HD transmissions.

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It appears to be a short-term win for Sky, but it may actually be a two-edged sword.

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Operators and broadcasters are struggling to get to grips with social TV.

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UPC Poland has launched a service allowing up to 12 sports channels to be shown simultaneously.

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The dramatic conclusion to the UK premier league season was great news for the clubs, but less so in the short term for broadcasters faced with having to pay even more for rights as a result.
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HbbTV is poised for adoption by a number of countries outside Europe after successful trials.

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Although surveys differ widely over usage of smart TVs in Europe they agree it is set for lift off.

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The UK government has admitted that as many as 2 million homes using digital terrestrial services could suffer interference from emerging 4G services.
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Figures from Portugal and Poland indicate continued growth for IPTV despite Eurozone problems.

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Russian Telco Rostelecom has relaunched its IPTV service with OTT extensions for multi-screen access, amid rapid customer growth.

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A significant TV milestone has been reached with setting of firm standards for the two flavors of Ultra HD, 4K and 8K, by the ITU with help from the EBU.
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The EBU has secured European Union funding to promote media freedom among countries queuing up to join the EU.

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America Movil is getting into Europe by buying minority stakes in leading Telcos.

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TV usage is rising sharply in all leading nations surveyed by NPD.

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The UK’s hybrid TV platform YouView is launching this week, two years later than originally planned after a series of delays.

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The European Commission says that broadcasters will have to hand over another 200MHz of spectrum to mobile broadband.

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Hybrid HbbTV services are ready for deployment in Poland following commitment from Samsung.
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