4K: the prospects



4K still has a two to three year incubation period ahead before it starts to break through from 2015 onwards.

However, according to new research from Futuresource Consulting, it is already making its presence known and is on track to become a significant technology segment.

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Sky Italia: Court must decide on pay-TV ad cap



Sky Italia has said that under the law it is the Lazio court that will have to decide whether the current advertising limit for pay-TV operators is valid.

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Early renewal for Sky Football League contract



The Football League and Sky Sports have extended their broadcast agreement for a further three years to 2018.

At the same time Sky Bet has become the title sponsor of The Football League.

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New exec joins Ono

July 19, 2013 08.06 Europe/London





Spain’s leading cable operator Ono has appointed Patricia Ferruz as the director of its residential business.

In her new role, she will report directly to Rosalia Portela, the company’s CEO.

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Romanian channels lose licences

July 19, 2013 07.45 Europe/London





Romania’s National Audiovisual Council (CNA) has withdrawn the licences for three channels operated by the media group Realitatea-Catavencu.

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Lovefilm upgrades Wii streaming app



Lovefilm has launched a new and improved instant streaming app on Nintendo’s Wii home console.

It offers a variety of new features to over 8 million Wii users in the UK, including an improved search function and recommendation engine, optimised user interface, and the addition of the popular Watchlist feature.

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Skylink changes offer

July 17, 2013 10.36 Europe/London





The leading Czech and Slovak DTH platform Skylink has announced a number of important changes to its offer.

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Al Jazeera wins Premier League rights

July 17, 2013 06.43 Europe/London





Al Jazeera Sport has secured the exclusive broadcasting rights in MENA for all 380 Premier League matches per season for the seasons 2013/4 to 2015/16.

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BT Sport launches pub campaign



BT is giving a makeover to the humble beermat as part of its launch campaign for BT Sport.

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SES inks Indonesian deal



SES has signed a multi-year, multi-transponder agreement with MNC Sky Vision, Indonesia’s leading satellite pay-TV provider.

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Fine for Polish channel iTV

Poland’s National Broadcasting Council (KRRiT) has fined Telestar, the operator of the interactive channel iTV, PLN100,000 (€23,248) for repeatedly showing commercials with pornographic content. According to the KRRiT, this violated the law on radio and television and the protection of minors. The commercials in question were shown last September by iTV, which is distributed by the DTH platforms Cyfrowy Polsat and nc+, as well as ...

UPC cablecom to test connected TVs

July 15, 2013 08.00 Europe/London





Switzerland’s upc cablecom has extended its use of S3 Group’s StormTest Development Center to include automated testing for connected TVs.

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Technicolor completes refinancing

July 15, 2013 06.21 Europe/London





Technicolor has announced that it has successful completed its refinancing transaction. As a result, the company will be able to borrow new funds at a lower interest rate, effectively extend its debt maturity until 2020 and benefit from significantly greater covenant flexibility.

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Hulu sale cancelled



Hulu’s ownership will remain unchanged – at least for the time being.

This follows the decision by its backers 21st Century Fox, NBCUniversal and The Walt Disney Company to cancel an auction for its sale at the last moment.

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Hulu sale cancelled



Hulu’s ownership will remain unchanged – at least for the time being.

This follows the decision by its backers 21st Century Fox, NBCUniversal and The Walt Disney Company to cancel an auction for its sale at the last moment.

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