Game of Thrones breaks blinkbox records

July 18, 2013 08.38 Europe/London





The launch of season 3 of Game of Thrones on the Tesco-owned blinkbox has given the entertainment download service a 632% increase in sales revenue compared to the same day in 2012.

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Samsung adds to 4K range in UK



Samsung has announced that its 55 and 65-inch UHD F9000 TVs will be available to buy in the UK from this month.

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UK local TV: an update



Comux has provided an update on the development of local TV services in the UK.

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Volia chooses Envivio for OTT

July 16, 2013 08.55 Europe/London





The leading Ukrainian cable operator Volia has opted for Envivio transcoders for its new OTT internet services.

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Magyar Telekom promotes HD



Magyar Telekom has launched a new Family+HD tariff package connected to its TV services offered on different platforms.

Under it, HD channels are being made available as part of the basic package.

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UPC Polska boosts HBO offer

July 9, 2013 08.03 Europe/London





Poland’s leading cable operator UPC Polska has added HBO Go to its offer.

At the same time, its channel line-up now includes the entire portfolio of HBO and Cinemax services with the addition of HBO 2 HD, HBO Comedy HD, Cinemax HD and Cinemax 2 HD.

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BBC claims success for digital Wimbledon



The end to the 77-year wait for a British winner in the Gentlemen’s Singles at Wimbledon contributed to a successful fortnight for BBC Sport.

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Tricolor TV trials 4K



The leading Russian DTH platform Tricolor TV has undertaken an Ultra HD demonstration, working in conjunction with a number of partners including Eutelsat, Ericsson, Rohde & Schwarz and LG Electronics.

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Vectra boosts sports offer



The Polish cable operator Vectra will be adding the channels Nautical Channel, Ginx HD, Trace Sports HD and Fitness TV to its Sport na Ostro sports package on July 1.

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Apple TV adds Sky News, HBO Go and WatchESPN

June 20, 2013 06.57 Europe/London





Apple has announced that Sky News is now available on Apple TV to users in the US, UK and Ireland.

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ESPN drops 3D, goes for 4K UltraHD



Due to limited viewer adoption of 3D services to the home, ESPN has announced it is discontinuing ESPN 3D at the end of the year.

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Telekom unveils Sky D launch details

June 5, 2013 07.31 Europe/London





Deutsche Telekom and Sky Deutschland have unveiled details of the launch of over 50 channels on the Entertain IPTV platform.

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Russia undergoes HD revolution

June 4, 2013 09.13 Europe/London





The number of HD viewers in Russia has grown ten-fold in the last year, resulting in an APRU increase of around 10% for pay-TV operators.

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Regis Saint Girons new president French HD Forum



The French HD Forum has appointed Regis Saint Girons, CEO httv, as new president.

Regis succeeds to Jean-Pierre Lacotte from Technicolor, who will become president of honor of the HD Forum association after serving eight years as president.

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Pathé partners with Xstream for Widevine DRM

May 21, 2013 08.12 Europe/London





Copenhagen-based Xstream has announced that Holland’s VOD service taps Xstream to implement and deliver Widevine DRM for iOS and Android content delivery.

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