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The remake of the cult sci-fi series V and the Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg-produced drama The Pacific are the highlights of the new Canal+ Series channel, launching in the Nordic region on April 1. Also included in the line-up are Mercy, House, 30 Rock and Heroes. Although US series have long been an important part [...]

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Five and Sky have jointly announced the launch of Five HD this summer, just days after the regulator Ofcom said it would return terrestrial capacity to the BBC after failing to reach agreement with the RTL-owned broadcaster. The new channel will take advantage of Five’s US dramas such as CSI and FlashForward, Australian soaps Neighbours and [...]

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Spanish cableco ONO has recorded a positive net income for the first time, the €50 million it posted in 2009 contrasting with a loss of €26 million a year earlier. EBITDA meanwhile exceed market expectations to reach €730 million (+4.2%), while the EBITDA margin grew by 4.6 percentage points to reach 48.3% and cash flow by [...]

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UPC and Telefónica O2 are in the front of the queue to launch 3D services in the Czech Republic. Quoting UPC’s spokesman Frantisek Malina, HN reports that the cableco is technically able to start broadcasting in 3D immediately but is awaiting content. Its decision to offer programming in 3D will be made at headquarters. Martina [...]

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Pirelli Broadband Solutions has announced it has been selected by Greek incumbent telecoms operator OTE to deliver HD and HD/PVR set-top boxes for its Conn-x TV IPTV service. OTE will deploy P.VU2000 HD IPTV and P.VU2600 HD PVR set-top boxes. For the Conn-x TV service, the P.VU2000 and P.VU2600 support the SecureMedia Conditional Access System and [...]

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2009 was a difficult year for Lithuania’s TV industry, with ad spend in the sector falling by 37.2% to LTL145 million (€42 million). According to data produced by TNS LT and published in VZ, only online grew in 2009, up by 33.3% to LTL20 million. Ad spend as a whole in 2009 fell by 39.2% [...]

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Comcast International Media Group has announced a number of channel deals for E! International Network in France, The Netherlands and Macedonia. E! International Network launched on France Telecom’s Orange TV platform via DTH, DSL and fibre as part of the “Bouquet Thematique.” E! boasts 5 million subscribers in France with this new launch, including [...]

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Ukraine’s leading cable operator Volia plans to launch digital TV services in the city of Donetsk in 2011. According to ProIT, the selection of channels, as well as the cost, will be similar to that in the capital, Kiev. This currently consists of nine packages, varying in price from UAH10 (€ ) to UAH77 a [...]

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