Connected TV shipments to reach 70%

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Nearly 70% of total TV shipments in 2016 will be for connected TVs, resulting in revenues of more than $117 billion (€88.3 billion), according to a new report by IMS Research.

Global IPTV market takes off

The number of global IPTV subscriptions at the end of 2011 stood at 60 million, with the last quarter witnessing the biggest ever increase in customer numbers.

TV4 extends documentary brand

Sweden’s TV4 is replacing its science fiction channel with an extension of the factual genre.

Technicolor reviews minority report

Shares in Technicolor have been suspended from the French stock exchange ahead of a meeting of the company’s board of directors on Wednesday afternoon.

Izzi outlines strategy

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Latvia’s second largest cable operator Izzi has announced that its focus for this year is on improving customer service.

Canal+ faces loss of authority

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Canal+ is bracing itself for conditions to the TPS merger that will dramatically impact on its position in the French TV market.

Telenet extends MVNO agreement

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Mobistar and the leading Belgian cable operator Telenet have extended their full MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) agreement by a further five years.

BSkyB waits for Ofcom assessment

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BSkyB has said it remains “fit and proper” to hold a broadcasting licence in the light of the Commons Media Committee report into the phonehacking scandal that had engulfed News Corp’s UK newspaper business.

Sky becomes UK triple play choice

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Sky has pulled ahead of Virgin Media in terms of the number of customers taking TV, broadband and home phone products.

Russia to expand satellite broadband services

The Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) plans to start offering broadband internet services from this summer, employing leased capacity on Eutelsat Ka-Sat 9A, operated by the Eutelsat daughter company Skylogic.