Bidders line up for Moscow metro TV

May 21, 2013 08.18 Europe/London By

Three broadcasters have submitted proposals to operate a TV service on the Moscow metro.

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FilmOn to bring Premier League archive games

May 20, 2013 11.59 Europe/London By
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Streaming web TV service FilmOn FilmOn.com’s internet football channel has said it will show Premier League archive games, available on PC or smartphone.

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Netflix launches in France, Holland rumoured

May 20, 2013 11.49 Europe/London By
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Rumours about impending Netflix launches in The Netherlands and France are surfacing again.

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Sweden’s TV4 News to close

May 20, 2013 11.06 Europe/London By
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TV4 News is to close after it emerged that the channel was not expected to become profitable.

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ShortsTV signs Chinese short movies deal

May 20, 2013 10.17 Europe/London By

The Shenzhen Media Group and Shorts International, the parent company of ShortsHD and ShortsTV, have signed a deal to bring Chinese short movies to television audiences across the United States and Europe.

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Sky secures international football rights

May 14, 2013 10.39 Europe/London By
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Sky Sports has been awarded the rights to the Home Nations and Republic of Ireland qualification matches for UEFA EURO 2016 and 2018 FIFA World Cup.

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Liberty TV closes TV channel

May 13, 2013 07.43 Europe/London By

The French travel channel Liberty TV is to close its TV channel on the Astra satellite as well as on all French IPTV platforms.

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Setanta Sports goes HD with MEASAT

May 13, 2013 07.31 Europe/London By

MEASAT Satellite Systems has signed an agreement with Level 3 Communications to upgrade the Setanta Sports channel on the MEASAT-3/3a video platform from SD to HD.

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NHK World TV comes to Virgin Media

May 10, 2013 14.56 Europe/London By
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Japan International Broadcasting (JIB) has announced that NHK World TV is now available, in full HD, to Virgin Media XL TV customers.

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BT Sport goes free

May 9, 2013 12.44 Europe/London By
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BT has confirmed that its sports proposition will be offered free of charge to all BT Broadband customers, through YouView, DTT and Sky.

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