Willem Schelling new Viacom COO

June 19, 2013 08.26 Europe/London By
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Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has appointed Willem Schelling as Chief Operating Officer per August 15, 2013.

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Social TV is about to get smart

June 19, 2013 08.12 Europe/London By

Video content discovery solutions provider Jinni, has announced the release of Watch together, the first effective social discovery feature to recommend content that suits the tastes of more than one viewer.

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ArirangTV expands in Russia and Tanzania

June 19, 2013 08.08 Europe/London By

Arirang is launching on Russia’s largest IPTV operator, Rostelecom and two cable operators, MTS and ER-telecom, starting from July 2013.

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BeIN Sport to launch in Indonesia.

June 19, 2013 07.54 Europe/London By

BeIN Sport and media company MP & Silva have announced their partnership to launch three sports channels in Indonesia.

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Cyfrowy Polsat expands ipla

June 19, 2013 07.08 Europe/London By
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Cyfrowy Polsat’s web TV service ipla has introduced a new package named iplaNetTV that allows users to watch online TV programmes live.

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English Club TV looks to Asia

June 19, 2013 07.06 Europe/London By

English Club TV has extended its reach in South Korea by entering into a partnership with AVA Entertainment.

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New sports channel for Slovakia

June 19, 2013 07.03 Europe/London By
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Slovakia’s Council for Broadcasting and Retransmission (RVR) has granted Slovak Sport a licence to operate a second channel.

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The Samsung Evolution

June 18, 2013 22.29 Europe/London By
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The idea of Samsung’s Evolution Kit came about due to customer requests, according to Vassilis Seferidis, director, European Business Development, Samsung Electronics.

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Polish ‘telco’ seizes digital home initiative

June 18, 2013 21.46 Europe/London By
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Poland’s Inea is enjoying 12% annual growth in its revenues and is on track to see them double between 2010 and 2016.

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Delia Bushell appointed CCO at Sky Italia

June 18, 2013 16.37 Europe/London By
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Delia Bushell has been appointed Chief Commercial Officer at Sky Italia.

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