Zattoo comes to Xbox 360 Live

December 17, 2012 09.59 Europe/London By
Zattoo App on Xbox 360

The streaming live TV platform Zattoo is now available on the Xbox 360.

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German cable war escalates

June 26, 2012 10.21 Europe/London By
Germany

ARD, ZDF and Arte have cancelled their carriage contracts with the three major German cable operators, Kabel Deutschland, Kabel BW and Unitymedia.

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In Brief: MTV Live HD, Hispasat, Arte, QVC

March 23, 2012 07.16 Europe/London By

Sky Deutschland is adding MTV Live HD to its German and Austrian DTH bouquet of HD channels.

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Arte+7 push-catch-up TV showcase

September 14, 2011 09.45 Europe/London By

IBC 2011 – AMSTERDAM. At the Eutelsat stand there was a showcase of the Arte+7 catch-up TV services over satellite based on an Aston set top box.

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Dailymotion opens catch-up TV section

December 6, 2010 21.29 Europe/London By
Arte+7

The French online video portal Dailymotion has opened a new section dedicated to catch-up TV from major French broadcasters. Just opened last week, the Franco-German cultural channel Arte has joined and will make available its entire Arte+7 catch-up service.

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France set for over-the-air catch-up TV

June 14, 2010 07.32 Europe/London By

Following a test of push-VOD over the digital terrestrial network, France could launch VOD and catch-up TV services over the air sometime next year. But first, a number of issues need to be solved.

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BBC World News returns to Amsterdam

May 26, 2010 08.13 Europe/London By

From July 1, BBC World News will return to the basic analogue tier on UPC’s Amsterdam cablenet. The news channel will take the place of the Franco-German cultural channel Arte.

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French channels agree on DTH switch-off

March 1, 2010 09.41 Europe/London By
Fransat_Encart

The seven main French legacy broadcasters have agreed to a simultaneous switch-off of their analogue satellite DTH transmissions. All channels will switch off in November 2011, when the last French region will turn all digital.

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KDG takes public HD channels

January 28, 2010 21.28 Europe/London By

Germany’s largest cable operator Kabel Deutschland KDG has reached agreement to carry three public HD channels on is network, Das Erste HD, ZDF HD and Arte HD.

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CSA approves two push-VOD pilots

January 8, 2010 09.12 Europe/London By

The French media authority CSA has approved two pilots for push-VOD services over the nation’s digital terrestrial network.

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