UPC Romania inks Samsung deal

October 14, 2011 10.20 Europe/London By

UPC Romania has entered into a partnership with Samsung, the benefits of which are being made available to the cable operator’s subscribers until the end of this month.

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Samsung reveals app/multiroom strategy

October 13, 2011 07.14 Europe/London By

IP&TV Forum EurAsiaEastEurope2011 – ISTANBUL. Although Samsung apps are roughly split 50/50 between global and local content, the company tries to put more emphasis on the latter, according to Vassilis Seferidis, director European business development, Samsung Electronics Europe.

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Bouygues Telecom’s OneBox on the Horizon

September 25, 2011 20.00 Europe/London By
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French telco and IPTV provider Bouygues Telecom has chosen Samsung to deliver its next generation gateway. First sets are to be delivered before the end of the year.

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Challenges and opportunities with connected TV

September 22, 2011 15.33 Europe/London By

CTAM EuroSummit ’11. Over-the-top may look like a big challenge to existing business models, but look at it from the consumers’ point of view, said Aleks Habdank, director digital entertainment products, Virgin Media, speaking at the Connected TV, marketing the ‘new paradigm’ session.

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Samsung and Philips lead Germany’s HDTV market

September 14, 2011 08.59 Europe/London By

While many of the HDTV markets in Western Europe are relatively mature, US based ABI Research suggests Germany still has plenty of room for growth. There is also considerable interest in connected TV sets.

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Viewster VOD comes to Samsung, Grundig

September 13, 2011 07.33 Europe/London By
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Viewster’s on-demand video application will be carried by Samsung devices on all platforms and in all territories. The company has also announced a deal with Turkish device manufacturer Arçelik for its Grundig brand.

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Orange to appear on Samsung Smart TVs

July 11, 2011 11.33 Europe/London By

Orange has signed a European partnership agreement to launch and Orange portal on new Samsung TVs.

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Samsung rolls out 3D VOD in Europe

June 30, 2011 20.58 Europe/London By
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Samsung Electronics has started making its 3D video-on-demand service available across Europe. Following announcements in the UK and France, Samsung has now also rolled out the service in The Netherlands.

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Samsung inks Polish deal

June 30, 2011 08.41 Europe/London By
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Samsung Electronics Polska is extending its cooperation with Polsat-owned Redefine, the operator of the Polish interactive media platform ipla.

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Report: UPC Horizon test launch in July

June 24, 2011 15.01 Europe/London By
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UPC Nederland will start piloting the new Horizon box this July, Liberty Global CEO and president Mike Fries has told the Denver Business Journal. Following this early trial, the box will be more widely deployed from September.

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