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Prisa takes control of SogecableMay 11, 2008Spanish media group Prisa has increased its stake in Sogecable to over 97 per cent, completing its bid for full control of the Spanish pay-TV and channel operator launched in December. Prisa paid an estimated...Subscribers Only
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Telecom Italia boosts Alice IPTV subsMay 11, 2008Italian incumbent telco Telecom Italia has increased its home market IPTV subscribers by 56,000 households, reaching 136,000 homes at the end of the first quarter. The results are a marked contrast to the same...Subscribers Only
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Adobe's Open Screen Project makes Flash available for free on mobileMay 11, 2008Adobe's new Open Screen Project, launched in conjunction with a number of major technology and content providers, will see the company's Flash technology embedded on many new consumer electronics devices. The...
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Motorola agrees global reseller deal with WidevineMay 06, 2008Motorola's Home and Networks Mobility division has signed a global agreement with Widevine Technologies allowing it to sell, service and support Widevine Cypher downloadable conditional access (DCAS) and...Subscribers Only
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Boxer, RTE and Eircom in running for Irish DTTMay 05, 2008The Broadcasting Commission of Ireland (BCI) said it received applications from three consortia for contracts to operate national digital terrestrial television (DTT) multiplexes in the Republic. Each of the...Subscribers Only
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Freesat service brings free HD to UKMay 05, 2008New free UK digital satellite platform Freesat launched its service May 6th with an offer that looks set to compete head-on with existing digital multichannel services. The not-for-profit platform run by the...Subscribers Only
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Vodafone secures iPhone distribution rights in 10 marketsMay 05, 2008Vodafone will distribute Apple's iPhone in Australia, the Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, India, Italy, Portugal, New Zealand, South Africa and Turkey. Currently available in the USA, UK, Germany, France,...
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AT&T launches broadcast mobile TVMay 03, 2008US mobile market leader AT&T has launched a mobile TV service based on Qualcomm's MediaFLO technology. For $15 a month AT&T mobile subscribers can access 10 TV channels including MTV, Comedy Central,...
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News and weather services spruce up mobile sitesMay 01, 2008Associated Press's Mobile News Network product aims at bringing national and local news from AP members to mobiles. Initially in testing phase, the service will be optimised for smartphones' rich multimedia...
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Apple offers digital retail movies from most major Studios day-and-date with DVDApril 30, 2008Apple has reached agreements with many of the major Studios to offer download-to-own (DTO) movies through iTunes. New release and catalogue titles are now available to buy from Fox, Disney, Warner Bros.,...Subscribers Only
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NXP to acquire Conextant's set-top box businessApril 30, 2008Netherlands based semiconductor manufacturer NXP is to acquire the STB business of US semiconductor manufacturer Conextant. NXP will purchase Conextant's Broadband Media Processing (BMP) division for...
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Mobile operators avoid DVB-H struggle by launching DVB-T handsetsApril 29, 2008As one of the first European countries along with Italy to have launched mobile broadcast TV services in May 2006, Germany has never given up on pushing mobile TV to the masses despite poor uptake. Below are...
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UK ad supported MVNO reaches 100k subsApril 28, 2008UK ad-funded MVNO Blyk hit its 100,000 member target six month ahead of the year-end announced target. Using the Orange network, the MVNO offers users (aged 16 to 24) 43 voice minutes and 217 SMS in exchange...
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DISH Networks and Alcatel partner for mobile TV trialApril 24, 2008US satellite operator DISH Networks (formerly Echostar), has signed a deal with Alcatel-Lucent to build a test mobile TV platform in the US. The platform will be based on mobile TV standard DVB-SH and will be...
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AMC-14 declared total loss by SES-AmericomApril 23, 2008SES-Americom confirmed on April 11 that the satellite launched on March 15 2008 is to be retired. AMC-14, launched for leasing to Echostar Technologies, fell significantly short of the altitude required to...
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New mobile content forecasts added to China and IndiaApril 23, 2008New forecasts for mobile games, mobile music and mobile TV have been added to China and India. Mobile music is currently the most successful type of content in India and China. In 2007, mobile music in both...Subscribers Only
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New mobile music data availableApril 23, 2008New data for the mobile music forecasts is available online for countries in Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific. Forecasts now include data on mastertones and ringback tones. Music...Subscribers Only
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Sony acquires digital media identification firm GracenoteApril 23, 2008Sony Corporation of America (SCA) will acquire Gracenote – a firm specializing in digital media identification and recommendation technology – for $260m. The deal is expected to close in May 2008....
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UK IPTV platform launches major's movie SVoDApril 21, 2008UK IPTV service BT Vision is to become Europe's first major IPTV player to launch a subscription video-on-demand service featuring content from a US major following a deal to offer Universal's PictureBox...Subscribers Only
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Sony BMG joins Nokia's Comes With MusicApril 21, 2008Sony BMG is the second major record label to join Nokia's 'Comes With Music' (CWM) service. Sony BMG's announcement follows Universal Music's partnership with Nokia in December 2007. CWM is a dual download...
