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NBCUniversal in talks to deliver full line-up to OTT players
US content provider NBCUniversal is in talks with a number of internet video services to provide a full line-up of programming akin to the packages currently provided for pay TV service providers....
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Adobe launches Primetime with Comcast, NBC Sports
Adobe Primetime logo Adobe has signed up Comcast Cable and NBC Sports Group as the first partners for Primetime – its advanced TV publishing and monetisation platform, which it launched at NAB...
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Intel moving forward to secure content for pay TV service
Intel is reportedly offering a premium of up to 75% over standard cable rates to secure content for its planned pay TV service, but has yet to close a deal with any major content provider. According to...
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Cable edges to an IP future
Cable operators have long seen the advantages of delivering TV services via IP and merging their DOCSIS and video platforms to give maximum flexibility, but they are taking a pragmatic approach. Stuart...
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Malone says cable companies should unite for Hulu bid
John Malone US MSOs should join forces to make a bid for Hulu, according to Liberty Media boss John Malone. The influential media executive was speaking to Reuters at the fringes of Allen & Co’s...
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Liberty Global eyes Indian DTH business
Liberty Global is reportedly in talks to buy a stake in Indian telco Bharti Airtel’s DTH business. According to Indian business newspaper The Economic Times, Bharti Airtel is looking to sell a 25%...
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Comcast and Time Warner joint venture RDK appoints manager
RDK Management, the new joint venture formed by Comcast and Time Warner Cable, has appointed Comcast’s vice-president of licensing and strategic development, Steve Heeb, as its general manager. RDK is...
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Twitter to launch ‘See It’ feature with Comcast TV deal
Twitter has signed a new partnership deal with Comcast and NBCUniversal that will let Comcast’s Xfinity TV subscribers click to access TV shows, movies and sports directly from a tweet. The ‘See It’...
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Netflix in talks with US cable operators
Netflix is in talks with several US cable companies with a view to making its service available via their platforms. Netflix has already started working with cable companies in Europe, inking a deal...
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Hulu ‘in pay TV discussions’
US internet TV service is reportedly in early talks with a number of pay TV providers about the possibility of offering Hulu’s subscription service as part of their TV bundles. According to a Wall...
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Opera launches Chromium/Blink for RDK
Opera Software has launched a version of the Google-supported Chromium/Blink web browser engine that is designed for set-tops based on the Comcast and Time Warner Cable-backed RDK architecture....
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NBCU revenues up but Comcast ‘underweight’ internationally
NBCUniversal saw fourth quarter revenues rise 7.5% to reach US$6.5 billion (€4.8 billion) but parent company Comcast says it is “underweight” internationally and will look at acquisitions...
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Kabel Deutschland licenses RDK
German cable giant Kabel Deutschland has licensed the Comcast-supported Reference Design Kit (RDK) for in-home devices from RDK Management. The RDK is a pre-integrated software bundle developed and...
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Comcast to pay US$45 billion for Time Warner Cable
Brian Roberts, chairman and CEO, Comcast Corporation Comcast has confirmed it has struck a deal to buy rival Time Warner Cable (TWC) in a deal worth US$45.2 billion (€39.8 billion) that will bring...
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Discovery, BSkyB could make Channel 5 bid
US-based Discovery Communications and British satcaster BSkyB may table a joint bid for for-sale UK broadcaster Channel 5. According to unnamed sources familiar with the talks quoted by the Financial...
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Netflix to pay Comcast for access to network in ground-breaking deal
In a significant break with its existing practices, Netflix has agreed to pay US cable giant Comcast to gain direct access to its network to deliver a better quality service to Comcast subscribers. In...
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Verizon confirms Netflix talks following Comcast deal
Following yesterday’s deal between Netflix and Comcast, telecom operator Verizon has confirmed that it is in talks with the subscription VoD company about striking a similar peering deal, while...
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Comcast cuts House of Cards deal, mulls own YouTube-type service
US cable giant Comcast has acquired rights to sell season one of Netflix original House of Cards through its set-top boxes. The deal with Sony Pictures Home Entertainment means the dark political drama...
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Netflix boss calls for net neutrality to be strengthened
Netflix co-founder and CEO, Reed Hastings Netflix founder and CEO Reed Hastings has called for net neutrality to be “defended and strengthened” in order to protect an open, competitive internet. In an...
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Apple reportedly in talks with Comcast for streaming service
Apple is in talks with Comcast to enter into a deal to allow Apple to launch a streaming TV service over Comcast’s cable network, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. The Journal, citing...
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