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Arts Alliance Media to close movie download network, 01-Dec-08
Arts Alliance Media (AAM) is to close its Vizumi movie download networ... »»

Blockbuster partners 2Wire to launch set-top box, 26-Nov-08
Video rental service Blockbuster launched a broadband set-top box (STB... »»

BT Openreach eases backhaul costs for partner LLU providers, 25-Nov-08
BT Openreach, a division of UK incumbent telco BT, has lowered the pri... »»

Incumbent telco Verizon partners Velocix to launch content delivery services, 21-Nov-08
US incumbent telco Verizon has partnered UK-based Content Delivery Net... »»

Microsoft launches movie downloads in Spain and Italy, 19-Nov-08
Microsoft has launched online movie rentals through the Xbox360 in Ita... »»

Investment in PeerApp reflects ISPs' growing interest in media caching, 18-Nov-08
PeerApp, which provides media caching services to ISPs, has raised $8m... »»

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Film & Cinema

Portugal's leading circuit signs up for full conversion, 17-Nov-08
Zon Lusomundo, Portugal's largest cinema circuit has signed an exclusi... »»

International circuits equip screens ahead of 3D title releases, 21-Oct-08
Leading digital cinema equipment provider GDC Technology and digital 3... »»

Abu Dhabi venture to boost Middle East media business, 13-Oct-08
Joint ventures between Western media companies and Arabic firms will b... »»

Digital upgrades secured for key US circuits, 04-Oct-08
Five US Studios have finally cemented deals to underwrite the conversi... »»

Independent cinema consortium links with RealD, 05-Sep-08
Cinema Buying Group (CBG), a consortium of independent cinema operator... »»

Pan-regional cinema circuit to upgrade select screens with 3D solution, 20-Aug-08
Slovenian company XpanD, has secured a second order with a major circu... »»

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Games

EA Mobile achieves record sales, announces games for Android and N-Gage, 04-Nov-08
EA Mobile has announced record sales of $47m from mobile games in Q3 2... »»

Sony allows Capcom dedicated PSN storefront, 22-Oct-08
Capcom is to launch its own branded storefront within the PlayStation ... »»

HMV plays games with competition, 22-Oct-08
UK-based home entertainment retailer HMV has launched a video games tr... »»

Nintendo deploys DSi upgrade to re-ignite Japanese demand, 04-Oct-08
Japanese market performance for Nintendo in 2008 has been a tale of di... »»

Call of Duty 4 breaks digital distribution record for Xbox 360, 22-Apr-08
Activision has announced that its downloadable 'Variety' map pack on X... »»

Japanese Nintendo DS games sales hit home run, 21-Apr-08
Respected Japanese games market researcher Media Create has announced ... »»

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Mobile

Blyk raises 40m Euros, seeks international partnerships, 19-Nov-08
Finnish ad-funded Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) closed a ... »»

Buongiorno strikes operator deal in the UK, 19-Nov-08
Italian mobile content provider Buongiorno has signed a deal with netw... »»

3UK taps into youth social networks, 17-Nov-08
Hutchinson Whampoa subsidary, INQ, has revealed its first device, the ... »»

Sky adds mobile to its advertising portfolio, 14-Nov-08
Leading UK pay TV operator BSkyB has signed a deal with local mobile o... »»

Facebook announces 15m mobile users, 11-Nov-08
Facebook has announced that the number of mobile users of the site glo... »»

Mobile television developments round-up, 05-Nov-08

France: Although DVB-H licences were awarded by the CSA... »»

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Television

Magyar Telekom launches DTH service, 28-Nov-08
Hungarian incumbent and Deutsche Telekom subsidiary Magyar Telekom has... »»

Zodiak Entertainment on the acquisition trail, 26-Nov-08
Italian conglomerate De Agostini Group has consolidated its TV product... »»

ITV on-demand to be made available via BT Vision, 18-Nov-08
BT Vision is to add library and catch-up content from ITV, the UK's la... »»

Sky adds mobile to its advertising portfolio, 14-Nov-08
Leading UK pay TV operator BSkyB has signed a deal with local mobile o... »»

ProSiebenSat.1: weak Q3 and bleak Q4 outlook, 07-Nov-08
Struggling broadcasting group ProSiebenSat.1 has failed to improve per... »»

Virgin Media settles dispute with BSkyB and reports positive Q3, 06-Nov-08
UK cable operator Virgin Media added 62,000 new cable broadband RGUs, ... »»

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TV Technology

Canal+ Group steps-up competition with online services in France, 28-Nov-08
French pay TV operator Canal+ has announced additional services to hel... »»

FCC rules to open up TV spectrum, 25-Nov-08
On November 4 2008, the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) app... »»

Amino buys Tilgin in cash deal, 24-Nov-08
The IPTV technology market is continuing to consolidate with UK-based ... »»

Motorola sets up as IPTV systems integrator, 11-Nov-08
Motorola has launched its IPTV ecosystem integration and support servi... »»

Motorola signs global reseller agreement with Latens , 29-Oct-08
Motorola has entered into global reseller deal with Irish downloadable... »»

Cox and TWC fined for using SDV, 27-Oct-08
Cox, Time Warner Cable (TWC) and TWC division Oceanic have been ordere... »»

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Video & DVD

Panasonic reveals Blu-ray 3D proposal, 28-Nov-08
Panasonic has submitted a proposal for 3D video specifications to the ... »»

Entertainment UK in administration, 27-Nov-08
The UK high-street retail chain Woolworths and home entertainment whol... »»

Playboy to close DVD operation, 07-Nov-08
Adult entertainment group Playboy Enterprises is exiting the DVD busin... »»

Sony starts BD-Live loyalty scheme, 07-Nov-08
US major Sony has created a Blu-ray Disc (BD) owners rewards programme... »»

Universal takes on $1-a-night rental kiosks, 03-Nov-08
DVD rental vending operator Redbox has filed suit against Universal St... »»

DreamWorks and Universal back together again, 27-Oct-08
As anticipated, Universal is to take over theatrical and home entertai... »»

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