After more than 40 years of operation, DTVE is closing its doors and our website will no longer be updated daily. Thank you for all of your support.
Year2017
1 min read
BBC extends Irish language and Ulster Scots content with new iPlayer portal
The BBC has launched a dedicated portal on the BBC iPlayer for Irish-language and Ulster-Scots…
1 min read
comScore: UK YouTube viewers watch 311 videos each per month
In the UK some 37.1 million adults watched an average of 311 videos each on…
2 min read
AT&T could be looking to Android TV as DirecTV sub losses mount
AT&T is set to introduce a new Android TV-based set-top box that could be used…
1 min read
TiVo launches voice-powered TiVo Vox set-tops
TiVo has introduced two new set-top boxes – the TiVo Bolt Vox and TiVo Mini…
2 min read
Fox’s Freer replaces Hulu’s Sony-bound CEO
US streamer Hulu has appointed Fox Networks Group (FNG) chief Randy Freer has its new…
1 min read
AB Group targets eSports with Activision Blizzard deal
France’s AB Group has signed an exclusive deal with Activision Blizzard to secure TV rights…
2 min read
Humax sales chief Graham North to leave
Set-top box and technology provider Humax’s vice-president of sales Graham North is to leave the…
2 min read
Vimeo starts Livestream integration, launches Mevo Plus camera
Vimeo has started to integrate its products with Livestream and has launched a new version…
1 min read
Riggs exits as Schuster rises in Amazon shake-up
Conrad Riggs, Amazon Studios’ head of unscripted content, has been released from the company and…
1 min read
VR studio Here Be Dragons makes three hires
Virtual and augmented reality studio Here Be Dragons has added two executive producers and a…
1 min read
Star Trek: Discovery tops in-demand digital originals for Russia
Star Trek: Discovery was the clear leader in Parrot Analytics’ ‘in-demand’ ratings of digital original…
1 min read
Telenor Broadcast hit by analogue radio shut-down
Telenor Broadcast’s top-line for the third quarter was hit by the shutting down of FM…
1 min read
Russian competition watchdog gives green light for MTS expansion
Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service has given service provider MTS a green light to go ahead…
1 min read
Viceland extends Belgian reach
Youth-oriented media group Viceland has secured carriage of its Viceland channel with Belgian cable operator…
1 min read
Orange taps Harmonic for IPTV and OTT delivery
Orange has chosen video technology company Harmonic to provide a live encoding and transcoding platform…
1 min read
Netflix raises US$1.6 billion to support content spend
Netflix has announced plans to raise US$1.6 billion from investors, a week after the SVOD…
1 min read
Huawei and Dolby launch Dolby Vision HDR set-top box
Huawei and Dolby Laboratories have unveiled what they claim is the first IPTV set-top box…
1 min read
QVC launches UHD TV channel in Germany
Home shopping channel QVC is launching in Ultra HD in Germany, becoming the seventh UHD…
1 min read
Lionsgate launches Indian office, hires Videocon d2h’s Jain
North American studio Lionsgate has launched an Indian office and hired Rohit Jain, deputy CEO…
1 min read
Joe Lewis departs in ongoing Amazon sweep
Joe Lewis, head of half hour and drama series development at Amazon, is the latest…
1 min read
IHS Markit: media management market to grow 4.5% this year
The media management market grew by 6.4% in 2016 and is anticipated to grow another…
2 min read
TV4 caught in #MeToo wave as CEO unveils crisis measures
Swedish free and pay TV broadcaster TV4’s CEO Casten Almqvist has announced a new “no…
1 min read
Portuguese regulator calls time on excessive fibre wholesale pricing
Portuguese regulator ANACOM has called for the government to force a reduction in prices charged…
1 min read
Roku to power Globe Streamwatch player in the Philippines
Roku will power Globe Telecom’s forthcoming Globe Streamwatch player as part of a ‘Roku Powered’…
1 min read
Sportsfix taps Brightcove for Asian sports delivery
Southeast Asian over-the-top service, Sportsfix, has partnered with Brightcove to deliver live and on-demand local…
1 min read
Vodafone Spain adds Yu to One TV
Vodafone Spain has launched its YouTube network Vodafone Yu on its Vodafone One TV service,…
1 min read
Arqiva announces IPO plans
UK broadcast infrastructure firm Arqiva has announced plans proceed with an initial public offering (IPO),…
2 min read
Canal+ and Telecom Italia launch joint venture
Canal+ has created its planned joint venture with Telecom Italia (TIM), focusing on the acquisition…
2 min read
Zaslav: Discovery recognised Scripps’ IP strength
Discovery Communications CEO David Zaslav has said the ability to mine Scripps Networks Interactive’s catalogue…
1 min read
French homes’ viewing devices revealed
French households now have an average of 5.5 screens, but the TV still reigns supreme…