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Year2017
Sky launches pop-up ‘Sky-Fi’ channel
Sky is launching a pop-up channel dedicated to sci-fi movies, to air from September 9…
Digital commissioner promises reform of EU MEDIA programme
The European Union’s MEDIA multi-year programme to support the development and distribution of films, TV…
Russian group pitches case for international BRICS TV channel
The BRICS Business Council, a sub-group of the BRICS leaders summit currently taking place in…
Ericsson agrees metadata deal with IMDb
Ericsson has agreed a global metadata deal with the Internet Movie Database (IMDb). Ericsson will…
Roku files for IPO of up to US$100m
Streaming device maker Roku has filed for an initial public offering at a proposed maximum…
Mediaset and Fininvest demand an additional €3bn from Vivendi
Vivendi has revealed that Mediaset and leading shareholder Fininvest filed a fresh lawsuit against it…
Iliad’s Niel promises new Freebox as competition bites
Iliad Telecom/Free founder Xavier Niel has promised to bring forward the launch of a new…
UK begins 1Gb broadband trials
The UK government has started trialling 1 Gigabit broadband, marking the start of a £200…
YouSee launches Android TV app for multi-room and second-home viewing
Danish cable and telecom operator TDC/YouSee has launched a YouSee Android app as a multi-room…
Channel 5 VOD service starts Blaze with A+E
Channel 5 (C5)’s video on demand service, My5, will now offer content from free-to-air entertainment…
Netflix heads to La La Land creator for drama
Netflix is set for a new original series that will be executive produced by La…
Spotify’s head of video departs
Spotify’s head of video content, Tom Calderone, has reportedly left the company in an apparent…
SFR launches 4K sports channel on Samsung smart TVs
Altice-owned French service provider SFR has launched its SFR Sport 4K channel on Samsung’s latest…
BT unveils new-look TV app
BT has launched a new-look BT TV app for smartphones and tablets. The new app…
DTVE hosting CSG webinar on on-screen self-care
Multiscreen TV increasingly means on-screen self-care. Digital TV Europe is hosting a Webinar in partnership…
Deutsche Telekom taps Netflix, Fox+, UFA for EntertainTV
Deutsche Telekom is adding Ultra HD support and direct access to Netflix to its EntertainTV…
Canal+ needs level playing field, says Vivendi chief
Canal+ needs and deserves a level playing field to compete with the likes of Altice…
Discovery to create slate of Facebook originals
Discovery Communications has entered into a deal with Facebook to create a slate of original…
Freesat plans Ultra HD ‘next generation STB’ upgrade
Freesat is seeking manufacturing partners to develop a “new range of innovative set-top boxes” that…
Vivendi committed to ‘making Telecom Italia great again’
Vivendi is committed to help build Telecom Italia into a quad-play leader and lead it…
Discovery channels disappear from Sweden’s Com Hem and Boxer
Discovery’s channels will disappear from Sweden’s Com Hem and Boxer platforms in Poland today after…
Netflix clean sweep in German digital originals in-demand list
Netflix dominated Parrot Analytics ‘in demand’ listing of the most sought-after digital originals in Germany…
Curzon taps Easel TV for new SVOD service
UK cinema chain Curzon has partnered with Easel TV for rollout of its new membership…
New chief for UPC DTH
Liberty Global’s central European satellite TV arm, UPC DTH, has named Catalin Itu as its…
John Cena, Kat Dennings front YouTube Red original
YouTube Red is set to bring in animated original Dallas & Robo, voiced by WWE…
Multimedia Polska wards off decline as it awaits OK for Liberty deal
Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska has seen its revenues dip slightly, with EBITDA remaining stable…
EC green light for ProSiebenSat.1-TF1-Mediaset JV
The European Commission has given a green light to the joint venture to be created…
Live OTT to millions with zero latency with nanoCDN multicast ABR
Broadpeak’s nanoCDN™ Multicast ABR Solution Empowers High-Quality Video Streaming at Minimal Bandwidth Multicast ABR technology…
Altice USA makes top tech appointments
Altice USA has promoted chief technology officer Terry Cordova and brought over Altice France CTO…
Tele Columbus to become PŸUR
German cable operator Tele Columbus is to rebrand all its units under the new name…