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Year2017
Sky invests another £1m in TRX
UK satellite broadcaster Sky has invested another £1 million (€1.1 million) in rights trading platform TRX….
TracePlay to launch in Congo with Africell
Modern Times Group (MTG)-owned music and urban lifestyle broadcaster Trace has struck an agreement to…
Medialaan taps YoSpace for new online TV service
Belgian broadcaster Medialaan has selected advertising technology outfit YoSpace to provide its dynamic ad insertion…
ProSiebenSat.1 dives deeper into eSports with ESL deal
German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1’s sports business unit, 7Sports, is to deepen its involvement in the fast-growing…
Kwesé TV now available in Zimbabwe
Econet Media’s Kwesé TV has launched in Zimbabwe through a partnership with local player Dr…
Bonnier Broadcasting names new communications chief
Swedish broadcaster TV4 Group-owner Bonnier Broadcasting has named Åsa Barsness as its new communications and…
Movistar Partizado only available via main Spanish operators
The new season of Spanish La Liga football kicked off this weekend, with matches to…
DVB-T2 migration gives big boost to German set-top sales
Germany’s migration from the DVB-T digital-terrestrial TV standard to the more modern DVB-T2 format provided…
Mediaset-Telecom deal ‘desirable’ says Italian government official
An agreement between Mediaset and Telecom Italia (TIM) to combine the former’s content with the…
‘SVOD to dominate free’ in Latin America
Subscription VOD services will continue to dominate free OTT offers in Latin America, according to…
Satellite ground segment sales to reach US$158bn
Satellite ground segment revenues will surpass US$158 billion (€134 billion) over the next decade, according…
Mediapro takes eSports strategy to Latin America
Spanish broadcaster Mediapro’s Argentinian arm has produced and is commercialising the rights to one of…
Verizon-backed Complex lights Fuse content deal
Verizon-backed digital content business Complex Media will create original content with Latino channels group Fuse…
MTG extends grip on handball
Modern Times Group (MTG) has extended its grip on top-tier handball rights for the next…
Net Insight CFO to leave
Thomas Bergström, the chief financial officer of Sweden-based broadcast transmission and OTT technology company is…
Heuch replaces Haug at Telenor
Nordic telco Telenor has named Cecilie Heuch as EVP and chief people officer, effective from…
Turner to launch OTT sports after securing Champions League rights
Turner is to launch a new standalone premium sports streaming service in the US after…
Reddit adds native video in ‘rich content’ push
Social discussion website Reddit is adding new video functionality, allowing users to upload and share…
Google exec to lead Discovery Nordics digital unit
Google exec Karin Bonde has left the tech giant to become VP of Discovery Networks…
US satellite TV operators suffer ‘biggest ever losses in Q2’
US satellite TV providers DirecTV and Dish suffered more combined subscriber losses in Q2 2017…
Tele2 Estonia teams up with Viasat for TV and internet service
Mobile operator Tele2 Estonia has teamed up with pay TV outfit Viasat to launch a…
Foxtel merging Fox Sports in Australia
Australia’s leading pay TV platform, Foxtel, is merging with its News Corp cousin Fox Sports…
YouTube TV expands to half the US
YouTube has rolled out its subscription TV streaming service to 14 new markets in the…
BBC iPlayer gets 236m programme requests in July
The BBC iPlayer received 236 million requests for TV content in July, with viewing on…
AsiaSat sees profits drop as price pressure bites
Hong Kong-based satellite operator AsiaSat saw its first-half profits drop sharply thanks to adverse currency…
Portugal’s Nowo taps Elemental for new TV service
Portuguese cable and telecom operator Nowo has tapped video technology outfit AWS Elemental to provide…
Okko reports first operating profit as user base expands
Russian OTT TV service Okko has reported its first operating profit after first-half revenues for…
Eurosport Player comes to Amazon Channels in Germany
Eurosport Player is joining the Amazon Channels line-up in Germany and Austria, in a move…
EE TV launches Amazon Alexa voice control
EE TV has launched voice control through the Amazon Echo and Echo Dot devices, giving…
Iflix revamp focuses on personalisation
Iflix has revamped its user interface with upgraded features designed to focus on the “individual…