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Year2017
Com Hem grows ARPU and reduces churn, ups expansion plan
Swedish cable operator Com Hem has managed both to achieve record cable ARPU and reduce…
Ownzones appoints former Netflix executive
Over-the-top entertainment and technology company, Ownzones Media Network, has appointed former Netflix exec Nick Nelson…
Sky Sports revamps offering
Sky Sports is to expand its service to offer 10 channels and is introducing new…
Warner Bros Digital Networks hires former Netflix exec
Warner Bros. Digital Networks (WBDN) has expanded with a trio of hires, including hiring a…
Unitymedia completes digital switchover
Liberty Global-owned German cable operator Unitymedia has completed the switch-off of its analogue TV services…
Viceland to launch in Israel
Global youth media company Vice will launch its 24-hour television network, Viceland, in Israel later…
SpotX names Klosowski as head of new consulting arm
Video ad serving platform SpotX has created a new consulting arm to be headed by…
UPC Switzerland unveils MySports offering
Liberty Global-owned UPC Switzerland’s new MySports service is now open for customer orders ahead of…
CBS ‘claiming A$843m debts from Network Ten’
CBS Studios International (CBSSI) is reportedly claiming A$843 million (€562 million) in debts from troubled…
Expat TV service Bobbles launches Humax boxes
Bobbles.tv, the satellite and OTT entertainment service aimed at international expat communities living in Europe,…
Amino sees strong revenue and profit growth
UK-based set-top box and software provider Amino Technologies saw strong revenue and profit growth in…
Africanews launches iOS app
Euronews’ African channel Africanews has launched an iOS app, offering free access to all news…
BBC Worldwide channels launch on Polish OTT service
Cyfrowy Polsat-owned OTT TV service Ipla has added three BBC Worldwide channels to its programming…
CME sells Croatian and Slovenian networks for €230m
CME has agreed to sell its top broadcast operations in Croatia and Slovenia for €230…
Top 50 operators take two thirds of global pay TV subs
The world’s top 50 pay TV operators account for two thirds of pay TV customers…
Ofcom: viewing habits between young and old is widening
The gap between the viewing habits of the youngest and oldest audiences is widening, according…
European movies struggling to get on-demand despite SVOD boom
Despite strong growth in on-demand revenues, European movies are struggling to achieve VOD distribution, according…
BBC works on voice-activated kids content
The BBC’s Research and Development arm has been working on prototype projects with BBC Children’s…
Euskaltel launches 4K Android box and signs up for Google Play
Spanish regional cable operator Euskaltel has launched the 4K Android set-top promised by CEO Francisco…
Brave Bison COO exits after Hungate hire
The financial and operations chief of UK-based digital content company Brave Bison is leaving when…
Belgian watchdogs call for harder rules on TV and broadband competition
Belgian telecoms and media regulators have called for more competition in the country’s pay TV…
Fox brings on Sky buyer for Europe & Africa
Fox Networks Group (FNG) Europe and Africa has appointed Sky buyer Sonja Brugger as vice…
Raft of Serbian channels launching on SES
Satellite operator SES is to carry six TV channels and one radio station for Serbian…
Arabsat launches DVB-S2 platform
Satellite operator Arabsat has officially launched its new free-to-air DVB-S2 platform. The operators said its…
Practical Magic and Intel collaborate on VR Dunkirk experience
Practical Magic has collaborated with Warner Bros and Intel to create a VR experience for…
Illegal streaming boxes ‘threaten copyright progress’
Adapted set-top boxes that let users illegally stream premium content risk undermining recent progress in…
Telefónica launches convergent services with advanced TV functionality
Telefónica is to make its Movistar+ pay TV offering available to all customers of its…
VR and AR investments reach US$2 billion in past year
Deal makers in the virtual and augmented reality space invested US$2 billion across 27 sectors…
NBCU finds replacement for McLeod
NBCUniversal International Networks (NBCUIN) has found its successor for long-serving former managing director of the…
UPC Switzerland secures Sky Bundesliga matches to see off Swisscom
Liberty Global’s Swiss unit has secured a deal with Sky to offer the latter’s Bundesliga…