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Year2017
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TV5 Monde channels launch on Arabsat in DVB-S2
French international broadcaster TV5 Monde has begun broadcasting TV5 Monde Maghreb Orient HD and TV5…
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CMT president Philips exits after 16 years
Brian Philips is leaving Viacom cable channel CMT after 16 years with the network. Frank…
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DMSL names new chairman
Digital Mobile Spectrum Limited (DMSL), which provides information and help to UK viewers of terrestrial…
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Fox’s Sky takeover set for UK watchdog probe
21st Century Fox’s £11.7 billion (€13.2 billion) takeover of European pay TV operator Sky is…
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BT looking to integrate VR with TV experience
BT is looking into ways to integrate virtual reality sports with the main TV screen…
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TDC launching Blockbuster VOD in other Nordic markets
Danish telco TDC is taking its Blockbuster transactional video-on-demand brand to Sweden, Norway and Finland….
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eSports will benefit TV, says ESL
eSports have the potential to attract a young primarily male audience to TV and punch…
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Molotov passes one million milestone
France-based OTT TV service Molotov has passed the milestone of one million, according to Jean-Marc…
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Lagardère launches new kids channel for Arabic world
Lagardère Active has launched a new kids channel for the Arabic-speaking world. Gulli Bil Arabi…
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Saragosse reappointed as France Médias Monde plans Spanish France 24
French media regulator the CSA has reappointed Marie-Christine Saragosse as president of France’s international media…
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Netflix teams up with Dolby for HDR and Atmos
Netflix has teamed up with Dolby Laboratories to deliver the first combined Dolby Atmos and…
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Premium video body launches in Europe
A premium video advocacy body is launching in Europe with the backing of numerous major…
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AMC extends reach in Croatia
AMC Networks International – Central & Northern Europe has extended the reach of AMC in…
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Hellas Sat 3 successfully launched
Hellas Sat 3 has been lofted into space on an Ariane 5 launcher from French…
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Fox secures Irish green light for Sky deal as UK decision time approaches
21st Century Fox has secured approval for its acquisition of Sky from the Irish regulatory…
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Telecom Italia unveils details of Eurosport offering
Telecom Italia (TIM) has fleshed out how it will enhance its sports TV offering following…
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Turner EMEA names McDonough replacement
Turner EMEA has promoted Pierre Branco to succeed Ian McDonough as head of its Northern…
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Cyfrowy Polsat wins Polish Champions League battle
Polish free and pay TV provider Cyfrowy Polsat has secured the rights to Champions League…
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Bosnia’s MAXtv turns to Mobibase for Arabic and Turkish channels
Bosnian pay TV operator MAXtv has tapped video-on-demand specialist Mobibase to provide the distribution of…
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The QYou extends reach in India with Tata Sky deal
Best-of-the-web short-form content channel The QYou has extended its reach in India through a partnership…
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ProSiebenSat.1 sells majority stake in venture assets to Lexington Partners
German broadcast group ProSiebenSat.1’s investment unit ProSiebenSat.1 Ventures has sold what it says is ‘a…
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Access releases Netfront Browser BE SDK for Linux and Android
OTT video specialist Access has released its Netfront Browser BE software development kit version 2.4…
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Witbe launches cloud-based monitoring service
Quality of Experience monitoring outfit Witbe has launched a cloud-based monitoring service for OTT TV….
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Tricolor TV launches B2B premium sports offering
Russian pay TV leader Tricolor TV has launched a new premium sports package for commercial…
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Virgin Media: future of pay TV means more open platforms
Only pay TV providers that aggregate multiple content providers together are likely to have a…
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TalkTalk plans mobile TV extension
UK service provider TalkTalk has completed the rollout of its new YouView user interface to…
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Fox debuts on-demand service in France
Fox Networks Group Europe & Africa has today launched its authenticated on-demand service in France….
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BBC needs to focus on online, talent and finance, says commerce chief
The BBC needs to respond to the fragmentation of audiences and the emergence of global…
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Virtualisation means ‘revolution’ for video, says Arqiva
Virtualisation will “revolutionise the world of video”, creating a very different way of distributing content…
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Freeview can ‘connect digitally-excluded’
Freeview has a key role to play in bringing the UK’s “digitally-excluded” into the connected…