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Year2017
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Twitter channel launches on Roku
A channel featuring the best of Twitter’s live streaming video has gone live on Roku….
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Netflix co-production among raft of BBC drama commissions
The BBC has announced a raft of new drama series including Duty/Shame, a co–production with Netflix…
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Endemol Shine, Sports Illustrated scale VR Everest
The digital arm of Endemol Shine and Sports Illustrated have launched Capturing Everest, an immersive VR…
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Proximus adds Eleven OTT channel to TV offering
Belgian service provider Proximus is to add Eleven Sports’ recently launched OTT TV channel, Eleven…
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Amazon extends FreeTime to Android devices
Amazon’s FreeTime service, including the Unlimited premium option, which provides a range of kids content…
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TV4 makes raft of news unit appointments
Swedish free and pay TV broadcaster TV4 and parent outfit Bonnier Broadcasting have named a…
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Hulu launches live TV streaming service
Hulu has launched its new live TV streaming service in beta in the US, offering…
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France Télévisions appoints pay TV veteran Verley as commercial chief
France Télévisions has appointed pay TV veteran Julien Verley as its new director of commercial…
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Ampere: Facebook closing the gap on TV advertising
Facebook is “closing the gap on TV advertising” with the average Facebook user to soon…
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Sky acquires Swiss OTT TV provider Homedia
Sky has acquired 100% control Swiss OTT TV provider Homedia for an undisclosed sum, strengthening…
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Shapiro departure casts doubt over future of Seeso
Evan Shapiro, the head of NBCUniversal-owned comedy SVOD service Seeso, is to leave his post….
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Internet ‘transforming traditional TV viewing’ in MENA
The boom in smartphone and internet penetration is transforming traditional TV viewing patterns in the…
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Hulu joins forces with Channel 4 for The First
Hulu and Channel 4 have joined forces on The First, a drama about the first…
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Telenor Broadcast sees fall in revenue
Telenor Broadcast has seen a sharp reduction in revenue in the first quarter compared with…
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Mediaset’s Stewart joins Sony in Italy expansion
Long-serving Mediaset buyer Zelda Stewart is to lead Sony Pictures Television’s Italian sales efforts. Stewart…
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Arris reports revenue drop, remains on target
Arris reported an 8% year-on-year drop in first quarter revenues, but said that it remains…
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Fight Channel Group names new vice-president
Croatia-based combat sports channel provider Fight Channel Group has named Jorge Elias as vice-president, charged…
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Spacecom extends deal with Nepalese DTH player
Israel-based satellite operator Spacecom has signed a new deal with existing customer Dish Media Network…
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Disney creates Digital Network in Maker rejig
Disney has unveiled the Disney Digital Network, a new home for digital stories that brings…
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Adam Crozier leaving ITV
ITV boss Adam Crozier is leaving after seven years, with Sir Peter Bazalgette, the UK…
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DNA to launch Android 4K box
Finnish telco DNA is to become the first operator in country to launch an Android-based…
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AOL: 20% of UK consumers watch VR video once a week
One in five UK consumers watch virtual reality (VR) video once a week or more,…
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Canal+ brings Showtime to France
Pay TV giant Canal+ is to bring the Showtime channel brand to France for the…
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Swisscom banks on bundling as competition bites
Swisscom is banking on the popularity of bundled offerings, and in particular of its new…
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Kudelski acquires DVnor, plans integration with Conax security
Kudelski Group has acquired Norway-based media asset management outfit Digital Video Norge (DVnor). The new…
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Euskaltel confirms 4K Android box plan, updates on Telecable
Spanish cable operator Euskaltel’s CEO Francisco Arteche used the company’s presentation of its first quarter…
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ABOX42 targets operators with simple smart home bundle
Set-top provider ABOX42 used its presence at last week’s NAB Show to highlight a new…
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YouTube previews site redesign, introduces ‘dark theme’
YouTube has started to preview a revamped design, which includes a ‘dark theme’ that turns…
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Apple reports jump in Apple Music subscriptions
Apple reported double-digit revenue growth from Apple Music subscriptions and iCloud storage in its latest…
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Western Europe ‘safe from cord cutting’ for next five years
The Western European pay TV market will avoid “the curse of cord-cutting” and still gain…