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Year2017
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Twitter announces live content deals
Twitter has announced a raft of live-streamed content deals across sports, news and entertainment at…
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ProSieben teams up with Discovery for OTT push
ProSiebenSat.1 (P7S1) and Discovery Communications have joined forces to push OTT in the German market…
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Fox News loses Shine as management restructure gets into gear
The fallout from the troubles that have enveloped Fox News has taken a fresh turn…
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MTG ups InnoGames stake to 51%
Modern Times Group (MTG) has invested €82.6 million to increase its shareholding in mobile and…
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Euskaltel sees revenues fall but reports record penetration
Spanish regional cable operator Euskaltel saw its first quarter revenues and EBITDA fall year-on-year, but…
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SES returns to growth
SES returned to growth in the first quarter on the back of its enterprise and…
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NBC, Telemundo join Hulu live TV service
US broadcast networks NBC and Telemundo are joining Hulu’s live TV streaming service. A deal…
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NBCU rebrands Sprout as Universal Kids
US children’s channel Sprout has been renamed Universal Kids, though the brand remains as a…
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United Media acquires Fight Channel
Western Balkans pay TV operator United Group-owned United Media has acquired Fight Channel, the combat…
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New deputy CEO for Eutelsat
Satellite operator Eutelsat has named Yohann Leroy as deputy CEO in addition to his current…
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Karbowski leaves Toya
Szymon Karbowski, research and development director at Polish cable operator Toya, has left the company…
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Google surges despite YouTube ad controversy
Google’s parent company, Alphabet, reported large growth in both revenues and profits, driven by gains…
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Ringier Axel Springer buys out TVN, takes full control of Onet
Ringier Axel Springer Media has become the sole owner of Polish web portal Onet after…
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Report: Apple aims for 10 originals this year
Apple is reportedly aiming to release as many as 10 original series this year through…
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Netflix plays down China deal
Netflix has confirmed its first ever licensing deal in China, days after company reps confirmed…
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HBO Europe takes originals strategy to new region
HBO Europe has extended its strategy of working up local originals and is developing new…
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Keshet Digital grows with ex-Endemol, Fullscreen hires
Sebastian Burkhardt’s Keshet Digital has hired execs in London and LA. The digital arm of…
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More than two thirds of US homes have a connected TV
Some 69% of US television households now have at least one TV set connected to…
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Technicolor revenues down, outlook unchanged
Technicolor’s first quarter revenues were down year-on-year but in line with expectations, with the company’s…
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Intelsat media revenues up in Q1
Intelsat’s media revenues climbed 6% year-on-year in Q1 with growth in DTH services in Latin…
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DTG appoints Virgin TV, Dolby to council
The DTG has added senior executives from Virgin TV and Dolby to its governing body….
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Netflix ups bond offering to €1.3 billion
Netflix has upped its senior notes offering to €1.3 billion, upsizing the debt offering from…
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Swedish investment firm buys 18.5% Com Hem stake
Swedish investment firm Kinnevik has bought an 18.5% stake in domestic TV, broadband and landline…
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Iflix expands into MENA
South-East Asian SVOD provider Iflix has expanded into the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)…
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NAB: AWS Elemental enables first live 4K transmission from space
Attendees at the NAB Show yesterday witnessed the first 4K UHD transmission from space when…
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Netflix takes local route in Thailand
US-based streaming giant Netflix has updated its Thai service to better cater for local subscribers….
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Telenet reports 15% increase in SVOD as TV numbers fall
Liberty Global-owned Belgian cable operator Telenet reported a 15% year-on-year increase in users to its…
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TVPlayer launches on Roku in the UK
Over-the-top live TV service, TVPlayer, has launched on Roku streaming players in the UK. TVPlayer…
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Turner, Astro ink Warner TV partnership
The Asian division of Turner and Malaysian pay TV giant Astro have agreed a joint…
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ProSiebenSat.1 appoints CFO, head of M&A
ProSiebenSat.1 has appointed the senior vice-president of finance at online retailer Zalando, Jan Kemper, as…