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Year2017
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BT Sport retains exclusive grip on Champions League and Europa League
BT Sport has retained exclusive rights to air Champions League and Europa League football in…
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Orange chief says not in talks about acquiring Canal+
Orange is not currently in talks with Vivendi about an acquisition of Canal+ by the…
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INTV: Hulu’s studio plans ‘hinge on international ambitions’
Hulu’s creative chief, Craig Erwich, has said plans to set up its own in-house studio…
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Asia Pacific pay TV subscribers to reach 666m
The Asia Pacific pay TV market is tipped to climb from 574 million subscribers last…
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Netflix orders second Korean drama
Streaming network Netflix has ordered a second drama original from South Korea in three months…
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New chief for Rostelecom
Russian service provider Rostelecom has named Mikhail Oseevsky as president of the company, replacing Sergei…
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Icflix partners with Orange in Egypt
Middle East and North African streaming service Icflix has partnered with Orange Egypt to offer…
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Hisense to set up US internet TV operation centre
TV maker Hisense is due to set up an ‘internet TV operation centre’ in the…
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Digita taps Nevion for digital-terrestrial move to IP transport
Finnish digital-terrestrial network operator Digita has chosen technology provider Nevio to supply equipment and software…
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Murdoch: Sky consolidation will give big boost to creative industry
21st Century Fox’s consolidation of Sky will provide a major boost for creative industries in…
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Deutsche Telekom mulling standalone mobile OTT TV service
Deutsche Telekom is considering launching a standalone OTT TV product in Germany, according to Tim…
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Snapchat IPO values the company at US$28.3bn
Snapchat parent company, Snap, closed its first day of trading with a stockprice of US$24.48,…
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NOS closes in on million advanced TV subs
Portuguese pay TV group NOS had close to a million advanced TV subscribers at the…
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Amazon unveils new pilot shows
The Crown producer Left Bank has landed a pilot order from Amazon and will make…
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TiVo to exit Australian market
TiVo is due to exit the Australian market after its licence there expires on October…
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Millennials watch 27% less TV than over 35s
Millennials spend about 27% less time watching traditional TV than people aged over 35, according…
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Amazon India strikes exclusive deal with Lionsgate
Amazon India has secured a raft of exclusive TV and movie content after inking a…
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EU survey highlights digital progress
Denmark, Finland, Sweden and the Netherlands have the most advanced digital economies in the EU,…
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Mashable hires former Fullscreen exec
Digital media news site Mashable has appointed former MTV and Fullscreen Media exec, Polly Auritt…
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Liberty Global’s Fries: consolidation needed to justify Euro 5G investment
Realising the 5G vision in Europe will be extremely challenging because of the amount of…
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Netflix launches European charm offensive
Netflix has launched a European charm offensive, claiming a to-date spend of US$1.75 billion in…
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Discovery widens Olympics reach with mobile partnerships
Discovery is launching an ‘Official Mobile Broadcaster’ scheme to enable mobile operators to offer co-branded…
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Channel 4 backs new VR firm Parable
Channel 4, The Economist and Studio Lambert CEO, Stephen Lambert, have invested in a new…
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FCC chair promises return to ‘light-touch’ regulation
The FCC’s new chairman Ajit Pai has promised a return to a “light-touch approach to…
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UK government ups BBC licence fee price
The UK government has confirmed that it will increase the price of the BBC licence…
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ETSI brings UHD TV and HDR closer with publication of DVB spec
UHD TV services including HDR have moved a step closer to becoming a reality with…
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BeIN Media adds new VOD services and channels
Qatar-based pay TV operator BeIN Media has added multiple on-demand service and seven new channels…
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Bakish makes raft of new appointments at Viacom
Bob Bakish’s restructuring of US media giant Viacom has continued with appointment of a music…
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Sony BBC Earth finally launching in India
Sony BBC Earth, the long-awaited natural history channel for India, will finally go live on…
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EBU’s Philippot takes on UN internet forum advisory role
European Broadcasting Union (EBU) president Jean Paul Philippot has been named as a member of…