After more than 40 years of operation, DTVE is closing its doors and our website will no longer be updated daily. Thank you for all of your support.
Year2017
1 min read
Management change for Portugal Telecom
Altice has named Paulo Neves, Portugal Telecom’s CEO, as president of the board of the…
1 min read
UPC Central Europe takes control of Geneva region network
Liberty Global’s Swiss and Austrian unit UPC Central Europe has acquired full control of a…
2 min read
Going OTT is an ‘option’ for Fox, says Murdoch
Direct-to-consumer streaming is an “option” for 21st Century Fox in the US market, and the…
2 min read
Vizio pays US$2.2m to settle TV data collection complaint
TV maker Vizio has agreed to pay US$2.2 million to settle an FTC lawsuit challenging…
2 min read
Euskaltel ‘close to deal’ with Zegona to create Spanish regional cable powerhouse
Spanish cable operator Euskaltel could be close to striking a deal with UK-based Zegona Communications…
1 min read
Former Hulu exec joins VR firm SubVRsive
Former Hulu executive, Johannes Larcher, has joined Austin, Texas-based virtual reality firm SubVRsive as CEO….
1 min read
5G TV ‘could rival cable, satellite and IPTV’
TV and video delivery will become a “core capability” of 5G wireless services, allowing mobile…
1 min read
Refinery29 strikes first UK VOD deal with Sky
Female millennial-focused lifestyle portal Refinery29 has struck a video-on-demand deal with Sky, whereby content from…
1 min read
Piksel names Gerry O’Sullivan to board
Piksel has appointed former Sky and Deutsche Telekom executive Gerry O’Sullivan to its board of…
1 min read
Virgin Media squares Full Circle with exclusive deal
UK pay TV operator Virgin Media has acquired three seasons of US drama Full Circle….
1 min read
Free launches Arabic and Vietnamese bouquets
French service provider Free has added two new à la carte bouquets targeted at Arabic…
1 min read
EBU appoints first head of digital
The EBU has appointed the head of the digital innovation at Flemish public broadcaster VRT,…
1 min read
A+E names international programming chief
A+E has upped Laura Fleury to head of international programming, giving her a remit across…
1 min read
Altice USA to use Nagra to secure TV services
Altice USA, the number four US cable operator, has chosen Nagra to provide conditional access…
1 min read
Irdeto hails MTS milestone
Conditional access provider Irdeto has said that its technology has now been deployed to over…
1 min read
History launches on Magyar Telekom
A+E Networks UK has agreed a distribution deal with Hungarian telco Magyar Telekom for its…
1 min read
MENA pay TV revenue estimates downgraded
Digital TV Research has downgraded its pay TV revenue forecast for the Middle East and…
3 min read
V-Nova acquires Faroudja Enterprises patents
Video compression specialist V-Nova has acquired the global patent portfolio of video imaging outfit Faroudja…
1 min read
AR and VR investments reach US$2.3bn
The amount of money invested last year in virtual and augmented reality companies more than…
1 min read
ProSieben and Scripps agree huge lifestyle deal
ProSiebenSat.1 and Scripps Networks Interactive have agreed a 1,200-hour programming deal that will see a…
1 min read
GoPro reports 35% lift in YouTube uploads
Camera maker GoPro claims that video uploads to YouTube, with ‘GoPro’ in the title description…
1 min read
BBC and Snapchat team for Planet Earth II
BBC Worldwide will launch exclusive Planet Earth II content on Snapchat a day ahead of…
1 min read
Filmstruck adds Chromecast support
Turner’s recently launched subscription video-on-demand service, Filmstruck, has added Chromecast support. The US service, which…
1 min read
PlayStation VR adds support for 3D movies
Sony has added 3D movie support to PlayStation VR in the latest software update for…
1 min read
Freesat updates TV genre list
UK free-to-air satellite platform, Freesat, is updating its TV guide genre list, introducing international and…
2 min read
Amazon to maintain high investment in Originals
Amazon’s increased spend on original content will “continue in 2017 and likely beyond”, as it…
2 min read
Snapchat lists traditional TV among competitors in IPO filing
Snapchat cited traditional companies in the TV space among its competitors, as it filed papers…
2 min read
Vodafone putting UK TV plan ‘on hold’
Vodafone has put its plans to launch a TV service in the UK on hold,…
1 min read
Sony lowers forecasts but keeping studio
Sony has lowered full-year forecasts for its Pictures business after reporting a double-digit decline in…
1 min read
KPN TV additions slow down in fourth quarter
KPN added 18,000 IPTV customers in the quarter, along with 2,000 broadband customers and 19,000…