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Year2021
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Mixed fortunes for Orange TV: growth in France, decline in Spain
Orange had 10.437 million TV customers as of the end of March, out of 21.9…
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WarnerMedia touts high ARPU as HBO Max closes in on 10 million subs
HBO Max is approaching 10 million subscribers as it comes up to one year on…
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Sony trials PlayStation Plus Video Pass in Poland
Sony is testing a video streaming service for its PlayStation platform. The service, called PlayStation…
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DAZN agrees deals with Matchroom Boxing and UFC
DAZN has agreed a pair of major combat sports rights deals. The more high profile…
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Slow pay TV growth in India
The Indian pay TV market is set for sluggish growth in the coming years. According…
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Registration now open for DTVE webinar on Android TV
Registration is now open for Digital TV Europe’s next free webinar session on Android TV with…
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MTS launches KION OTT platform
Russian telco Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) has launched the KION OTT streaming platform. The service features…
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Sky Italia MD and programming chief to leave
Sky Italia’s MD Maximo Ibarra and programming chief Nicola Maccanico are set to leave the…
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Viaplay subs jump by a quarter as NENT Group targets new markets
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) saw its Viaplay streaming service’s subscriber base jump by 25%…
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Tele2 sees TV base and revenues decline
Swedish service provider Tele2 saw its domestic TV revenues and subscriber base decline in the…
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Horse & Country launches free service on Vizio SmartCast
Equestrian sports network Horse & Country has launched its free, ad-supported channel on the Vizio…
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Super League not dead yet insists Real Madrid president
Florentino Pérez, the president of Real Madrid and key driver of the proposed breakaway European…
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IBC confirms plans for 2021 event staging
The organisers of IBC have confirmed plans for staging the event later this year. Confirming…
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Disney and Sony announce content distribution deal
Disney has signed a multi-year deal with Sony Pictures, in a agreement which will bring…
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Roku enters into Original programming, rebrands Quibi content
Roku has announced its expansion into original content. The streaming stick maker said that it…
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CABSAT delayed to October
CABSAT, the Dubai event for the Middle East and North African satellite, digital media and…
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BOLD MSS launches Android TV app for operators
Uruguayan systems integrator and software developer BOLD MSS has launched a new Android TV app…
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Netflix shares drop as post-COVID subs growth slows to among lowest on record
Netflix’s global subscriber growth stalled dramatically in the first quarter of 2021, prompting a sell-off…
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Berenberg: NENT stands apart as European SVOD ‘champion’ as other broadcasters look to AVOD
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT) stands apart as a ‘traditional’ broadcaster that has successfully captured a…
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European states ranked in terms of broadband cost
Albanians and neighbouring North Macedonians pay the most for their broadband access as a proportion…
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Accedo launches new solution for sports
Technology company Accedo has launched a new solution for sports, Accedo Play – Sports. According…
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German UHD adoption on the up
Adoption of UHD TVs in Germany continues to rise. According to new figures from GfK…
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Apple refreshes Apple TV and launches new remote
Apple has announced its first Apple TV refresh since 2017. The new unit retains the…
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Hopster launches in Bulgaria
Early learning educational service Hopster has announced its latest expansion to Bulgaria. Platform operator Sandbox…
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Super League in tatters as English clubs hit eject
The Super League – the planned breakaway league announced on Sunday by 12 top European…
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Proximus picks Velocix to scale-out Pickx OTT service
Belgian telco Proximus has announced a partnership with video streaming and advertising technology provider Velocix….
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Disney+ launches on Orange France bundled with family package
Orange has launched the Disney+ app on its set-top boxes. The streamer launched in France…
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Parrot Analytics: Disney domination
Disney+ has a strong grip over viewers in Italy with its trio of big-budget live…
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Italian court rejects Mediaset damages claim
Vivendi has achieved a partial victory on one front of its ongoing legal battle with…
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Kublai completes Tele Columbus takeover
Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners’ investment vehicle Kublai GmbH has completed its takeover of German cable…