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Year2021
Eleven Sports acquires US AVOD specialist Team Whistle
Sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has acquired US-based sports AVOD specialist Team Whistle in a move…
Telenet deepens media involvement with Caviar acquisition
Liberty Global-backed Flemish cable operator Telenet has deepened its involvement in the media business by…
Alchimie launches US TVPlayer
Video platform and channel aggregator Alchimie has launched its American TVPlayer service, a new on-demand service offering…
MásMóvil in bid to take over Euskaltel
Spanish number four operator MásMóvil has launched a tender offer to acquire 100% control of…
Agama joins SRT Alliance
Quality assurance specialist Agama Technologies has joined the SRT Alliance, the open-source initiative dedicated to…
CME owner Petr Kellner killed in helicopter crash
Petr Kellner, the Czech Republic’s richest man and owner of media group Central European Media…
Last chance to sign up for DTVE Digital Symposium
Time is running out to sign up for the next DTVE Digital Symposium focused on…
DAZN hails ‘historic’ Serie A rights agreement
Sports streamer DAZN has confirmed the acquisition of Serie A’s domestic rights in Italy. The…
Extreme E secures Chinese broadcast with Tencent deal
Upcoming off-road electric race series Extreme E has secured distribution in China in a deal…
Netflix & Amazon should share viewing data & BBC licence fee should remain, say UK lawmakers
Streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon should be legally required to provide viewing data…
‘Sluggish’ pay TV growth in Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s pay TV market is set for ‘sluggish’ growth, claims a new report. According…
Telia adds Paramount+ in renewed ViacomCBS deal
Telia has announced an extended pan-Nordic partnership with ViacomCBS. The new partnership will give Telia…
Virgin Media ups Áine Ní Chaoindealbháin to Virgin Media Television deputy managing director
Liberty Global owned Virgin Media has promoted Áine Ní Chaoindealbháin to the role of deputy…
Lionsgate Play partners with telco Telkomsel for Indonesian roll-out
Starz and Lionsgate India’s South Asian streaming platform Lionsgate Play has formed a strategic partnership…
Insight TV claims global rights to broadcast Extreme E racing
Global producer and channel operator Insight TV has struck a deal that will see it…
Universal Electronics Inc partners with Instreamatic for voice-enabled interactive ads
Remote control maker Universal Electronics Inc. has announced a development relationship with voice dialogue marketing…
Average US OTT spend doubles in two years
The average US household spend on OTT services has doubled in two years. According to…
Cord cutting to continue in Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe is set to lose nearly 5 million pay TV subscribers between 2020 and…
Digital TV Europe launches report on meeting video delivery challenges
Digital TV Europe has announced the launch of a new free report on meeting video…
Astro on the up as it adds new features and focus on streaming
Malaysian pay TV operator Astro turned in a solid fourth quarter in the face of…
SES HD Plus integrates Babeleye EPG solution
Content metadata specialist Babeleye has announced the integration of its EPG solution with SES subsidiary…
Tele Columbus holds steady but TV numbers continue to decline
German cable operator Tele Columbus turned in a respectably solid fourth quarter, with revenues down…
Altibox taps Agama for OTT monitoring
Lyse Group-owned Norwegian service provider Altibox has tapped quality assurance specialist Agama Technologies to extend…
Streaming to account for all sub growth to 2025, but pay TV still dominates revenue
All growth in pay video in the next five years will come from streaming services,…
Altice Media launches first addressable ad campaigns
Altice Media has launched the first addressable advertising campaigns to its user base in France….
Warner Bros. HBO Max experiment to end in 2022
Warner Bros. will go back to its traditional theatrical model in 2022, the studio has…
Tata Consultancy Services launches RDK solutions
IT services outfit Tata Consultancy Services has struck a partnership with service provider technical standards…
AWS picks Selipsky as new boss
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced the appointment of Salesforce exec Adam Selipsky as its…
Virgin Media Business launches high-capacity Dublin network
Virgin Media Business has deployed Infinera’s XTM Series on its Dublin Virgin Infinity Ring. Virgin…
Friend MTS launches fourth generation ASiD watermarking tech
Content protection services provider Friend MTS has launched its latest watermarking product. The fourth generation…