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.
Year2021
1 min read
YouTube Shorts comes to the US in March
YouTube has confirmed that it will bring the beta version of its TikTok-rivalling short-form video…
1 min read
Premier League to continue blanket coverage until fans return
The English Premier League will continue to be broadcast in its entirety until fans return,…
1 min read
AVOD rlaxx TV launches on Apple TV and Panasonic, Grundig smart TVs
German AVOD service rlaxx TV has launched on Apple TV along with Panasonic and Grundig…
1 min read
Berkeley promoted to CEO at Velocix
Video streaming and advertising technology provider Velocix has promoted Anthony Berkeley to CEO. Berkeley, an…
1 min read
QA firm Testronic hires new COO
Quality assurance, localisation and compliance firm Testronic has hired Stephen Watford as its new chief…
1 min read
Salto picks Nomalab for content provisioning
French SVOD Salto has partnered with Nomalab for the provisioning of its acquired content. Salto,…
1 min read
Australian Open a grand slam for Eurosport
Eurosport has seen “significant growth” in viewership thanks to the ongoing Australian Open tennis grand…
1 min read
Synamedia hopes for data revolution with Clarissa
Synamedia has launched its new business insights solution, Clarissa. Claiming to be the first of…
1 min read
Serie A media business stake sale off after top clubs object
A group of Serie A clubs have moved to block the €1.7 billion deal to…
1 min read
Broadpeak navigates pandemic year
CDN and video streaming solutions provider Broadpeak saw solid growth in 2020 despite the Covid-19…
2 min read
Amazon sets up Fire TV production line in India
Amazon will produce Fire TV products in India, the company announced. This is the first…
1 min read
Vodafone and TiVo extend licencing deal
TiVo has announced the renewal of its long-term relationship with Vodafone across Europe and Africa….
1 min read
Starzplay ‘home of anime’ in MENA with TV Tokyo deal
Starzplay has become “the home of anime” in the MENA region thanks to a distribution…
1 min read
BritBox announces South African rollout for H2 2021
UK content streamer BritBox will launch in South Africa in the second half of 2021,…
1 min read
RTBF picks up Extreme E rights
Off-road racing Championship Extreme E has agreed a broadcast deal in Belgium with Radio Télévision…
1 min read
Virgin Media/O2 merger on course for mid-2021, says Fries
The merger of Virgin Media and O2 is on course, Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries…
2 min read
Liberty Global meets targets in pandemic year
Liberty Global rounded out 2020 meeting its quarterly guidance after a difficult year. The operator…
1 min read
Sports rights to continue decline post-pandemic
Sports rights prices are set to continue to fall in value in a post-pandemic world,…
1 min read
MBC Group switches to Mediagenix for BMS
Leading MENA media company MBC Group has selected Mediagenix to provide its broadcast management systems….
1 min read
VOO launches personalisation-focused VOO TV+
Belgian telco VOO has launched a new redesigned TV experience. Dubbed VOO TV+, the operator…
1 min read
Former Discovery exec Honeycutt in at IBC as chair
John Honeycutt, the former Discovery and Fox exec, has been appointed as the chair of…
1 min read
Movistar+ launches edutainment app
Movistar+ has announced the launch of a new edutainment app. Sitting within its new Living…
1 min read
M6 Group and Orange renew carriage deal, implement segmented advertising
RTL-owned M6 Group has agreed a new deal with Orange for segmented advertising and channel…
1 min read
ITV revamps data and AI team with new leadership appointments
ITV has announced a handful of appointments in its data division as the broadcaster continues…
1 min read
Former Vodafone CEO Colao appointed Italy’s new tech minister
Vittorio Colao, the former CEO of Vodafone Group, has been appointed as Italy’s minister for…
1 min read
I’ve given up fighting for ‘doomed’ BBC, concedes Russell T Davies
Celebrated TV screenwriting icon Russell T Davies has warned that the BBC is facing an…
2 min read
O2 handed £10.5 million fine for decade of overcharging customers
Telefónica’s UK mobile operator O2 has been handed a fine of £10.5 million for almost…
2 min read
Disney+ set to surpass Netflix subscribers by 2026
A new report has made the bold prediction that Disney+ will surpass Netflix for global…
1 min read
Virgin Media extends free channels offer
As the UK heads into another school holiday period in lockdown, Virgin Media is making…
2 min read
Disney+ beats four year target in 14 months with 95 million subscribers
Disney+ has continued its march towards 100 million subscribers, ending Q1 2021 with 94.9 million…