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France Télévisions targeting 10% share of SVOD market
France Télévisions hopes to make €40-50 million from its planned SVOD service within five years,…
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SES’s first hybrid satellite begins service
Satellite operator SES’s SES-15 satellite – its first hybrid craft with wide beams and high…
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German cable operators launch analogue switch-off initiative
Germany’s top cable operators and broadcasters have launched an initiative called Digital Cable (Digitales Kabel)…
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Côte d’Ivoire TV and web habits unveiled
French audience ratings outfit Médiamétrie has published new statistics about TV and internet use in…
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TiVo files new patent lawsuits against Comcast
TiVo has filed new patent lawsuits against Comcast in the US, claiming that the pay…
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BritBox squares up to rivals with Bletchley Circle original drama
Best-of-British SVOD service BritBox has commissioned its first original drama, a spin-off of ITV drama…
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Freesat adds Motorsport.tv to its line-up
UK free-to-air satellite platform Freesat has added Motorsport.tv to its channel line-up. The racing and…
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Eleven secures NBA G League rights
Sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has struck a new deal with US basketball league the NBA…
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Al Aan TV HD broadcasting on Arabsat
Arabic entertainment channel Al Aan TV HD has begun broadcasting on the Arabsat BADR-4 satellite…
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SpotX server-side insertion interoperable with AWS
Video ad serving platform SpotX has announced interoperability with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to power…
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Netflix bolsters Indian offer with new Discovery net fare
Netflix is attempting to make up lost ground in India by snagging rights to programming…
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Margot James appointed UK digital minister
Margot James has been appointed the UK’s minister of state for digital, replacing Matt Hancock…
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Irdeto launches ‘next-generation’ Piracy Control
Irdeto has used the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) to launch its next-generation Piracy Control solution…
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Volia adds Ukrainian Paramount Comedy to line-up in deal with 1+1
Ukrainian cable operator Volia has added a localised Paramount Comedy to its programming line-up through…
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Cosmote TV secures Champions League football
OTE-owned Greek pay TV service Cosmote TV has secured exclusive rights to Champions League and…
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Magyar Telekom adds ShortsTV to line-up
Deutsche Telekom-owned Hungarian service provider Magyar Telekom has added short movies channel ShortsTV to its…
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TiVo: average viewer watches 4.4 hours of video per day
The average global viewer spends 4.4 hours each day watching video and an additional of…
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John de Mol chips in to Taco Ketelaar’s DFFRNT Media
John de Mol’s Talpa Network has acquired a minority stake in DFFRNT Media, a digital…
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Discovery leaving Maryland after three decades for New York
Discovery Communications is planning to relocate from its home in Maryland to New York City…
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Orange Moldova taps VO for new TV service
Orange Moldova has launched a new TV offering following its 2016 acquisition of local cable…
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Delta taps Amino for Move TV
Dutch cable operator Delta has tapped Amino to provide its Move TV delivery platform for…
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Telefónica launches DTH service in Costa Rica
Telefónica is launching a Movistar satellite TV service in Costa Rica. The telco is differentiating…
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Vewd launches smart TV OS
Vewd – the technology provider formerly known as Opera – has launched Vewd OS, its…
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Tata Sky taps Irdeto for Cloaked CA
Indian DTH pay TV provider Tata Sky has expanded its contract with content security specialist…
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Netflix UK subs rate slows as Now TV gains – BARB
Netflix added new subscribers at a slower rate than SVOD rivals Amazon Prime Video and…
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Higher ratings drive ROI, Disney study confirms
US series with a 1.0 or higher rating deliver twice the return on investment (ROI)…
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NBC to provide live VR coverage of Winter Olympics
US TV network NBC is to provide over 50 hours of live virtual reality coverage…
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Christmas cheer for record-breaking BBC iPlayer
The BBC’s on-demand service in the UK, BBC iPlayer, enjoyed a record week over Christmas,…
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ALi to incorporate Techicolor Advanced HDR in chipsets
Set-top chipset specialist ALi Corporation is to make Technicolor’s HDR technology available in its forthcoming…
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NBCU alumnus to succeed Ford at Fox UK
Former NBCUniversal (NBCU) European channels chief Colin McLeod will succeed Jeff Ford as managing director…