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Starz sales chief lands Lionsgate spot
US studio Lionsgate is bringing the worldwide sales chief at its premium cable channel, Starz,…
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Arris on track despite Q2 losses
Arris said it remains on track to achieve results within its full year 2017 guidance…
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Telecom Italia adds raft of movies to VOD service
Telecom Italia (TIM) has struck a deal with Notorious Pictures to bring 71 Italian and…
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Nickelodeon launches Nella app for pre-school kids
Viacom-owned kids channel Nickelodeon has launched a new app based on its Nella the Princess…
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Eleven secures UFC rights for Belgium and Luxembourg
Sports network Eleven Sports has secured the rights to show all UFC combat sports events…
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Ofcom report shines light on UK binge viewing habits
The UK has become “a nation of binge viewers” but there are stark differences between…
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Deutsche Telekom passes three million TV customers
Deutsche Telekom had 3.024 million TV customers in Germany at the end of June, up…
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ProSiebenSat.1 now generating half of revenue outside advertising
German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 generated 50% of its revenues in the first half of this…
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NBCU expands Donati’s role into kids, lifestyle
Comcast’s NBCUniversal International has appointed Duccio Donati to take on the newly created role of…
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Report: Sky plans high-speed Italian broadband service
Sky is reportedly planning to offer a high-speed broadband service in Italy in a bid…
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Italian government calls for probe into Vivendi’s control of Telecom Italia
The Italian government has called for a probe into Vivendi’s increasing control over Telecom Italia…
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Hasbro ‘ends Lionsgate takeover talks’
Toy giant Hasbro was recently in talks to buy North American studio Lionsgate but has…
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Subscription revenues and Wonder Woman raise Time Warner
Strong international revenues at Turner helped boost Time Warner’s second quarter results, along with the…
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Switzerland’s Sunrise agrees sports deal with Sky
Swiss service provider Sunrise has partnered with Sky to offer its customers sports content via…
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HbbTV Association releases updated test suite
The HbbTV Association has released version 9.2 of its test suite, to support HbbTV certification…
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Eleven secures five-year deal with English Football League
Sports network Eleven Sports has secured a new live exclusive rights agreement with the English…
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Amazon beats Sky to secure ATP tennis rights for UK
Amazon has beaten Sky to secure the UK rights to men’s ATP World Tour tennis,…
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RTL takes 15% stake in VR firm Inception
RTL Group has taken a 15% minority stake in virtual reality firm Inception, after leading…
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Parrot Analytics: Ozark leaps into top place for in-demand UK digital originals
New Missouri-set Netflix crime drama Ozark was far and away the most ‘in-demand’ show in…
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BBC builds proof-of-concept voice sign-in and search for iPlayer
The BBC has built a proof-of-concept version of its iPlayer on-demand platform that allows individuals…
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Apple to learn lessons from first originals
Television remains “an area of great interest” for Apple, which aims to learn lessons from…
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Lionsgate launches Spanish OTT service Pantaya
Lionsgate and Hemisphere Media Group have launched Pantaya, a Spanish-language OTT service dedicated to premium…
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YouTube to take further steps against hate speech, extremism
YouTube will soon start to apply “tougher treatment” to videos that aren’t illegal but do…
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TDG: Two thirds of Hulu users would pick SVOD over pay TV
Two-thirds of Hulu users who also subscribe to a traditional pay TV service said that…
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Broadcasters in Spain and UK facing advertising uncertainty
Weak advertising growth in Spain and the UK could have an adverse impact on commercial…
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MBC Group invests in online travel company Wego
MBC Group has invested in Middle East and North African online travel marketplace, Wego. The…
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Telenet hails success of quad-play offering
Liberty Global-owned Flemish region cable operator Telenet managed to add to its new all-in-one converged…
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HBO hit by cyber attack
HBO has confirmed that it has been the victim of a cyber attack, with hackers…
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Vivendi chief confirms Telecom Italia-Canal+ JV plan
Plans to create a pay TV joint venture between Canal+ and Telecom Italia (TIM) are…
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Discovery ‘still has bullets’ for deals post-Scripps
Discovery Communications is “not out of bullets” to use for company acquisitions despite its US$14.6…