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BBCWW upbeat despite drop in cash returns
The BBC’s commercial arm reported a year-on-year increase in sales and profits, but cash returns…
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Parrot Analytics: Netflix dominates digital originals across European markets
Netflix dominated expressions of interest in digital originals across seven major western European countries in…
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Report: Discovery back in merger talks with Scripps
Discovery Communications is reportedly in merger talks with Scripps Networks Interactive. According to a Reuters…
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Altice names new CEO for Portugal
Altice has named Cláudia Goya as the new CEO of Portugal Telecom, with immediate effect….
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Ampere: US web users watch more online video than Europeans
Compared to Europe, the US has a higher proportion of internet users who watch video…
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Rogers’ Wössner to take over as CEO of Deutsche Telekom’s German unit
Deutsche Telekom’s domestic German business chief Niek jan van Damme is to leave his post…
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Orange ups stakes in retrans dispute with TF1
Orange has filed a legal complaint against leading French commercial broadcaster TF1 over the ongoing…
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Intelsat adopts new structure and hires TWC exec for media
Intelsat has reorganised its management team with a new structure based on its three core…
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NBC hires ex-Endemol Shine unscripted exec
US broadcaster NBC has hired former Endemol Shine North America unscripted production chief Linda Giambrone….
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Rostelecom names new VP
Russian service provider Rostelecom has named Boris Glazkov as vice-president. Glazkov previously served as director…
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Newstag launches Arabic streaming service
Stockholm-based crowd-curated news service Newstag is to launch a new Arabic service, providing a stream…
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Netflix international subscribers outnumber US after strong Q2
Netflix passed the 100 million-member mark and now has more international than US viewers, in…
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Liberty Global and TPG back TV production company
Former Gaumont Television CEO Katie O’Connell Marsh is to lead to lead a production and…
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Pirates could face up to 10 years in prison under new UK rules
Individuals responsible for pirating TV shows could face up to 10 years in prison under…
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UK to enforce age checks on adult sites from next year
UK government is due to introduce age verification checks for adult websites next year, after…
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Modern Times Group boosted by Nordic TV and InnoGames
Modern Times Group’s Nordic entertainment group and its newly majority-owned games subsidiary InnoGames contributed to…
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Wuaki becomes Rakuten.tv as FC Barcelona sponsorship deal kicks off
On-demand TV service Wuaki has changed its name to Rakuten.tv, following a global rebranding exercise…
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BBC breaks Wimbledon streaming record
The BBC served 24.1 million stream requests during Wimbledon this year, making it the most-streamed…
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Game of Thrones goes underground in Russia
Series 7 of HBO’s flagship series Game of Thrones has now been released globally, with…
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Ownzones names Paywizard exec as business development chief
OTT TV technology provider Ownzones has named Serge Vaguine as senior vice-president, business development. In…
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TVPlayer agrees ad partnership with SpotX
UK-based TV streaming service, TVPlayer, has partnered with video ad serving platform SpotX, allowing advertisers…
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Dave and Home to launch on Freesat
UK channel provider UKTV is to launch comedy channel Dave and home-and-garden channel Home on…
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Sky decision likely to be pushed back as Bradley weighs evidence
A decision on whether 21st Century Fox’s acquisition of Sky can go ahead may not…
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Nokia tips strong VR growth after lacklustre 2016
Nokia has predicted a strong year for virtual reality (VR) in 2017, despite lacklustre headset…
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EasyJet boss McCall named ITV CEO
The CEO of low-cost carrier EasyJet, Carolyn McCall, is to become chief executive of leading…
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Zenith: online video viewing to climb 20% in 2017
Online video viewing will climb by 20% this year, driven by an increase in people…
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Over-the-top revenues to quadruple in MENA region
Over-the-top video revenues in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are set to more…
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New Dutch DTH platform Joyne taps Eutelsat 9B
Joyne, a new Dutch satellite pay TV offering with low-cost flexible packages and a sport-skewed…
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US pay TV market declines in Q1
The US pay TV market declined by 612,000 subscribers in the first quarter of this…
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Zodiak Kids brings YouTube shows to OTT platforms
Zodiak Kids has partnered with Future Today, a US based technology and distribution company, to…