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New technical and innovation chiefs for TV4
Swedish free and pay TV broadcaster TV4 Group has named Jan Rizvi as technology development…
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Canal+ to launch YouTube children’s channels
French channels operator Canal+ is launching a pair of children’s channels on YouTube. Zac &…
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ATVOD freezes fees
UK video-on-demand regulator ATVOD has frozen the fees paid by UK on-demand operators to the…
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UK TV retailers set for World Cup boost
The World Cup is set to deliver a £170 million (€210 million) boost to TV…
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Sky Sports extends golf rights
BSkyB’s Sky Sports has struck a deal to show the US Open golf championship for…
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Trust sets out framework for BBC’s commercial activities
The BBC Trust has published a draft framework setting out the remit and requirements of…
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Fox names research and audience strategy chief
Fox International Channels (FIC) has named Christian Brent as senior vice-president of global research and…
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News channels stake rival claims to top spot
Leading international news channels have each placed their individual spin on the results of the…
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Eurosport hails “best ever” French Open
Eurosport has recorded what it says was its “best ever French Open” tennis championship with…
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YouView still on course despite Freeview challenge, says Halton
YouView’s long-term strategy will not change in the face of new competition from Freeview’s new…
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BBC launches new CBBC iPlayer
The BBC’s rollout of updates to its iPlayer catch-up TV service has continued with the…
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UHD boost for flat panel sales in first quarter
Sales of flat-panel TVs were higher than expected in the first quarter of this year,…
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BSkyB adds ITV Player to Now TV
BSkyB has added ITV Player, the catch-up service from the UK’s leading commercial broadcaster to…
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TalkTalk launches new TV Player
UK service provider TalkTalk has launched a new TV player to deliver on-demand movies and…
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MultiChoice signs up for new Intelsat satellite
South Africa-based DTH pay TV provider MultiChoice has signed a new 15-year service agreement with…
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Measat and Newtec demo 4K on new satellite standard
Malaysian satellite operator Measat and satellite technology provider Newtec have teamed up to showcase satellite…
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Wimbledon clips available for Facebook, Twitter and Google+ users
The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) has teamed up with UK startup Grabyo to…
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Al Jazeera launches Virgin Media TiVo app
News channel Al Jazeera has launched a news app on the Virgin Media TiVo platform…
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Com Hem adds raft of channels to TiVoToGo
Swedish cable operator Com Hem has added 38 new channels to its TiVoToGo app, enabling…
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VimpelCom opens up mobile TV app to all networks
Russian service provider VimpelCom, which operates under the Beeline brand, has opened up its mobile…
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Viaccess-Orca completes Discretix acquisition
Content security and interactive TV technology provider Viaccess-Orca has completed the acquisition of Discretix’s Secure…
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BroadStream Solutions acquires Oasys
Broadband solutions provider BroadStream Solutions has acquired UK-based playout specialist Oasys. The pair were already…
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Net Insight names global services chief
TV transport technology provider Net Insight has named Maria Hellström as vice-president, global services, effective…
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More than 50% of Sky customers now connected
More than half of all Sky’s customers have now connected their Sky+HD box to broadband,…
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Google Chromecast use ‘waning’, says Parks Associates
The adoption of streaming media players has increased to nearly 20% of US broadband homes,…
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RDK looks to Europe with DVB additions
RDK Management, the company set up by Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Liberty Global to…
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Vivendi reportedly seeking to sell Watchever
Vivendi is looking to sell its German subscription video-on-demand service Watchever, according to a report…
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Flat growth forecast for European pay TV
Pay TV revenues will increase just 0.6% this year as subscribers move to bundled services,…
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OTT TV devices pass one billion mark
Global OTT TV devices shipped have now passed one billion globally, including 220 million in…
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IP video to account for 79% of web traffic by 2018
Global internet protocol (IP) traffic will increase nearly three-fold over the next five years, with…