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Mobile devices to account for 50% of online video views by 2016
Watching content on mobiles and tablets will account for half of all online video views…
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Kipco reveals plans to float OSN this year
Middle East investment group Kuwait Projects Co (Kipco) has said it plans to take pay…
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Sky Deutschland rolls out Snap OTT service to Samsung Galaxy devices
Sky Deutschland has today launched an Android version of its Snap OTT service for Samsung…
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Ziggo ups broadband speeds
Dutch cable operator Ziggo has increased the speed of its internet offerings, raising the speed…
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Lattelecom fails to strike deal with MTG
Latvian service provider Lattelecom has failed to strike a distribution deal with Modern Times Group…
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European Sky channels showing Pope’s canonisation in 3D
Sky’s dedicated 3D channels in Italy, Germany and the UK will broadcast the upcoming canonisation…
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Masstech acquires PlayBox assets
Masstech Group has acquired the products and technology assets of channel-in-a-box playout specialist PlayBox Technology….
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Bouygues Telecom adds OCS channels
French service provider Bouygues Telecom has added the Orange Cinéma Séries channels to its Bbox…
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Tele Columbus boosts offering
German cable operator Tele Columbus has boosted its offering of HD home shopping channels by…
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Hulu names head of content
US online TV service Hulu has named Craig Erwich as head of content. Erwich, who…
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European Audiovisual Observatory appoints new chairman
The European Audiovisual Observatory has appointed UNI MEI head Johannes Studinger as its new chairman….
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UPC Polska promotes FilmBox HD channels
Liberty Global-owned cable TV operator UPC Polska is to make SPI’s FilmBox, FilmBox HD, FilmBox…
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Twitter hashtags drive TV interactions, says Thinkbox
People search for Twitter hashtags on the social network because they have seen them on…
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Court rejects Canal+ call for suspension of football bidding
Canal+ has failed to secure an immediate suspension of the French Professional Football League (LFP)’s…
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US 4K TV adoption to reach 80% in 10 to 12 years
Ultra HD TVs will be found in 80% of US households in approximately 10 to…
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Belgacom sells Telindus France to Vivendi for €95 million
Belgian telco Belgacom has agreed to divest 100% of the shares in IT services company…
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Amazon denies free streaming service report
Amazon has denied a Wall Street Journal report, claiming it is looking to launch an…
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Microsoft partners with Ooyala on multiscreen TV services
Microsoft and Ooyala have partnered to develop and accelerate the deployment of next-generation IP video…
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London Live to launch in UK today
A new channel is launching on digital free-TV in the UK today. London Live will…
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Verimatrix signs security deal with Russia’s MegaFon
Content security specialist Verimatrix has signed a deal with Russian telco MegaFon, which will use…
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UPC DTH to carry Da Vinci Learning
Da Vinci Learning has launched on Liberty Global-owned UPC DTH’s satellite TV platforms in Hungary,…
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New chief for Ukrainian state TV
The Ukrainian government has named Zurab Alasania as the new director-general of state broadcaster the…
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Tricolor TV in running for new capacity at 75° East
Russian DTH leader Tricolor TV has reportedly applied for licences to operate transponders on Asia…
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Finland’s URHOtv goes off air
Finnish sports channel URHOtv will cease broadcasting from tomorrow after failing to put its finances…
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Play increases revenues and subscribers
Russian on-demand service Play increased its revenues by 11 times and passed the 100,000 subscribers…
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New CEO for Beltelecom
Sergey Sivodedov has been named as Belarusian service provider Beltelecom’s new director-general. Sivodedov was previously…
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France’s SACD calls for overhaul of rules ahead of Netflix launch
France’s audiovisual distribution rules must be reformed ahead of the arrival of Netflix in September,…
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BBC iPlayer tops 300 million for second month running
BBC iPlayer requests broke the 300 million barrier in February for the second consecutive month,…
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Dish, DirecTV shares up on merger rumours
Shares in US satellite pay TV companies DirecTV and Dish Networks have spiked after rumours…
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YouView partners agree to back platform
All seven of YouView’s shareholders have agreed to back the UK smart TV platform for…