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Schrameck named first president of European regulators group
Olivier Schrameck, the president of French audiovisual media regulator the CSA, has been elected as…
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Sky Sports secures women’s golf
BSkyB’s Sky Sports unit has secured rights to women’s golf for a further two years…
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Dish network in OTT first with Disney
US pay TV operator Dish Network has struck what is being described as a landmark…
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Russian regulator rejects Dozhd case
The Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service has rejected claims that independent TV channel TV Dozhd fell…
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French VoD providers team up ahead of possible Netflix launch
French subscription video-on-demand services Videofutur and FilmoTV have struck a partnership that will see FilmoTV’s…
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YouSee extends à la carte choices for subscribers
Danish cable operator YouSee has extended the availability of å la carte in the way…
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Pace outperforms expectations with strong 2013
Set-top provider Pace performed above expectations in 2013, delivering increased operating profits through top-line growth…
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AOL’s Adap.tv incorporates linear TV into video ad platform
AOL-owned video advertising platform Adap.tv is making linear programming available through its service in a bid…
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Discovery buys Raw
Discovery Communications has acquired Raw, the UK production firm that makes Discovery’s hit series Gold…
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Vudu preps Chromecast launch
Walmart-owned online VOD store Vudu is set to launch soon on Google’s HDMI TV streaming…
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Turner names new marketing chief
Turner Broadcasting has named Lesley Bailey to the new role of vice-president of channel marketing…
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VimpelCom names Moscow technical chief
Russian service provider VimpelCom, which operates under the Beeline brand, has named Sergey Druzhchenko as…
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Vectra adds three new channels
Polish cable operator Vectra has added three new channels to its programming line-up. Movie channel…
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Eurosport and France Télévisions agree French Open deal
Eurosport and France Télévisions have agreed domestic broadcast rights with the French Tennis Federation (FFT)…
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Lattelecom boosts news channel line-up
Latvian telco Lattelecom has added four news and information channels to its programming line-up. The…
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Turkish cross-channel second screen app launches
Operator-focused tech firm Tagvance has partnered with content identification company Civolution and second screen specialists…
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Ginx TV chooses Thomson Video Networks
Video gaming channel Ginx TV has chosen Thomson Video Networks’ Sapphire MPEG stream servers and…
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TV4 Group names Sjuan and TV4 Fakta chief
Swedish broadcaster TV4 Group has named Marit Danielsson as channel director for its Sjuan and…
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Digitürk strikes deal with GameMax
Turkish pay TV operator Digitürk has struck a deal with games provider GameMax to bring…
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Canal+ makes promo offer to SFR subs
Canal+ is making its offering available free of charge to SFR’s broadband subscriber that receive…
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BBC and Sky reach zero retransmission fee agreement
The BBC and Sky have ended a long-running dispute about retransmission fees, agreeing that the…
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Canal+ extends OTT reach with Studio Bagel acquisition
Canal+ Group has taken a majority stake in YouTube comedy channel producer Studio Bagel as…
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Apple TV brings in revenues of US$1 billion
Apple reportedly made US$1 billion (€726 million) in sales for its Apple TV web streaming…
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EBU sounds alarm on Swedish 700MHz move
The EBU has expressed concern following last week’s decision by the Swedish government to open…
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Tele2 Netherlands appoints Virgin Media’s Dodds as CEO
Sweden-based European teleco Tele2 has appointed Virgin Media’s former chief marketing officer, Jeff Dodds, as…
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BBC Worldwide appoints Africa boss
BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the UK pubcaster, has hired Joel Churcher as vice…
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Discovery launching TLC in Middle East, North Africa
The international division of Discovery is launching its TLC HD channel in the MENA region,…
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TV ratings startup TVbeat raises US$2 million
London-based TV ratings startup Iptvbeat has raised US$2 million (€1.45 million) in funding and changed…
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Partners prep MENA second screen app Synclie
Digital Media Services, the digital media arm of Choueiri Group, and AJ Consulting subsidiary SynkOnAir…
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Bouygues moves forward with SFR acquisition plan
Bouygues Telecom chief Martin Bouygues reportedly met French president François Hollande last week as part…