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Netflix viewers willing to trade armchairs for exercise
More than 50% of Netflix viewers said they were willing to exercise while ‘binge watching’…
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Wuaki.tv hits 1 million users
Over-the-top video service Wuaki.tv now claims more than one million global customers, after adding more…
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Antenna Group buys Romanian music network
Media firm Antenna Group has bought Kiss TV and a string of radio stations from…
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YouTube launches on Roku
Google-owned video site YouTube has launched on Roku internet-connected TV boxes for the first time. …
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Mediaset taps tivùon! and Intertrust Technologies for new OTT service
Italian broadcaster Mediaset has tapped the tivùon! Open standards-based TV platform it built with Telecom…
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Now TV sports pass goes live on Apple TV
BSkyB has launched sports content from its Now TV over-the-top service on Apple TV web…
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YouTube signs up as founding partner for MIP Digital Fronts
YouTube has come onboard as a founding partner of the first MIP Digital Fronts –…
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MTG sells controlling stake in broadband service provider Zitius
Modern Times Group (MTG) has agreed to sell its 80% stake in Swedish broadband service…
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Fox channel to launch in Hungary
Entertainment net Fox is launching in Hungarian pay TV – bringing shows such as The…
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Netflix rolls out Android updates
Netflix has rolled out a new version of its Android app for tablets and smartphones,…
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icflix launches smart TV app for LG, Samsung
Middle Eastern video-on-demand service icflix has partnered with Samsung and LG to launch an app…
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Canal+ to pay less for content creation
Canal+ Group will be required to pay less to the French Centre National du Cinéma…
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Tricolor passes 10 million paying subs
Russian pay TV operator Tricolor TV has passed 10 million paying subscribers, according to the…
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New finance chief for Discovery Networks CEEMEA
Discovery Networks has named a new chief financial officer for central and eastern Europe, the…
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Blinkx partners with REV New Media
Internet media platform Blinkx has partnered with web video producer REV New Media to add…
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Amazon makes 4K production commitment
Amazon Studios, the original film and TV production arm of the online shopping giant, has…
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Web TV device ownership to double
Connected TV device ownership – including smart TVs, web-connected set-top boxes and other TV-connectable devices…
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MTG to launch pay TV channels in Turkey
Modern Times Group (MTG) is launching a raft of its pay TV channels in Turkey…
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African VoD service iROKOtv raises US$8 million
Africa-based video-on-demand service iROKOtv has raised US$8 million (€6 million) in funding, as it looks…
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OTT platforms ‘could buy producers in 2014′
Another report into media industry mergers and acquisitions activity has singled out Netflix and Hulu…
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Orange teams up with AirTies for Spanish set-top deal
Orange Spain has partnered with set-top box firm AirTies Wireless Networks to deploy an advanced…
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Numericable ordered to pay damages to Free
A Paris court has ordered cable operator Numericable to pay €6 million in damages to…
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Catherine Powell to run Disney Australia as Cracknell retires
Catherine Powell is to relocate from London to Sydney to run Disney Australia and New…
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YouSee rebrands mobile arm as founder departs
TDC-owned Danish cable operator YouSee has rebranded its Onfone mobile arm as a YouSee service,…
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Eurosport and IMG secure LTA tennis deal
Sports channel Eurosport and sports agency IMG Worldwide’s media unit IMG Media have secured a…
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Viggle buys entertainment site Wetpaint
US-based second screen TV app Viggle has acquired celebrity gossip and entertainment news site Wetpaint….
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MTS strategy chief leaves for Sistema
Russian service provider MTS’s vice-president for strategy, mergers and acquisitions and corporate development, Michael Hecker,…
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TeliaSonera unveils new management structure following Uzbekistan affair
Nordic telco TeliaSonera has unveiled a comprehensive revamp of its management structure and has appointed…
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Russian government scales back digital TV promo funding
The Russian government has decided to withdraw RUB600 million (€13 million) of funding that had…