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TV4 Group names new marketing director
Swedish commercial broadcaster TV4 Group has named Johan Seidefors as its new marketing director. Seidefors,…
Djazz.tv secures carriage with Magyar Telekom
Music channel Djazz.tv has secured carriage with Hungarian service provider Magyar Telekom. Magyar Telekom will…
Beltelecom launches TV banking
Belarus service provider Beltelecom has introduced TV banking as part of its Zala TV offering. …
ThinkAnalytics reports ‘record-breaking’ year
Multiplatform TV search and recommendation firm ThinkAnalytics said it had a “record-breaking financial year” for the…
OSN launches first international channel in UK
Middle East pay TV provider OSN has debuted its first international channel venture with the…
Hollywood studios “could go OTT” in UK
Hollywood studios could benefit from going over-the-top direct to consumers in the UK, cutting out…
EBU to cease streaming Greece’s ERT
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) said it will stop streaming former Greek public service broadcaster…
TiVo launches Roamio DVRs
DVR maker TiVo has launched a new generation of set-top boxes marking its first major…
Es’hailSat partners with Arabsat
Qatari satellite company Es’hailSat has partnered with Arabsat to broadcast TV on the 26 degrees…
Dawn Airey joins Yahoo!
Ex-Channel 5, ITV and RTL executive Dawn Airey has joined internet firm Yahoo! as senior,…
Scripps appoints chief information officer
Scripps Networks Interactive has named the chief operating officer for its international business, Bob Baskerville,…
Al Jazeera America launches today
Al Jazeera’s new US channel launches today, taking on existing news services such as CNN…
Russian HD channels grow fivefold
The number of HD channels in Russia has multiplied by almost five times in the…
At800 raises Freeview interference awareness with ‘Twitter postcards’
At800, the body set up to test for interference from 4G networks on digital-terrestrial broadcasting…
Thomson Video Networks adds variable bit-rate to statmux technology
Thomson Video Networks has added the ability to integrate variable bit-rate data streams within the…
Sunrise strikes deal to launch fibre services in Fribourg
Swiss service provider Sunrise Telecom has struck an agreement with ftth fr, a joint venture…
Americas and SmarDTV boost Kudelski in first half
A strong performance in the Americas and sales of SmarDTV conditional access modules boosted Switzerland-based…
TV5 Monde uses Volicon Observer TS
French international channel TV5 Monde is using Volicon’s Observer TS monitoring and logging system to…
Channel 4 launches personalised video ads
Channel 4 has rolled out “dynamic personalised video ads” on its 4oD on-demand service after…
Telekom Austria eyes Serbia Broadband takeover
Telekom Austria is reportedly in the running against private equity firms to buy cable operator…
Pay TV STB shipments to hit 180 million units in 2016
Global pay TV set-top box (STB) shipment demand is due to peak at 180 million…
Microsoft slams Google for blocking Windows Phone YouTube app
Microsoft has criticised Google for setting up roadblocks that are “impossible to overcome” after the…
BT Sport passes 10,000 commercial customers
Over 10,000 UK pubs, clubs, betting shops, hotels and other commercial customers have signed up…
Com Hem trials new TiVo service
Swedish cable operator Com Hem is trialling its new TiVo service ahead of its full…
Russia’s Euroset to begin selling Amedia TV player next week
Russian mobile phone retailer Euroset is to begin retailing a media player from Dune HD…
Norway’s Get launches TV on the iPad
Norwegian cable operator Get has launched its TV service on the iPad. Get is making…
Ukraine’s Volia introduces payment by smartphone
Ukrainian cable operator Volia has introduced payment by smartphone via an agreement with online payment…
MTG extends English Premier League rights
Modern Times Group has extended its exclusive deal to broadcast the English Barclays Premier League…
TDF bids reportedly fall short of target
Télédiffusion de France (TDF)’s owners have received offers amounting to less than €4 billion for…
Teo to boost DSL speeds
Lithuanian service provider Teo is to increase the speed of its DSL-based internet services by…