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BBC signs deal with Labs startup wireWAX
BBC has signed a partnership deal with taggable video service wireWAX, one of the six…
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B.net Croatia adds CME’s Oyo
Telekom Austria-owned Croatian cable operator B.net has added CME-backed Nova TV’s Oyo video-on-demand service to…
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DStv launches two new channels on Access package
MultiChoice-owned South African-based DTH pay TV service DStv has added entertainment channel Mzansi Wethu and…
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Viasat Ukraine strikes deal with Inter Media for carriage of channels
Modern Times Group-owned pay TV platform Viasat Ukraine has struck an agreement with local leading…
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STMicroelectronics signs IPTV STB deal with NTT Plala
Swiss semiconductor firm STMicroelectronics has signed a deal with Japanese internet and IPTV provider NTT…
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E! Entertainment HD to launch on Sky Deutschland
E! Entertainment HD is to launch on the Sky Deutschland platform at the end of…
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Telefonica closes Hispasat sale
Telefonica has completed its sale of Spanish satellite operator Hispasat by selling its remaining stake…
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EBU names new vice-chair for legal and policy committee
Simona Martorelli, Italian pubcaster Rai’s European affairs delegate, has been named as vice-chairman of the…
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UltraViolet plans more EU launches, hits back at critics
Ultraviolet is gearing up for more European deployments, with the body behind the service also…
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SES teams up with Harmonic, Broadcom for HEVC 4K demo
Satellite operator SES has teamed up with video compression specialist Harmonic and chipset vendor Broadcom…
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Tablets overtake phones for iPlayer requests
BBC iPlayer saw more requests on tablet devices than on mobile phones for the first…
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Xbox Live hits 46 million members
Microsoft’s console-focused entertainment service Xbox Live now has more than 46 million members worldwide, an…
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KIT Digital to file for bankruptcy, relaunch as Piksel
TV technology provider KIT Digital is set to file for bankruptcy, in a move to…
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Films and TV trail software and music in French internet consumption satisfaction
While three out of five French internet consumers aware of legal internet-based content are “satisfied”…
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BBC America inks Twitter deal
BBC America has signed a deal with Twitter to offer branded videos on the site,…
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Satellite TV gains popularity in Italy
Satellite TV is now received by 8.2 million homes in Italy, according to survey carried…
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Com Hem extends content reach with OpenUniverse deal
Swedish cable operator Com Hem has struck a deal with Telenor Sweden-owned OpenUniverse, which specialises…
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Hispasat completes IP device delivery over satellite trial
Spanish satellite operator Hispasat says it has successfully completed a three-year project to test the…
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TeliaSonera sees TV growth amidst overall decline in broadband base
Nordic telco TeliaSonera had 1.349 million TV subscribers at the end of March, up 10.8%…
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Charlie Sheen invests in OTT provider DigiDev
Hollywood actor Charlie Sheen has made an investment in US-based over-the-top TV provider DigiDev following…
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Intelsat announces IPO pricing
Satellite operator Intelsat has announced the pricing of its IPO of 19,323,672 shares at a…
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Digiturk and Eutelsat partner on 4K channel
Turkish pay TV provider Digiturk has launched a 4K demonstration channel in partnership with satellite…
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Arianespace names new CEO
Satellite launch provider Arianespace has named Stéphane Israël as its new chairman and CEO. Israël,…
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Voddler goes global with file-sharing revamp
Scandinavian VOD site Voddler is going global with a revamped service and new focus on…
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Disney to launch FTA channel in Germany
The Walt Disney Company will launch Disney Channel on German free-TV next year, a move…
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MSN reportedly looking to revive Heroes for Xbox
MSN could be planning to make a new season of NBC’s superhero drama Heroes for…
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Eurochannel launches in Bosnia-Herzegovina
European movies and entertainment channel Eurochannel is to launch in Bosnia-Herzegovina via local cable provider…
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Beltelecom adds three new channels
Belarusian IPTV provider Beltelecom has added three new channels to the programming line-up on its…
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Cable RGUs predicted to grow as cable homes decline
The number of cable revenue-generating units will grow to almost double the number of cable…
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Latin America set for explosive digital growth
Latin American digital TV growth is set to explode beginning this year, with satellite emerging…