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Thomson’s ViBE platform supports HEVC
Thomson Video Networks’ ViBE VS7000 multiscreen video encoding and transcoding platform now supports HEVC compression…
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Angry Birds series goes live in-app
The Finnish-based creator of the Angry Birds franchise, Rovio, has partnered with video specialists Brightcove…
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Smartclip strikes deal with Samsung
Multiscreen advertising specialist Smartclip has struck a partnership with Samsung whereby Samsung’s AdHub advertising platform…
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Thema supports Cape Verde Television’s international ambitions
Channel distributor Thema is providing a range of distribution and playout services for Cape Verde…
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Vintage TV launches on Virgin Media
Music network Vintage TV has launched on Virgin Media’s cable platform in the UK. The…
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Intelsat begins IPO share process
Intelsat has started distributing a draft registration statement ahead of its planned IPO, which will…
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Travel Channel launches on Freesat in UK
Scripps Networks Interactive’s Travel Channel has launched on UK free-to-air digital satellite television platform Freesat. …
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Netflix localisation plans hint at expansion
Netflix is hiring language specialists to adapt the service into a number of new European…
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Canal Plus secures rights to HBO series
Canal Plus and HBO have struck a deal whereby the latter will license all new…
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Tony Hall ushers in ‘next chapter’ for BBC
On his first day in his new job, BBC director general Tony Hall has told…
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Canal Plus Spain launches Game of Thrones second screen app
Pay TV operator Canal Plus Spain has tamed up with Israel-based technology provider Applicaster to…
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Ericsson launches AVP4000 compression platform
Ericsson has launched a new compression platform targeting direct-to-home applications called the AVP4000. The encoding…
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Netia adds 15 new channels
Polish IPTV service provider Netia is adding 15 new channels including HD versions of the…
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Cyfrowy Polsat buys TV4 and TV6
Polish pay TV operator Cyfrowy Polsat has bought TV4 and TV6 broadcaster Polskie Media and…
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Aereo wins court victory
US internet TV startup Aereo has won a court victory, rejecting claims by firms including…
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Baltcom adds two HD channels
Latvian cable operator Baltcom is to add Animal Planet HD and Eurosport 2 HD to…
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Primacom names Freitag to board
German cable operator Primacom has named Lutz Freitag, president of housing association Immobilien-Spitzenverbandes GdW, to…
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Unitymedia-KabelBW launches VOD promo
Liberty Global-owned German cable operator Unitymedia-KabelBW is to promote its video-on-demand service by making three…
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MTS says it will fight Tele2 sale
Russian multi-play service provider MTS has said it will fight the acquisition of mobile telco…
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Middle East TV space ripe for consolidation, says MBC
The free-to-air TV market in the Middle East is due for consolidation with hundreds of…
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Liberty buys 12.65% Ziggo stake
Liberty Global has paid roughly €632.5 million for a 12.65% stake in the Netherlands’ largest…
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Netflix partners with the Wachowskis on sci-fi drama
Netflix’s original production spending spree continues, with the video streaming platform this time partnering with…
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iPlayer hits record February
The BBC’s on-demand service the iPlayer new record highs for average daily and weekly content…
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Rostelecom reports pay TV increase
Russian state-backed telecom operator Rostelecom reported a 12% year-on-year increase in pay TV subscribers to 6.6…
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Syfy Kids heads for CEE
KidsCo is set to launch its joint Syfy Kids programming block in Central and Eastern…
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Zuku lauches Swahili movie channel
Wananchi Group-owned African pay TV broadcaster Zuku has lauched a dedicated Swahili movie channel. Zuku…
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NOS signs news deal with Eutelsat and GlobeCast
Dutch broadcasting network NOS has signed a multi-year deal with content delivery firm GlobeCast and…
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Amazon adds another comedy pilot
Amazon Studios, the production arm of online retailer Amazon, has added the eighth comedy project…
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Dailymotion adds Activity Feed
Online video site Dailymotion has launched a new interactive discovery feature, Activity Feed, to enable…