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Lithuanian OTT deal for Fashion One
Fashion and lifestyle channel Fashion One has struck its first online TV deal with Lithuanian…
New marketing chief for CTC Media
Russian broadcaster CTC Media has named Elmira Makhmutova as its new chief marketing officer. Makhmutova…
SeaChange loses board member Feld
Peter Feld has resigned from TV technology provider SeaChange International’s board of directors. Feld’s resignation…
Zappware providing OTT platform for SBB
Interactive TV technology provider Zappware is providing an over-the-top TV platform to Serbian cable provider…
English Club TV launches in HD
English language teaching channel English Club TV has launched an HD version. CEO Andrei Semchenko…
Digisoft.tv integrates HbbTV
Digital TV software provider Digisoft.tv has integrated the HbbTV hybrid standard to its Iris platform…
Mobile and tablet use takes BBC iPlayer to record year
BBC iPlayer saw a record 2.32 billion TV and radio programme requests in 2012, with…
Kabel Deutschland offers concessions to secure Tele Columbus networks
German cable operator Kabel Deutschland (KDG) has offered a range of commitments to secure the…
Canal Plus Cyfrowy wins ENEA rights
Polish pay TV provider Canal Plus Cyfrowy has secured rights to ENEA Ekstraligi speedway for…
Thema supplies KPN with three new channels
Channel distributor Thema has struck a deal with Dutch telco KPN that will see three…
New deal for French TV fiction writers
France Télévisions, Groupe 25 Images and four groups representing French content creation professionals – the…
CTC, MTS and Ailove launch online content competition at MIPCube
Russia’s largest independent broadcaster CTC is launching a transmedia content competition at MIPCube, the digital…
CTC Media names Weinstein to board
Russian broadcaster CTC Media has appointed Timur Weinstein to its board of directors, replacing Dimitry…
Record year for A+E Networks UK
A+E Networks UK’s History and Bio UK channels recorded their highest-rating year ever in 2012….
Videofutur sees growth in second half
French DVD rental and video-on-demand specialist Videofutur, which is in the process of being acquired…
TeliaSonera outlines shape of year-end results
Nordic telco TeliaSonera, has outlined a number of non-recurring items that it says in total…
Netflix sees strong growth – but no more international launches in first half
Netflix says losses from its international business will get smaller, but it has no plans…
Netgem to acquire Videofutur
French technology company Netgem is to acquire DVD rental and video-on-demand specialist Videofutur. Netgem has…
Ziggo sees strong triple-play growth
All-in-1 triple-play bundle subscribers now represent over half of Dutch cable operator Ziggo’s base after…
DTG creates new group for spectrum efficiency
UK digital TV association the Digital TV Group (DTG) has created a new group to…
UPC Slovakia to sell set-tops to subscribers
Cable operator UPC Slovakia is to begin selling set-tops and other equipment including routers as…
Vietnam’s VTC launches international OTT service
Vietnamese telecom and media group VTC Digilink and Chinese online TV service provider PPTV have…
More capacity for Georgia’s MagtiSat
Georgian mobile and telecommunication company MagtiCom signed an agreement with satellite operator SES for a…
ER Telecom expands HD service
Russian service provider ER Telecom’s Dom.ru service has launched HD TV in five cities across…
Manchester Utd takes control of MUTV
Manchester United is acquiring the one third stake in the English Premier League football club’s…
New deals for Sundance Channel
AMC Networks has concluded several new carriage deals for Sundance Channel Global and has picked…
BBC Worldwide digital exec exits for All3Media role
The international arm of UK-based super indie All3Media has poached digital specialist Gary Woolf from…
SVT to offer entire TV line-up online
Swedish public broadcaster SVT is to offer its entire broadcast output free of charge online….
OTT and pay to drive TV revenue growth
Global TV advertising and subscription revenue will reach about US$400 billion (€300 billion) this year,…
Broadcasters and sat ops team up to fight jamming
Broadcasters, satellite operators and equipment manufacturers have begun discussing the development of countermeasures to tackle…