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Trace Sports reaches Africa with DStv
Sports celebrity channel Trace Sports will launch in 47 African countries via DStv’s platform. The…
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KIT Digital helps Sky Go expansion
Cloud based TV software company KIT Digital is helping Sky Deutschland expand the reach of…
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Optimus Clix adds new channels
Portuguese IPTV service Optimus Clix has added five new channels to its offering. TVI’s news…
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VimpelCom names digital TV and broadband chief
Russian service provider VimpelCom, which operates under the Beeline brand, has named Timur Alyautdinov as…
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Unitymedia expands VOD availability
Liberty Global-owned German cable operator Unitymedia has expanded the availability of its video-on-demand service. The…
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PlayBox completes Noorsat expansion
PlayBox Technology has completed the supply and installation of 15 new playout channels for Middle…
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Dolby and Philips launch Dolby 3D
Dolby has teamed up with Philips to launch Dolby 3D, a 3D HD format and…
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Sky acquires Bond movies
UK movie channel Sky Movies HD has acquired the rights to air the entire James…
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Disney hires UK programming chief
Disney has hired former BBC Children’s exec Louise Bucknole to replace Jonathan Boseley, who left…
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UPC Cablecom acquires Télémeyrin
Swiss cable operator UPC Cablecom has acquired local operator Télémeyrin. The Liberty Global-backed operator now…
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Netflix launches on Windows Phone in the UK and Ireland
Netflix has launched its service in the UK, Ireland and Latin America on the Windows…
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Russia scraps DVB-H plans
Russia’s communications ministry is scrapping plans to develop DVB-H mobile TV services in the country…
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BBC launches connected TV sports app
UK public broadcaster the BBC has launched a new sports application for connected TVs. It…
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YouTube adds pay-per-view option
Members of YouTube’s partner programme can now provide live content on a pay-per-view basis after…
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NorDig adds HbbTV to hybrid specification
NorDig, the digital TV standards body for Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Ireland, has…
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Europe will not switch to digital until 2017, says report
Only two countries in western Europe have switched off analogue TV with full digital switchover…
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Videofutur strikes deal with Sony
French video-on-demand and DVD rental group Videofutur has struck a deal for on-demand content with…
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Swisscom selects Harmonic for enhanced multiscreen services
Swisscom has chosen Harmonic’s ProMedia Live multiscreen transcoding platform and NMX Digital Service Manager to…
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Tricolor adds new HD channels
Russian pay TV operator Tricolor TV has added HD Life and Fox Life HD to…
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IMImobile integrates with Zeebox
Mobile technology specialist IMImobile has integrated its Multi-Media Console with the Zeebox Showtime social TV…
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DTT now reaches 90% of Ukraine’s population
Digital-terrestrial TV coverage now reaches 90% of the population of Ukraine, according to Aleksandr Kurdinovich,…
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Mediaset wins control of ‘mediaset.com’
Italian media group Mediaset has won full control of the mediaset.com domain name after a…
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BBC Worldwide promotes digital chief
BBC Worldwide has promoted Claude London to digital director, consumer products. In his new role,…
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Samsung gets Access to DLNA disc drive
Samsung has selected TV software company Access’s NetFront Living Connect to provide its Optical Smart…
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Ericsson to unveil new compression platform
Ericsson will launch a new compression platform at the NAB show in Las Vegas next…
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Samsung rolls out Fransat-integrated TVs
Fransat, Samsung and Neotion have launched an integrated satellite receiver and DTT module, meaning consumers…
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Italy scraps DTT allocation and starts again
Italian authorities have scrapped the current plans to distribute digital terrestrial television frequencies and are…
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Vivendi planning ‘Netflix-like’ SVOD service
French media giant Vivendi is reportedly making plans to launch a subscription video-on-demand service in…
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UEFA decides on French media rights for Euro 2012 and 2016
UEFA has granted French media rights to the Euro 2012 and 2016 tournaments to TF1,…
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BT Vision to offer FX
News Corp-owned general entertainment channel FX will be available as a linear channel on UK…