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FremantleMedia profits lifts RTL
FremantleMedia’s strong 2011 lifted the results of its parent company RTL. The production and distribution…
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OTE TV to carry CNBC
Greek IPTV and digital satellite service OTE TV has added financial news channel CNBC to…
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UPC Direct adds Story5 in Hungary
UPC’s Hungarian DTH platform UPC Direct has added romance channel Story5 to its line-up. Launched…
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Ukraine moving ahead with satellite plan
Ukraine is moving ahead with plans to launch its first geostationary communications satellite, according to…
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Newtec names Berretta to advisory committee
Satellite equipment supplier Newtec has named former Eutelsat CEO Giuliano Berretta as an external member…
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T-VIPS aids local insertion for SFN DTT networks
TV technology company T-VIPS has launched the CP330 T2 Bridge, which it says enables efficient…
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Alticast launches Windmill for hybrid TV
MHP middleware specialist Alticast has launched Windmill, which is described as an end-to-end digital interactive…
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Kabel Deutschland extends high-speed internet
German cable operator Kabel Deutschland has extended its 100Mbps internet service to 23 new cities…
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AirTies restructures sales team
Set-top vendor AirTies has promoted Karl Tempest-Mitchell to executive vice-president sales and marketing, and appointed…
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Virgin Media launches TiVo Red Button
Virgin Media has begun rolling out red button interactivity on its TiVo platform, starting with…
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Mediaset hails success of Play, plans iPad launch
Italian broadcaster Mediaset is to launch its Premium Play on-demand service on the iPad in…
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Sky Italia expands Sky Go devices
Sky Italia has significantly expanded the range of devices that its Sky Go multiscreen service…
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Sundance Channel launching on Liberty Global CEE platforms
AMC/Sundance Channel Global is to launch across eastern Europe and has struck a number of…
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Google launching new version of Plex for Google TV
Google is to launch a new release of its Plex application for Google TV. Plex…
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Two French DTT candidates drop out
Two of the candidates for the six new HD digital-terrestrial slots on offer in France…
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NTV Plus adds new channels from Stream
Russian pay TV platform NTV Plus has added Stream TV’s channel Psychology 21 to its…
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Al Arabiya launches new Egyptian news channel
Middle Eastern news broadcaster Al Arabiya is launching a new news channel in Egypt. The…
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BBC launches Russian news app
The BBC has launched a new Russian language news app for iPhones. The BBC Russian…
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Russian iPad use grows rapidly
Over 700,000 Russians are now using the Apple iPad, according to a survey by local…
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Lattelecom offers free WiFi access
Lattelecom has begun offering free access to WiFi hotspots to its TV and broadband customers….
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Howling raises idea of ‘Freeview Smart’, with YouView as niche product
Freeview managing director Ilse Howling raised the possibility that connected TV services could reach a…
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Use of red button could transform connected TV, says iPlayer chief
Connected TV platforms are too complicated and are deterring consumer from using services, according to…
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DTG setting up hybrid TV task force
The UK’s Digital Television Group (DTG) is creating a hybrid TV task force along with…
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B.net launches SVOD, extends OTT offering to PCs and Macs
Croatian cable operator B.net has launched a subscription video-on-demand service in partnership with SeaChange International’s…
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Cogeco sells Cabovisao
Canadian MSO Cogeco has offloaded its Portuguese subsidiary Cabovisao for €45 million. The Portuguese cabler…
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MobiTV teams up with Dolby for multiscreen surround sound
Mobile TV specialist Mobi TV has teamed up with Dolby Laboratories to deliver a surround…
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ATVOD appoints board members
Gidon Freeman of NBC Universal, Sophie Jones of Channel 4 and Chris Ratcliff of Portland…
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Belgacom grows TV base to 1.2 million subs
Belgacom increased its TV subscriber base by 236,000 last year, ending December with a total…
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Analysts bullish on ProSieben
Analysts have upgraded their forecasts on ProSiebenSat.1 after the German broadcast group posted solid financial…
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Kirch-Deutsche Bank dispute rumbles on
A decade-long dispute between the Kirch family and Deutsche Bank looks set to continue after…