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RU.TV claims Russian topspot
Russian music channel RU.TV is claiming to be the country’s most-watched non-terrestrial network on a…
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Connected TV shipments expected to grow rapidly
Connected sets are expected to account for over 80% of global TV shipments by 2015,…
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Sunrise to launch IPTV service next week
Swiss telco Sunrise is to launch an IPTV service on Monday. The service will offer…
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Italy to put DTT allocation on hold
The Italian government is expected this morning to cancel the ‘beauty contest’ that would have…
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Hollande says he will abrogate Hadopi
François Hollande, the French socialist party’s candidate in next year’s presidential election, has indicated he…
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Acetrax to launch online movie service with Inview platform
Digital movie retailer Acetrax plans to launch an online TV and movies on-demand across the…
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Eutelsat suspends Roj TV for Kurdish terrorist links
Eutelsat has suspended the Roj TV channel on its satellites due to its alleged connection…
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Megafon names UTH’s Tavrin as deputy CEO
Russian mobile operator Megafon has named Ivan Tavrin, currently the CEO of broadcasting group UTH,…
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Canal Plus grows Facebook fan base
Canal Plus says it has 11.2 million Facebook fans for its programmes, an increase of…
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France 24 reaches 235 million homes
News broadcaster France 24 increased its distribution by 33 million homes last year. The company,…
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ProSiebenSat.1 strikes deal with WB
German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has struck an output deal with Hollywood studio Warner Bros, snapping…
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Viacom promotes Kurz
Viacom International Media Networks has promoted research executive Christian Kurz to the position of vice…
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Netgem’s international revenues can’t stop slide
French connected home technology specialist Netgem saw fourth quarter revenues dip 10% after being hit…
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Online channel Afro TV to launch in UK
African online television channel Afro TV is launching in the UK later this year. The…
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Thema opens Russian office
France-based channels distributor Thema has opened an office in Moscow. Natalya Kabikova has been appointed…
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Lovefilm inks streaming deal with LG
Lovefilm has inked a streaming deal with LG that will see its service launched on…
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Ofcom: content providers responsible for Virgin Media VOD
UK media regulator Ofcom has upheld a ruling by video-on-demand regulatory body ATVOD that content…
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Sony Pictures buys UK channels group Dolphin
Sony Pictures Television has acquired Dolphin Broadcasting, which operates five male-skewed movie and teleshopping channels…
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Multimedia Polska sees triple-play growth
Multimedia Polska has attracted over 100,000 triple-play customers, the Polish cable operator said. The company…
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Vimpelcom calls time on DVB-H
Vimpelcom has sold its 75% stake in DVB-H technology company Dominant. The Russian telco sold…
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Canal Digital makes Wimp more widely available
Norwegian pay TV service Canal Digital is making the Wimp music service more widely available…
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Reuters TV launches on YouTube
News agency Reuters has launched a YouTube channel featuring 10 news, commentary and analysis programmes…
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Melita Cable hails VOD usage
Subscribers to Malta’s Melita Cable have used the operator’s video-on-demand service over 250,000 times since…
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Endemol restructuring enters final phase
Endemol said today that most of its lenders have now agreed on a restructuring plan…
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Swisscom to expand Zurich fibre network
Swisscom has signed a deal with utility provider ewz to jointly expand Zurich’s fibre-optic network….
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Yamgo launches Aux Send on mobile network
Mobile video specialist Yamgo has launched Aux Send, an independent music channel, on its network,…
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Saran Media turns to SterGen for 3D conversion
Turkish rights distributor Saran Media has signed an agreement to use a 3D conversion platform…
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Akado in commercial restructure
Russian service provider Akado has restructured its commercial division. The move sees commercial director of…
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Xstream teams up with Jet-Stream
Online video specialist Xstream has teamed up with content delivery network technology provider Jet-Stream to…
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Netflix facing class action lawsuit
US movie rental service Netflix is facing a lawsuit filed in California accusing execs of…