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Paramount’s Hedges steps down
Paramount Pictures International’s vice-president and managing director Chris Hedges is leaving the company and will…
Freesat gets five from Channel 5
Freesat, the UK’s free-to-air DTH platform, has added five channels from Richard Desmond’s Five to…
Voddler launches offline mode
Scandinavian OTT movie platform Voddler has launched an offline mode, enabling users to watch films…
DT to deliver wireless IPTV with Celeno
Deutsche Telekom has chosen semiconductor manufacturer Celeno to help it deliver IPTV wirelessly around the…
Global iPlayer launches on new platforms
The global version of BBC Worldwide’s iPlayer service is available on iPhones from today. Jana…
Ad spend to increase 6.4% next year
Group M is forecasting a 6.4% increase in global advertising spend in 2012 driven by…
French Free likes Facebook on TV
French ISP Iliad Telecom has launched a free application that allows its customers to access…
Accedo opens app store for Boxer
Connected TV app developer Accedo has announced that its Application Sphere app store has been…
Ziggo updates iPad app
Dutch cable operator Ziggo has updated its iPad app, with an expanded on-demand catalogue, new…
Al Jazeera takes French Champions League rights
Al Jazeera has been awarded the French broadcasting rights for the majority of Champions League…
Multimedia Polska adds multiroom
Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska has launched a multiroom offering. The service enables digital subscribers…
Amino ships four million set-tops
IP set-top vendor Amino has sold and shipped its four-millionth device. Amino said the milestone…
UKTV appoints marketing boss
UKTV has hired Simon Michaelides as its head of marketing. The UK digital TV channels…
Mezzo Live HD launches in Israel
Jazz and classical music channel Mezzo Live HD has launched in Israel. The Lagardère-owned channel…
MTG gets new ice hockey deal
Modern Times Group has extended a deal for free and pay TV rights to the…
Rai Way deploys T-VIPS monitoring switch
Video transport company T-VIPS has announced that Rai Way, the operator of Italy’s DTT network,…
TF1 re-enters pay TV world with Lib’Télé
French broadcaster TF1 is set to re-enter the pay TV world five years after the…
Lovefilm launches on Xbox Live
European streaming service and DVD rental company Lovefilm is launching via Microsoft’s Xbox Live service…
Ad expenditure set for Olympic boost
Global ad expenditure is expected to grow by 4.7% next year, up from 3.5% this…
Orange to expand 3D offering
French pay TV operator Orange is expanding its 3D content after striking a deal with…
MBC Group delivers HD bouquet to YahLive
United Arab Emirates-based YahLive, a joint venture between YahSat and SES, has signed a deal…
Polsat launches FTA package
Polish DTH operator Cyfrowy Polsat has launched a new offer giving users access to TVP1,…
Eurosport and ESPN pick up Club World Cup rights
Eurosport and ESPN have jointly been awarded the rights to the FIFA Club World Cup…
Sport1 acquires Spanish football rights
Dutch sports broadcaster Sport1 has acquired the rights to show the Spanish Primera División soccer…
OTE adds BBC World News
Greek pay TV operator OTE has added the BBC World News channel to its line-up….
UEFA awards Ukrainian rights to Euro 2012
The Ukrainian state broadcaster National Television Company of Ukraine and commercial broadcaster TRK/Ukraina have jointly…
CSA warns channels on subtitling
French media regulator the CSA has put five channels on notice about their failure to…
Turner to boost local production in Germany
Following the announcement in September of its planned launch of a female-focused channel, Glitz, next…
Google gives YouTube a TV-like makeover
Google has launched a new design for YouTube, offering viewers access to a range of…
EBU members agree to develop hybrid TV for 2012
Twenty three members of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) have agreed to collaborate on the…