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Net Insight selected by Telecom Italia Media Broadcasting
Video transport technology specialist Net Insight has been chosen by Telecom Italia Media Broadcasting (TIMB)…
Analysts expect slowdown in Sky subscriber growth
Ahead of its quarterly results announcement on Wednesday, analysts are forecasting a sharp slowdown in…
Sky Deutschland takes Sky Go to Xbox 360
German pay TV operator Sky Deutschland has signed a deal with Microsoft to bring its…
iPlayer usage continues to grow
iPlayer, the BBC’s online TV platform, received 113 million video requests in September. That figure…
OTE launches new low-cost satellite offering
Greek telco OTE has launched the new satellite version of its Conn-x TV offering with…
Court calls on ARD and newspaper publishers to enter talks
A German court has rejected an initial appeal by newspaper publishers to stop public broadcaster…
Focus Sat adds HD and premium movie package
Romanian DTH operator Focus Sat has added three HD channels and a new movie package…
Fashion One expands European coverage
Fashion and entertainment channel Fashion One TV has inked a satellite deal that will see…
HBO Central Europe hires Antony Root as production boss
HBO Central Europe has appointed Antony Root executive vice-president, original programming and production and he…
ActiveVideo wins more damages in Verizon case
Interactive TV technology company ActiveVideo has won additional damages in a patent infringement case against…
Eutelsat appoints French MOD man as international affairs director
Eutelsat has appointed Jean-François Bureau as director of institutional and international affairs. He joins the…
Beltelcom’s Zala TV passes 400,000 subs
Beltelecom’s Zala TV service has passed the 400,000 subscriber mark, according to the Belarusian telco….
Italian transmission merger moves forward
The boards of Italian broadcaster Mediaset’s transmission arm, Ei Towers, and transmission services provider DMT…
Eurosport using Elemental to deliver multiscreen services
Sports broadcaster Eurosport is using multiscreen technology specialist Elemental Technologies’ platform to deliver its services….
Hulu owners call off sale
The owners of Hulu have called off the planned sale of the online video service….
Canal Plus to launch SVOD offering
Canal Plus is to launch a new subscription video-on-demand service, Canalplay Infinity, on SFR’s Neufbox…
B.net launches multiscreen service
Croatian cable operator B.net has launched a multiscreen service enabling users to watch 13 TV…
CSA to launch appeal for DTT channels on Monday
French media regulator the CSA is to issue its appeal for candidates to launch six…
Eutelsat board proposes Folz to succeed Berretta as chairman
The board of satellite operator Eutelsat have nominated Jean-Martin Folz to be appointed as chairman….
Ziggo sees strong digital growth thanks to bundled offerings
Dutch cable operator Ziggo has posted strong digital subscriber and revenue growth on the back…
Poland’s ‘n’ beefs up HD offer
Polish pay TV platform ‘n’ is adding five high definition channels to its line-up. Motorsports…
UK gets final switchover date
Analogue TV will be completely switched off in the UK on October 24, 2012. Digital…
Freeview boxing clever with connected TV bout
Freeview set-top company TVonics will use the internet port in some of its devices to…
P&TLuxembourg updates IPTV platform with Netgem
Luxembourg IPTV operator P&TLuxembourg will roll out an enhanced IPTV service this month using Netgem…
Trace delivers sports and music to Zon
Portuguese pay TV operator Zon Multimedia has added music and sports channels Trace Urban HD…
Fastweb to deploy new fibre link between Milan and Rome
Swisscom-owned Italian ISP Fastweb is deploying a 100Gbps per channel fibre network between Milan and…
iPlayer rolls out in Scandinavia
iPlayer, the BBC’s online TV platform, has launched in Finland, Sweden and Denmark. BBC Worldwide,…
Intel winds down smart TV business
Intel has ditched its move into internet connected TVs after closing its Digital Home Group….
Akamai adds new video features to CDN infrastructure
Content delivery network provider Akamai has added a number of new features to its platform,…
Advertisers not ready for connected TV
A survey conducted by UK industry group the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) reveals that while…