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Sky Italia opens new pricing battle with Mediaset
Pay-TV operator Sky Italia has opened a new front in its competitive battle with rival…
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RTL Netherlands uses IBM for viewer response analysis
RTL Netherlands is using predictive analytics tools from IBM to evaluate the performance of TV…
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SkyÂs Darcey slams Âoutdated Ofcom, says pay-TV will eclipse free
UK regulator OfcomÂs approach to regulation of the TV market is outdated and reminiscent of…
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Caiway to go all digital by October
Dutch service provider Caiway will cease analogue transmissions in October, according to local reports. …
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Virgin Media lifted on resilient performance
Moodys has raised its rating of UK MSO Virgin Media. The credit ratings agency cited…
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Supreme Court ruling to protect Vivendi from further claims
French conglomerate Vivendi has secured a ruling from the US Supreme Court that foreign shareholders…
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Sky Sports subscribers to get access to Sky Mobile and Sky Player
UK pay-TV provider BSkyB is to give bonus access from July 12 until the end…
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Vintage TV: music to the ears of the over 50s
Vintage TV, a UK channel aimed the over-50s, is launching on the BSkyB and Freesat…
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Discovery hires Recka for Enterprises role
Discovery Communications has appointed Rex Recka vice president of its program sales division Discovery Enterprises…
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Ofcom publishes product placement proposals
UK regulator Ofcom has published a series of proposed new rules to allow product placement…
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ITV making Âlittle progress with pay-TV plans
ITV chairman Archie Norman has made little progress with his plans to develop a viable…
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Prisa denies claim that it is withholding Mediapro payment
Following its legal victory over rival Mediapro last week, Spanish pay-TV group Sogecables owner Prisa…
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History strikes fresh Bulgarian carriage deal
The History channel will launch of satellite pay TV platform Bulsatcom after AETN UK inked…
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BT Vision strikes deal for Sky Sports channels
UK IPTV operator BT Vision has inked a deal with BSkyB to carry its sports…
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France 24 expands distribution
French international news channel France 24 has secured carriage with a number of additional platform…
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Comstar agrees Svyazinvest stake sale
Russian service provider Comstar-UTS has agreed the sale of its 25% plus one share stake…
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DTG welcomes Canvas approval
UK industry body the Digital TV Group (DTG) has welcomed the BBC Trusts decision to…
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PrimeTel joins COMET
Cyprus-based service provider PrimeTel has said it is participating in the Content Mediator Architecture for…
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BBC Worldwide hires Heaf as digital chief
BBC Worldwide, the UK public broadcaster’s commercial arm, has hired Daniel Heaf in the new…
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Ofcom opens discussion on net neutrality
UK regulator Ofcom has published a discussion paper on net neutrality to open discussion on…
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Optimus Clix doubles time-shift TV usage
Portuguese IPTV provider Optimus Clix has doubled the usage of its time-shift TV services in…
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2014 World Cup will be in 3D, online and on iPad
An ESPN and Interactive Advertising Bureau study into viewing habits of sports fans reveals that 58%…
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KPN to add RTL catch-up to IPTV service
Dutch telco KPN is to add commercial broadcaster RTLs catch-up TV service to its Interactieve…
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MTS and Comstar agree merger terms
The boards of directors of Russian mobile operator Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) and fixed-line triple-play provider…
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YouTube prepares Lean Back, claims victory in Viacom case
YouTube product innovation director Hunter Walk presented the online video sites ÂLean Back project to…
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ITV will fare well in 2010, but 2011 looks tough
Ad revenues at ITV, the UKs largest free-to-air commercial broadcaster , will grow strongly in …
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Sky Deutschland and Kabel BW strike programming deal
German pay-TV provider Sky Deutschland and cable operator Kabel BW have signed a wide-ranging agreement…
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Spanish football rights to return to Sogecable following legal ruling
Spanish pay-TV provider Sogecable has claimed a legal victory over rival Mediapro. A Madrid court…
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MTV and Habbo join for marketing
Viacom-owned cable channel MTV UK has inked a deal with tween-skewed virtual world Habbo. …
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BBC Trust approves Canvas
The BBC Trust, the public broadcasters governing body, has approved Project Canvas, the connected TV…