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Eastern European pay TV faces revenue/subscriber decline, says DTVR
Pay TV revenues in Eastern Europe will peak at $6.95 billion in 2019 – before…
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PVR pioneer TiVo launches legal case against global media giant Comcast
PVR specialist TiVo, acquired by Rovi Corp in 2016, has launched a legal action in…
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Greece’s Cosmote TV signs up Viacom’s Nick+ on-demand service
Viacom International Media Networks has announced the launch of Nick+ on Greece PayTV platform, Cosmote…
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Synamedia unveils Astro partnership, renews with Bharti Airtel
Synamedia and Malaysian TV/OTT platform Astro have entered into a strategic partnership that will see…
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Indonesia’s PT LinkNet adopts NAGRA content protection technology
PT LinkNet, a leading provider of cable TV and broadband services in Indonesia, has selected…
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H&C to live stream Land Rover Kentucky event to Europe and Australia
Equestrian sports and lifestyle network H&C is to live stream the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day…
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Discovery sub-licences 2022/2024 Olympic rights to France Televisions
Discovery, via its Eurosport subsidiary, and France Télévisions have announced a partnership that will see the…
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Vivendi condemns exclusion from Mediaset shareholder meeting
Vivendi has condemned a decision by Mediaset to refuse to allow it to vote at…
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Convergence report suggests trouble ahead for skinny bundles
The latest edition of Convergence Research Group’s Couch Potato Report says PayTV revenues in the…
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Amazon and Google end trade embargo with major new service pact
After a year-long unofficial moratorium on doing business with each other, online platforms Amazon and…
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Disney+ favouring quality over quantity at launch, says Ampere
New research from Ampere Analysis suggests that Disney’s new streaming service Disney+ will launch in…
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MPA forecasts Asia-Pacific online revenues will double by 2024
Asia-based consultancy Media Partners Asia (MPA) predicts that revenues from online video subscriptions and advertising…
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Mediacorp announces content sourcing innovations with VICE and Wattpad
Singapore’s Mediacorp has used the APOS event in Bali, Indonesia to unveil three new partnership…
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BBC Arabic extends North Africa reach via Yahlive platform
UAE-based satellite broadcaster Yahlive has reinforced its long-term partnership with UK-based broadcaster the BBC. Under…
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Coriolis strikes fibre agreement with TDF
French alternative mobile telecom company Coriolis Telecom has struck an agreement with transmission and infrastructure…
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Launch of HBO’s Game Of Thrones season 8 triggers global piracy frenzy
The scale of the global content piracy problem was again underlined this week with the…
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Delatre report delivers upbeat message for future of OTT sport
Sports media technology firm Delatre has published a wide-ranging analysis of the sports sector (Where…
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Eleven Sports launches LaLiga PPV offer in UK via Onefootball app
Global sports provider Eleven Sports has unveiled an international partnership with digital football platform Onefootball for the…
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European Audiovisual Observatory launches film VOD directory Lumiere
The European Commission, working with the European Audiovisual Observatory, has launched a new directory to…
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Roku launches the Olympic Channel
Roku is set to launch the Olympic Channel on its platform, which will include exclusive…
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Lagardere music channel Mezzo launches in Africa via Les Bouquets Canal+
Music channel Mezzo launched on Pan-African PayTV platform Les Bouquets Canal+, this week. Dedicated to…
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RTL names Natalie Tideström Heidmark as CEO of United Screens
RTL has appointed Natalie Tideström Heidmark as new CEO of United Screens, the Nordic-based multi-platform…
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RMC Sport app available on XBOX after Microsoft/Altice pact
Microsoft and Altice France have announced the launch of the RMC Sport app on XBOX…
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Espial announces Alexa certification for 18 operators using Elevate platform
Espial, the company behind TV as a Service (TVaaS) platform Espial Elevate, has announced they…
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UKTV launches live streaming of channels
UK multi-channel broadcaster UKTV has now introduced live streaming of five channels on its UKTV…
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Disney, AT&T, Comcast will struggle to dethrone Netflix, claims report
Rethink TV, the TV research arm of UK-based Rethink Technology Research has released a sobering…
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Telenor takes on Telia with $3.1bn DNA acquisition
Norwegian telco Telenor has unveiled plans to acquire a majority 54% stake in Finland’s DNA…
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MX1 and Minerva join forces on turnkey OTT solution
Media services solution provider MX1 has unveiled a partnership with online video platform Minerva Networks…
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FT reports that AT&T has considered selling HBO Europe
Reports in the Financial Times suggest that telco AT&T has had internal discussions about selling…
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KPN to pull five FIC Channels from platform in June
Local Dutch media outlets are reporting that KPN is removing five Fox International Channels services…