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Sony Pictures chief Pascal exiting
Amy Pascal is leaving her post as co-chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment and launching a…
TVN boosted by ad growth
Polish commercial broadcaster reported an uptick in revenue in the fourth quarter, which it attributed…
Baz Luhrmann making Netflix drama
Baz Luhrmann is making The Get Down for Netflix, an original music-driven drama set in 1970s…
Skynet Lithuania taps Arris for IPTV set-top
Lithuanian service provider Skynet has launched a new HDTV IP set-top box provided by Arris. …
Sky plans next-generation Now TV box, Italy device launch
Sky is planning to launch a “next generation” Now TV box later this year, and…
BT agrees £12.5 billion EE buyout
BT has struck a definitive agreement to buy UK mobile operator EE for £12.5 billion…
Netflix Japan launch confirmed
Netflix is to launching in Japan later this year, as the streamer’s global expansion strategy…
Ofcom rejects Virgin Media calls to delay Premier League auction
UK broadcast regulator Ofcom has reject calls by Virgin Media to delay the current Premier…
Apple reportedly in talks to launch OTT TV service
Apple is reportedly in talks with content companies about securing rights to launch its own…
Simplestream raises £2 million for international expansion
Simplestream, an over-the-top live streaming provider for broadcast TV channels, has raised £2 million (€2.65…
YouTube trials multi-angle video tool
YouTube is trialling a new feature that will allows viewers to view videos from multiple…
Swisscom sees strong TV 2.0 growth
Swisscom’s advanced TV offering, Swisscom TV 2.0, now has 306,000 subscribers out of a total…
SeaChange sees board changes as Timeline acquisition closes
TV technology provider SeaChange International has completed the acquisition of social media analytics software developer Timeline…
Ford leave TV3 to take over at Fox UK
Jeff Ford is leaving Irish broadcaster TV3 to take the helm of Fox International Channel’s…
Spain’s Popular Party threatens to reverse fibre regulations
The Senate representatives of Spain’s ruling Popular Party have moved to force a reversal of…
TV becomes more important for TDC
Danish telco TDC expects to earn close to a quarter of revenues this year from…
XiveTV to provide CuriosityStream OTT rival
Another documentary-focused over-the-top service is hitting the video streaming market. XiveTV promises more than 2,000…
TV4 sees profits dip but records digital growth
Swedish broadcaster TV4 Group saw a dip in profit in 2014 on flat revenues, but…
Samsung launches first Tizen-powered ultra HD TVs
Samsung has launched its first Tizen-powered ultra HD TVs in its home market of Korea. …
Combined Sky reports bumper customer growth
Sky reported strong customer growth in the UK, Ireland, Germany and Austria in its first…
Sony to launch YouView-integrated TVs in UK first
Sony has announced that it will integrate connected TV service YouView into its range of…
KPN names Sickinghe as chairman
Dutch telco KPN has named former Telenet CEO Duco Sickinghe as its new chairman. Sickinghe…
Video to account for 72% of mobile data in four years, says Cisco
Mobile video viewing will increase 13-fold between 2014 and 2019, accounting for a massive 72%…
Vodafone reportedly set to unveil broadband, TV plans
Vodafone will unveil plans to enter the UK fixed broadband market in the next few…
BBC Trust chief calls for ‘public debate’ over future of the BBC
BBC Trust chairman Rona Fairhead has called for a “proper public debate” over the future,…
Kabel Deutschland sees strong TV and broadband growth
Kabel Deutschland’s premium TV base grew by 55,000 customers in its third fiscal quarter to…
Nordic business boosts MTG’s performance
The Modern Times Group has increased profit and revenue in the most recent quarter on…
Pace names strategy chief
UK-based TV technology provider Pace has named Bruce Gureck to the role of chief strategy…
Fox names Eurosport’s Bramly as French chief
Fox International Channels has recruited Olivier Bramly as its general manager for France, replacing Frederic…
TVN launches international channel
Polish commercial broadcaster TVN has launched a new international news and entertainment channel aimed at…