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Belarus provides update on switchover

Belarus is on track to meet its digital switchover date of May 15 and DVB-T…

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Akado’s Komkor providing full range of services

Russian cable operator Akado has integrated Moscow service provider Komkor and has begun offering telecom…

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Raduga TV faces liquidation

The owners of Russian pay TV operator Raduga TV’s holding organisation, DalGeoKom, have decided to…

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CTAM Europe’s EuroSummit to move to August

Cable marketing body CTAM Europe’s EuroSummit is to take place in August this year. The…

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CTAM Europe’s EuroSummit to move to August

Cable marketing body CTAM Europe’s EuroSummit is to take place in August this year. The…

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Nagra and Netflix set aside legal battle and team up

Nagra owner Kudelski Group and Netflix have set aside their long-running dispute over patents and…

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SVoD to account for just 3% of pay TV market, claims Deloitte

Subscription video-on-demand services popularised by the likes of Netflix and Amazon will account for just…

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Telefónica closes Mediaset Premium deal, names content exec to board

Telefónica has completed its acquisition of a stake in Mediaset’s Italian pay TV arm, Mediaset…

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Pay TV revenues in Sub-Saharan Africa to hit US$6.22 billion

Pay TV revenues in Sub-Saharan Africa will more than triple in the decade starting 2010,…

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Sky launching new drama series simultaneously across Europe

Sky is launching its original drama Fortitude across its European footprint simultaneously. The series will…

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Dailymotion launches gaming platform

French video sharing site Dailymotion today has launched a new live-streaming platform dedicated to gaming. …

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Sunrise plans Swiss IPO

Swiss service provider Sunrise has announced plans to launch an initial public offering in the…

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Whistle Sports raises US$28 million in funding

Sky and Liberty Global-backed YouTube multichannel network (MCN) Whistle Sports has closed a US$28 million…

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Sky extending AdSmart to on-demand services

Sky is planning to extend its AdSmart targeted advertising platform to on-demand services, and to…

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Amazon signs up Woody Allen for first TV show

Amazon has pulled off a coup by signing up director Woody Allen’s first ever television…

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CTC Media closes Moldovan subsidiary

Russian broadcaster CTC Media is closing its subsidiary in the Republic of Moldova and cutting…

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Akado adds Amedia Hits

Russian cable operator Akado has added drama series channel Amedia Hit to its programming line…

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Kenyan broadcasters team up to order digital set-tops

A consortium of Kenyan media companies has reportedly placed orders for 150,000 digital-terrestrial set-top boxes….

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Broadpeak adds “impulsive recording”

CDN and on-demand technology provider Broadpeak has added “impulsive recording” capabilities for its cloud-PVR solution….

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A+E teams up with Clearleap

A+E Networks has chosen Clearleap to provide technology for IP on-demand video services in the…

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Activist investor calls for Kabel Deutschland EGM on Vodafone takeover

Vodafone majority-owned Kabel Deutschland has been asked to call an extraordinary shareholders’ meeting to look…

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Liberty Global reorganising European business to improve credit appeal

Liberty Global is to reorganise its European businesses, merging UPC Ireland with Virgin Media and…

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DTT to remain pre-eminent platform in Europe

DTT will remain the pre-eminent TV viewing platform in Europe “for the foreseeable future,” despite…

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Tele Columbus sets IPO price range

German cable operator Tele Columbus has set an €8 to €12 per-share price range for…

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BNE slams “premature” deadline on 700MHz

Terrestrial broadcast trade organisation Broadcast Networks Europe (BNE), providing its input for the European common…

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Nordic launches for BBC Brit and Earth channels

BBC Worldwide is planning to launch its BBC Brit and BBC Earth channels in the…

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Sky to create dedicated Cricket World Cup channel

UK pay TV operator Sky is to create a dedicated channel for the ICC Cricket…

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Ofcom reportedly set to act on Premier League rights

UK media regulator Ofcom has indicated that it is likely to oblige the English Premier…

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Interactive digital TV found in 61.5% of Belgian homes

Some 61.5% of Belgian households now have interactive digital TV according to a new study…

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MTG to restructure Swedish operation

The Modern Times Group is restructuring its Swedish free TV operations with staff at the…