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Digital growth boosts overall viewing for TV4
Swedish free and pay TV broadcaster TV4 say viewing on digital platforms double last year,…
Cisco takes Sky AdSmart to US customers at CES
Cisco has partnered with European pay TV operator Sky at the Consumer Electronics Show in…
All3Media hires former Zodiak and BBC Worldwide exec
Sales veteran Steve Macallister is taking on the CEO job at All3Media International. The former…
Netflix to give Marco Polo a second run
Netflix’s big-budget action adventure series Marco Polo has been handed a second run less than…
ITV Studios hires former C5 and Xbox exec as drama buyer
ITV Studios has recruited Kate Barnes as its head of coproduction and drama acquisition. Barnes…
Inmarsat appoints former KLM CFO to board
Satellite operator Inmarsat has appointed Robert Ruijter, the former CFO of firms including KLM Royal…
Hisense to bundle UltraFlix 4K streaming app in new TVs
Chinese electronics manufacturer Hisense has partnered with NanoTech Entertainment, announcing plans to bundle the latter’s…
US consumer electronics sales to reach all-time high
Consumer electronics industry revenues will grow 3% in 2015 to reach an all-time high of US$223.2…
UPC Ireland launches 240Mbps broadband
UPC in Ireland has launched unlimited 240Mbps fibre broadband, providing what it claims to be…
Cisco to provide cloud-based TV platform for Kabel Deutschland
Cisco is to provide a new advanced TV platform for Vodafone-owned German cable operator Kabel…
BBC reports record-breaking Christmas for iPlayer
The BBC reported a record-breaking 227 million programme requests for its iPlayer catch-up service during…
Google gears up for spring Android TV launches
Google’s new television-optimised Android TV operating system will start to ship this spring in TVs…
Liberty backs Broadcom DOCSIS 3.1 chip
Liberty Global has said that it will deploy Broadcom’s newly unveiled DOCSIS 3.1 cable modem…
Sony puts support behind Android TV, unveils new 4K line
Sony has said that all of its new 4K and some new Full HD Bravia…
ZapperBox teams up with Access to deliver cable-targeted HDMI dongle
TV technology providers ZapperBox and Access and connected home chipset specialist Entropic have teamed up…
CEA predicts 208% rise in 4K display shipments
Ultra High-Definition, 4K TV is “poised for strong growth in the coming years” according to…
SPI/FilmBox International secures deals in Hungary
Channel provider SPI/FilmBox International has secured carriage for its FilmBox Premium Pak package with Hungarian…
Netflix to debut Ed Norton’s Man
Streaming service Netflix will debut an Edward Norton-produced documentary about a man that immerses himself…
BBC names Children’s chief
The COO of BBC England, Alice Webb, has been named as Joe Godwin’s replacement as…
Universal Networks International names marketing chief
NBCUniversal’s international channels arm, Universal Networks International (UNI), has named Nicoletta Gelli to the new…
Sony Pictures Television’s Young to take senior distribution role
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has named Mark Young as senior vice president of distribution, UK,…
Daystar Television launches full-time on Freeview
Religious channel Daystar Television has launched on the Freeview digital-terrestrial platform in the UK on…
Cable investor Drahi in talks to buy L’Express
Cable and telecom networks investor Patrick Drahi is in exclusive talks to acquire French weekly…
Portuguese regulator takes over BEREC presidency
Portuguese regulator ANACOM’s president Fátima Barros has taken over the presidency of BEREC, the international…
Moviepilot.de teams up with Kaltura
Webedia-owned German entertainment site Moviepilot.de has enlisted Kaltura to provide it with HTML5 video player…
Consumer interest in HDTVs and tablets slowing
The pace of growth in sales of video display devices including HDTVs and tablets could…
Netflix to put streaming stamp of approval on smart TVs
Netflix is partnering with electronics makers to put ‘Netflix Recommended TV’ logos on smart TVs,…
UHD Alliance launches at CES
A powerful coalition of Hollywood studios, consumer electronics makers, content distributers and technology companies has…
Canal OTT moving forward with pay plans
French pay TV operator Canal+’s recently formed over-the-top arm, Canal OTT, is moving forwards with…
Samsung calls for more collaboration on Internet of Things
Samsung Electronics president and CEO BK Yoon has called for more openness and collaboration across…