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UK Play launches on PC and YouView
UK multichannel broadcaster UKTV has launched its UKTV Play on-demand player on PC and the…
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AlloCiné launches multichannel network
French cinema website AlloCiné has launched its own YouTube multichannel network. AlloCiné has launched 10…
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Russia’s GS Group to launch Bangladesh DTH next year
Russian technology firm and set-top maker GS Group is due to launch national DTH satellite…
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New CEO for Ofcom
UK communications regulator Ofcom has appointed Steve Unger as acting chief executive. Unger is director…
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TDC to launch extensive Blockbuster-branded TVoD and EST service
Danish telco TDC plans to launch a comprehensive transactional video-on-demand and electronic sell-through service using…
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Ofcom to investigate Premier League selling practices
UK media regulator Ofcom has launched an investigation into how the English Premier League sells…
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Ukraine’s OLL.TV re-launches as full-fledged OTT TV service
Ukrainian media company Digital Screens, part of Media Group Ukraine, owner of one of the…
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UPC Hungary to extend cloud-based YouTube to all boxes
Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Hungary is to expand its ActiveVideo-powered cloud-based YouTube app to…
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Time Warner to invest US$573 million in CME
Time Warner has committed to a series of refinancing and loan deals for CME and…
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KPN acquires full control of Reggefiber
Dutch telco KPN has acquired the 40% it did not already own in fibre-to-the-home provider…
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Programmatic buying points way ahead, says Verizon OnCue
Programmatic buying – the automated buying, selling and delivery of TV ad spots – is…
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TV4 owner Bonnier names M&A chief
The parent of Swedish commercial broadcaster TV4, Bonnier, has appointed a head of corporate development…
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BT undercuts Sky to target hospitality market
BT is to aggressively target the UK hospitality market by making its three premium sports…
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Piksel names EMEA commercial chief
OTT TV technology specialist Piksel has named Neil Berry as executive vice-president of commercial for…
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Multi-play investment pays off for Tele Columbus
Success in selling broadband and phone subscriptions has lifted Germany cable operator Tele Columbus’s performance…
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SPI International strikes Filmbox deal with Telekom Austria
Channels provider SPI International has struck a strategic agreement with Telekom Austria allowing the telco…
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Multi-play boost and mixed results for Multimedia Polska
Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska added 46,000 revenue-generating units in the year to the end…
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Sky Deutschland ad sales arm teams up with Sport Five
Sky Deutschland’s ad sales arm Sky Media Network has teamed up with sports agency Sport…
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CTC Media sets out ambitions for licensing business
Russian broadcaster CTC Media has launched a licensing business and has presented opportunities to potential…
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Swisscom bundles TV 2.0 light with basic multi-play
Swisscom has begun offering the ‘light’ version of its advanced TV service as part of…
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International and SVoD lift Canal+
International growth and subscription video-on-demand in France lifted pay TV operator Canal+’s third quarter performance,…
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US pay TV losses rise in third quarter
The 13 top US pay TV operators lost 150,000 TV subscribers in the third quarter,…
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Sky Italia using Contentwise for OTT TV service
Contentwise is providing personalised recommendations for Sky Italia’s Sky Online OTT TV service, launched earlier…
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Viacom appoints Americas president
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has appointed existing chief operating officer Pierluigi Gazzolo as president…
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Streaming video alliance forms to help guide future of online video
A consortium of content providers, network operators, content delivery networks and technology providers have joined together…
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A+E Networks UK ups Job
A+E Networks UK has promoted Rachel Job to director of programming for cable net History,…
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Netflix exec reportedly lands in Australia to prep for launch
In another sign that Netflix is actively preparing a forthcoming launch in Australia, the company’s…
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SoftBank launches OTT service
Japanese internet giant SoftBank has launched an OTT pay service for Japan’s smartphone and tablet…
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Spanish viewers take to smart TV
Connected TV use is gaining ground in Spain, with a quarter of connected TV users…
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Travel Channel launches on Blizoo Macedonia
Scripps Networks’ Travel Channel has launched in Macedonia on Telekom Austria-owned cable network Blizoo Macedonia….