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KPN secures approval to take control of Reggefiber

Dutch telco KPN has secured approval from the country’s Autoriteit Consument & Markt (ACM) regulatory…

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On-demand boost and mixed fortunes for TDC’s TV activities

Danish telco TDC, which also operates the YouSee cable network, has seen the number of…

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Germany lifts SES 3Q results

A new contract with Sky Deutschland and strong sales of the HD+ platform in Germany…

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Eutelsat boosted by video gains

Eutelsat reported revenue growth for its core video activities in the three months ending September…

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Intelsat hit by challenging African environment

Intelsat reported a decline in revenues and profits in the third quarter, claiming that network…

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Canada’s Bell takes on Netflix with Latte

Canadian telco and broadcaster Bell will launch a TV streaming service with content from HBO…

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TiVo partners with Walmart to offer Vudu

TiVo has added Walmart’s subscription-free, video-on-demand movie and TV service, Vudu, to its DVR devices….

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Arris revenues and profits up

Arris reported an increase in revenues and profits in the third quarter, as the firm…

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Netia adds Disney Junior

Polish service provider Netia is adding Disney Junior to its programming line-up. The channel will…

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TF1 completes OneCast sale

French broadcaster TF1 has completed the sale of its OneCast transmission services unit to telecom…

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Fox taps Lattelecom for advertising sales

Fox International Channels (FIC) has struck a deal with Latvian telco Lattelecom that will see…

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Mezzo launches in Norway

Lagardère’s Mezzo and Mezzo Live HD classical, jazz and dance music channels have launched in…

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Sky Deutschland launches OTT service

Pay TV operator Sky Deutschland is launching an OTT TV service, Sky Online, that will…

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FCC chief’s redefinition of cable could revive Aereo

FCC chairman Tom Wheeler has proposed redefining the concept of a multichannel video programming distributor…

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Pay TV and consumer business push down TF1

A declining pay TV business dragged French commercial broadcaster TF1’s results for the first nine…

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BT to carry Netflix on TV service

BT has entered into a partnership with Netflix to make the streaming VoD service available…

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Murdoch: TV industry needs “serious competitor” to Netflix

The TV industry needs to provide a “serious competitor” to Netflix and Amazon, according to…

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CTC mulls channels refocus

The target audience shares of CTC Media’s Russian TV networks were affected by overall audience…

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EBU and ABU call for global action to protect TV spectrum

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) have called for global…

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TV setback hits Samsung CE division

Samsung said that its consumer electronics division fell short of expectations in the third quarter,…

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Boxer launches multiscreen service, taps Norigin Media for platform

Teracom-owned Nordic digital-terrestrial pay TV service Boxer has launched its previously announced multiscreen service, providing…

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Executives leave as Xbox Studios winds down

Nancy Tellem and Jordan Levin have left Xbox Entertainment Studios, the content division launched, and…

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Russian VoD service Okko claims fourfold revenue increase

Russian video-on-demand service Okko – formerly known as Play – claims that it has seen…

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Streaming to connected TVs the preferred method of delivery, says Crackle

Streaming films and TV shows on internet-connected TVs is now the “preferred viewing method” according…

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TalkTalk taps Harmonic for integrated IPTV offering

UK telco TalkTalk has chosen Harmonic to deliver an integrated headend solution from Harmonic to…

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UPC Romania latest to launch Wi-Free service

Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Romania has launched a ‘Wi-Free’ service, providing customers with free…

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Olympusat taps Viaccess-Orca for OTT white-label service

Spanish-language channel specialist Olympusat Telecom has chosen Viaccess-Orca’s Voyage TV everywhere technology to support a…

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Satellite helps lift T-Hrvatski Telekom TV numbers

Deutsche Telekom-owned Croatian telco T-Hrvatski Telekom had 393,000 TV customers at the end of the…

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Sky Deutschland extends Warner deal

German pay TV provider Sky Deutschland has agreed a multi-year extension to its programming agreement…

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Google updates Play Movies and TV app for Android

Google has updated its Google Play Movies and TV app for Android, offering viewers extra…