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TV helps offset Telekom Slovenije fixed decline
Strong TV and broadband sales helped Slovenian telecom operator Telekom Slovenije maintain its first half…
TG4 launches on smart TV, updates player and iPad app
Irish language broadcaster TG4 has launched a new smart TV app, available on the Samsung,…
Sky updates EPG with new recommendation engine
UK satellite TV provider Sky is rolling out a number of new features for its…
RTL takes €88 million hit from Hungarian ad tax plan
RTL Group has posted a €88 million impairment in its first-half results as a consequence…
Arris ‘clear winner’ in STB market in Q2, says ABI
Arris was the “clear winner” in the set-top box market in Q2, growing their revenues…
Doctor Who Extra set for BBC iPlayer
Doctor Who Extra, a new series based on the British sci-fi drama, is launcing exclusively…
Poland’s TVN signs news deal with Bloomberg
Polish broadcaster TVN has struck a deal with Bloomberg to distribute the latter’s video content…
ContentWise appoints TiVo exec as CTO
TV personalisation, discovery and recommendations firm ContentWise has appointed TiVo director of product management, Pancrazio…
Kudelski raises revenue and profit outlook
TV technology provider Kudelski has raised its full year revenue and profit guidance following the…
Sunrise grows TV base by 54%
Swiss service provider Sunrise increased its TV customer base by 53.5% year-on-year in the second…
Arqiva chooses Thomson for UK DTT upgrade
UK transmission services provider Arqiva has chosen Thomson Video Networks to provide its ViBE EM4000…
Forthnet taps Irdeto for DTH upgrade
Greek pay TV operator Forthnet has tapped content security specialist Irdeto to provide conditional access…
TV loses subs but boosts ARPU for MTS fixed line business
Russian service provider MTS said its modernization of networks outside Moscow with the rollout of…
Former FilmFlex exec Jeff Henry joins newspaper group Archant
UK regional newspaper group Archant has named former ITV Consumer and FilmFlex executive Jeff Henry…
TV4 Group names head of new business
Sweden’s TV4 Group has named Carola Lundell as head of new business, effective from August…
SCTE unveils Balkan Broadband line-up
The UK-based Society for Broadband Professionals (SCTE) has unveiled the speaker line-up for its forthcoming…
Numericable launches TV everywhere LaBox service
French cable operator Numericable is launching a raft of new services including TV everywhere service…
Sky Deutschland cuts Snap price ahead of Netflix Germany launch
Sky Deutschland has slashed the price of its online video service Snap to just €3.99…
TV ad revenues to hit US$236 billion in 2020
Global TV advertising spend is set to reach US$236 billion in 2020, up by 38%…
Canal+ reorganises thematic channels under former France 3 chief
French pay TV operator Canal+ has named former France Télévisions executive Thierry Langlois as head…
Netflix confirms Time Warner Cable payment
Subscription on-demand service Netflix has begun paying another US cable provider fees to guarantee better…
Conditional Access market to decline as pay TV reaches saturation
The global market for conditional access (CA) technology used in set-top boxes is set to…
UPC DTH adds HBO Go
Liberty Global’s satellite TV arm, UPC DTH, has added OTT TV anywhere service HBO Go…
Swisscom grows TV customer base by 21%
Swiss telco Swisscom grew its TV customer base by 21% year-on-year in the second quarter,…
Volia calls for flexibility as Ukraine pay TV hit by crisis
Ukrainian cable operator Volia’s chief executive Sergey Boyko has called on content rights holders and…
nc+ names Czernuszenko to senior strategy role
Polish pay TV operator nc+ has named former Netia board member and Virgin Mobile executive…
TTcomm chooses Harmonic
Central and eastern European teleport provider TTcomm has chosen Harmonic to supply video processing gear…
Euronews launches on TVPlayer
Pan-European news channel Euronews has launched on UK live OTT TV streaming player TVPlayer. TVPlayer…
Google gears up for YouTube Music Key launch
Google is reportedly preparing to launch a subscription YouTube music service, called YouTube Music Key,…
Viaccess-Orca names cardless CA partners
Viaccess-Orca has teamed up with set-top box providers Askey Computer Corporation and Aston, and conditional…