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TalkTalk to enable users to check broadband on TV
UK service provider TalkTalk is working on the introduction of a tool that would enable…
YouView infringes regional telco’s trademark, rules court
UK connected TV platform YouView infringes a trademark owned by a Total Ltd, an independent…
Com Hem prices IPO at €6.44 per share, nets €629 million
Com Hem has priced its over-subscribed IPO offering at SEK58 (€6.44) per share, with trading…
Telenet buys 50% of De Vijver Media
Telenet has bought a 50% stake in Belgium’s De Vijver Media, after buying Finnish media…
Ultra HD channels set to boom, says report
There will be close to 300 ultra HD DTH satellite channels on air around the…
Telenet and Voo abandon plans to operate mobile network
Belgian cable operators Telenet and Voo have renounced their rights to use frequencies that would…
BBC Worldwide starts web cam study to gauge viewer responses
BBC Worldwide’s Insights team is partnering with digital media startup CrowdEmotion to gauge how viewers…
DreamWorks launches YouTube channel
Hollywood and family content studio DreamWorks has launched DreamWorksTV, a new YouTube channel programmed with…
UPC Poland sees strong demand for Horizon app
Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Poland’s subscribers have downloaded its new Horizon mobile TV app…
New chief executive for C More
TV4 Group-owned Swedish pay TV channel provider C More has named former Modern Times Group…
New marketing chief for Ukraine’s Volia
Ukrainian cable operator Volia has named Victoria Tsomaya as its new director of marketing. Tsomaya…
SPI launching channels on Ukrainian satellite service
European channel distributor SPI International is to launch a number of its thematic networks on…
Eutelsat deputy CEO takes on commercial and development duties
Eutelsat Communications’ deputy CEO Michel Azibert is taking on an expanded role, assuming responsibility for…
Dozhd begins broadcasting via Astra 4A
Russian independent factual channel Dozhd has begun broadcasting on SES’s Astra 4A satellite at 5°…
Fox joins Hungary’s MinDig Extra TV
Hungarian transmission services provider Antenna Hungária has added Fox to its MinDig Extra TV digital-terrestrial…
CNN International names regional sales chief
News broadcaster CNN International has named Antonio Canto as vice-president, regional sales. Canto, who will…
SES providing capacity for Eurovision ultra HD World Cup coverage
Satellite operator SES has said it is distributing Eurovision ultra HD coverage of the football…
BT Media and Broadcast teams up with Nevion
Media services unit BT Media and Broadcast has teamed up with video transport specialist Nevion…
DTG to publish Freeview Connect specifications this year
UK industry association the Digital TV Group (DTG) will publish the technical requirements for the…
BSkyB chooses banks for pan-European pay TV plan
UK pay TV operator BSkyB has hired Morgan Stanley and Barclays to advise on its…
MTG launches movie channel in Israel
The Modern Times Group has launched a Russian-language movie channel in Israel. The TV1000 channel…
Binge viewing now pervasive in UK, US
Binge viewing is now “pervasive” with 89% of UK viewers watching content in this way…
TV advertising losing market share to internet
TV continues to take the largest share of TV advertising revenue by medium, but the…
Football for all as Belgium’s Pro League unveils non-exclusive deal
Belgium’s Pro League has decided to allocate rights to the country’s top tier of football…
Single CFO for Vodafone and Kabel Deutschland
In a further sign of the growing integration of the management of Vodafone Deutschland and…
Al Jazeera begins AJ+ rollout
Al Jazeera has soft-launched content for its new online and social news service AJ+, ahead…
EBU elects new technical team
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has elected a new team to lead its technology initiatives. …
YouSee re-launches information channel
Danish cable operator YouSee is to re-launch its information channel InfoKanal, which was removed from…
Moldtelecom adds new channels to line-up
Moldovan service provider Moldtelecom has added four new channels to its TV programming line-up. The…
Tattelecom to launch mobile TV in July
Tatarstan-based service provider Tattelecom is to begin the commercial launch its new mobile TV service,…