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Arabsat-owned Hellas-sat to launch joint satellite with Inmarsat
Hellas-sat, a majority owned subsidiary of Arabsat, has signed an agreement with Inmarsat to launch…
iPlayer TV traffic from tablets exceeds PCs for the first time
BBC iPlayer TV programme requests from tablets were higher than from computers for the first…
Hong Kong ISP HKBN pleads for local Netflix launch
The chief financial officer and co-owner of internet service provider Hong Kong Broadband Network (HKBN),…
Fox channel to launch on Com Hem in Sweden
Fox International Channels is launching its flagship Fox channel in Sweden and is staffing up…
US online TV consumption climbs 246%, says Adobe
Online TV consumption in the US reached an all-time high in the first quarter of this…
Xbox adds 45 entertainment apps
Microsoft said it is adding more than 45 new “entertainment app experiences” to its Xbox One…
Wuaki.tv launches in Windows 8.1 devices
Movie and TV streaming service Wuaki.tv has launched a new app that will make it…
World Cup to be watched online by 13 million Brits
Some 13 million Britons are set to watch the World Cup online this year, according…
Com Hem eyes up to €688 million through IPO
Swedish cable operator Com Hem has said that it will raise gross proceeds of up…
OTT revenue to grow by 28.1% per year, says PwC
Revenue generated by over-the-top (OTT) video streaming services is set to grow at an annual…
Analysts question Netflix’s German chances
German market-watchers have questioned whether Netflix will be able to catch on-demand market leader Amazon…
Viacom to launch Paramount Channel in Romania
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) is launching the Paramount Channel in Romania and increasing its…
YouTube net Barcroft TV, Rightster to ‘supercharge’ partnership
Barcroft TV, the high-performing UK-based YouTube channel, has signed an extended strategic partnership with multichannel…
Spain tops 400,000 TiVo customers
Spanish cable operator ONO has passed the 400,000 TiVo customer mark, with users of the…
TVN launches Player.pl VoD service on PlayStation consoles
Polish broadcast group TVN is launching its VoD service Player.pl on PlayStation 3 games consoles…
Abertis sells final 5% Eutelsat stake for €275 million
Spanish infrastructure firm Abertis has sold its remaining 5.01% stake in satellite operator Eutelsat to…
LG webOS smart TV sales pass one million mark
LG has sold more than one million units of its webOS-enabled Smart+ TVs since the launch…
Sky Deutschland selects Inside Secure for Snap security
Security solutions firm Inside Secure has been selected by Sky Deutschland to secure the latter’s…
Deutsche Telekom’s Videoload launches on Panasonic TVs
Deutsche Telekom’s Videoload service is now available on 2014 models of Panasonic smart TVs, thanks…
Telefónica seals deal to take control of Canal+ Spain
Prisa and Telefónica have definitively agreed the sale of Prisa’s 56% stake in pay TV…
World Cup to be ‘mobile’ this summer, predicts Arris
This year Brazil will play host to a “mobile World Cup,” according to Arris’ senior…
Google looking at new TV initiative
Google may launch a new Android TV platform at its developers’ conference later this month,…
Brightcove adds support for HbbTV
Online video platform provider Brightcove has used the final event in its global customer conference…
Volia taps ADB for hybrid and OTT TV services
Ukrainian cable operator Volia has added ADB to its list of suppliers of OTT and…
Espial and Samsung to provide RDK devices
IPTV middleware provider Espial has teamed up with Samsung to deliver a joint RDK solution…
Warner Bros completes Eyeworks deal
Warner Bros. has completed its multimillion dollar takeover of Netherlands-based production group Eyeworks. The US…
Scripps’ Fine Living launches on Vipnet
Scripps Networks International’s Fine Living Channel has secured carriage with Telekom Austria-owned Croatian pay TV…
Netia launches new Player
Polish ISP Netia has launched a new TV set-top to support it delivery of linear…
Online sports consumption now second only to TV
Online has overtaken print media for the consumption of sports content, according to a new…
Russian social media leader Vkontakte to launch on smart TVs
Russian social media leader Vkontakte has tapped local interactive TV technology specialist SPB TV to…