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Oscars bounce drives Wuaki on-demand rentals
Streaming service Wuaki.tv has attributed a massive spike in new release rentals to Sunday’s Academy…
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Deutsche Telekom TV numbers climb
Deutsche Telekom reported a 21% increase in European TV customers in 2013, following its acquisition…
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M-Net South Africa appoints CEO
MultiChoice-owned M-Net South Africa has upped its director for local interest channels, Yolisa Phahle, to CEO…
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Belgium’s VRT preps OTT solution
Belgian broadcaster VRT is due to launch an OTT solution in partnership with video services…
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Deutsche Telekom taps Massive Interactive for LG VoD launch
Multiscreen platform provider Massive Interactive has been working with Deutsche Telekom to expand its Videoload…
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UPC Netherlands adds Fox Sports Go
Liberty Global-owned UPC Netherlands has added Fox Sports Go to its line-up of services. The…
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VimpelCom launches Beeline TV in Archangelsk
Russian service provider VimpelCom has launched its Beeline TV service in Archangelsk in the far…
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CNN sells Zite news reader app to Flipboard
CNN has sold its personalised news reader service Zite to news-magazine app Flipboard, in a…
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Belarus DTT coverage reaches 97.4%
Roughly 97.4% of households in the Belarus now have access to digital terrestrial TV, according…
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EC move to improve access for HbbTV takes step forwards
The European Commission-funded HBB4All project has started work on improving accessibility services for audiovisual content…
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Americas takes bigger share for Hispasat
The Americas now accounts for well over half of Spanish satellite operator Hispasat’s revenues, according…
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Influence of ‘second screen’ still negligible, says Ofcom
The recent phenomenon of the second screen screen has “not had a large influence of…
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Roku takes on Chromecast with new TV streaming stick
Over-the-top set-top-box maker Roku is taking on the likes of Google Chromecast with a new HDMI…
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BBC plan to take BBC3 online-only ‘not off the table’
The BBC has failed to rule out plans to shut down the linear version of…
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More than 50% of Europeans to buy UHDTVs by 2016, claims research
Some 56% of Europeans said they would be likely to buy an Ultra High Definition…
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OTT VoD service Popcornflix launches in UK, Ireland, Scandinavia
Screen Media Ventures-owned US free movies video-on-demand service Popcornflix is launching in the UK, Ireland,…
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Drahi goes on offensive as SFR lobbying intensifies
In a sign of intensifying lobbying around the future of French Vivendi-owned mobile and fixed…
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Sky Deutschland claims €2 billion benefit to German economy
Sky Deutchland’s corporate activities created additional revenues for the German economy that amounted to “at…
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Tablets driving UK connected device market
Tablets is continuing to drive the market for smart connected devices in the UK, with…
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Vice news channel goes live
Vice Media has launched Vice News, its latest youth-skewing web video initiative that it says…
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Multimedia Polska sees modest growth
Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska managed to achieve modest revenue and EBITDA growth last year…
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Schrameck named first president of European regulators group
Olivier Schrameck, the president of French audiovisual media regulator the CSA, has been elected as…
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Sky Sports secures women’s golf
BSkyB’s Sky Sports unit has secured rights to women’s golf for a further two years…
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Dish network in OTT first with Disney
US pay TV operator Dish Network has struck what is being described as a landmark…
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Russian regulator rejects Dozhd case
The Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service has rejected claims that independent TV channel TV Dozhd fell…
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French VoD providers team up ahead of possible Netflix launch
French subscription video-on-demand services Videofutur and FilmoTV have struck a partnership that will see FilmoTV’s…
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YouSee extends à la carte choices for subscribers
Danish cable operator YouSee has extended the availability of å la carte in the way…
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Pace outperforms expectations with strong 2013
Set-top provider Pace performed above expectations in 2013, delivering increased operating profits through top-line growth…
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AOL’s Adap.tv incorporates linear TV into video ad platform
AOL-owned video advertising platform Adap.tv is making linear programming available through its service in a bid…
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Discovery buys Raw
Discovery Communications has acquired Raw, the UK production firm that makes Discovery’s hit series Gold…