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UK culture secretary calls for clearer web video standards
The online and media industries should work with regulators to make the “age appropriateness” of…
European consumers experiencing problems with internet video
Two in five European internet users say they are being prevented by their service providers…
Belgacom sees TV growth accelerate in fourth quarter
Growth in Belgacom’s TV subscriber base accelerated in the fourth quarter of 2013, with an…
Hulu sells international business to Nippon
Nippon TV has acquired the international business of streaming and catch-up service Hulu. The Japanese…
ARD and ZDF return to Belgacom
Belgian operator Belgacom has re-added German channels ARD (Das Erste) and ZDF to its TV…
Tablet TV proves popular with Finns
Over a third of Finnish internet users have a tablet device and two in five…
Telekom Slovenije integrates UEFA’s LiveEx with TViN
Slovenian telco Telekom Slovenije has integrated UEFA’s LiveEx technology into its TViN white label interactive…
Eurochannel makes African push
TV network Eurochannel has expanded into Africa, as part of a wider expansion effort that…
TiVo subscription numbers hit 4.2 million
DVR maker TiVo said that total subscriptions to its service have climbed 34% year-on-year to…
BBC Worldwide’s Brit orders motoring series
The BBC’s new international channel brand Brit has commissioned its first series Mud, Sweat &…
Etisalat strikes consumer equipment deal with Huawei
UAE-based telco Etisalat Group has signed a new agreement with Huawei to bring new smart…
Inview names former Man Utd chief to board
TV technology provider Inview Technology has appointed former Manchester United chairman and CEO Martin Edwards…
MTS confirms Ericsson will build new hybrid TV platform
MTS has confirmed that it has contracted Ericsson to supply its hybrid TV platform combining…
Trace and MTG look to Africa for growth
Trace’s strength in Africa was a key factor in Modern Times Group’s decision to acquire…
Fashion One becomes F.O. in EU markets
Lifestyle channel Fashion One is to change its name to F.O. in the European Union…
Virgin Media to add My Nick Jr app to TiVo
Virgin Media is to make Nickelodeon’s My Nick Jr app available in the UK for…
BBC’s Hall defends licence fee, calls for extension to iPlayer
BBC director-general Tony Hall has delivered a robust defence of the UK licence fee that…
Bouygues kicks off triple-play price war in France
French service provider Bouygues Telecom has kicked off a triple-play price war in France with…
Viacom mines second screen opportunities
The second screen provides an “extraordinary opportunity” for broadcasters as viewer consumptions habits continue to…
Competition Commission approves Ericsson’s Red Bee acquisition
The UK Competition Commission has provisionally approved the acquisition of Red Bee Media by Ericsson….
Qualcomm partners with Deutsche Telekom for LTE trial
Hot on the heels of its LTE broadcast trial with Vodafone Germany, Qualcomm has teamed…
US broadband users watch 1.7 hours of mobile video per week
Broadband users in the US watch an average 1.7 hours of video on their mobile…
ProSiebenSat.1 targets €1bn in new revenues, Maxdome deal with Telekom
ProSiebenSat.1 has set itself an ambitious new target of realising additional revenues of €1 billion…
Telefónica sees fourth quarter TV boost
Telefónica had 3.6 million pay TV customers at the end of 2013, up 8% or…
Scripps hires BBC Worldwide exec for EMEA role
Scripps Networks International has hired BBC Worldwide content exec Gareth Williams as VP, commissioning for…
BT adds new HD channels
BT has added HD channels Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, British Eurosport and British Eurosport…
Stofa to offer 4G mobile services
Danish cable operator Stofa is to launch a 4G mobile offering in partnership with telco…
BT extends Bundesliga deal
BT Sport has secured the rights to German Bundesliga football until 2017. The new two-year…
Sky Deutschland extends Paramount deal
Sky Deutschland has renewed and expanded its deal with Paramount for video-on-demand movies. The deal…
Travel Channel HD launches on RCS & RDS
Travel Channel HD has launched on Romanian cable and DTH platform RCS & RDS. The…