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TeliaSonera combines Estonian fixed and mobile under Kalm

TeliaSonera has combined its fixed and mobile assets in Estonia under a single management structure….

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YouTube looks to extend channels to IPTV EPG slots

YouTube is starting to experiment with making its channels available on IPTV operators’ EPG as…

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Orange in talks with Microsoft for Dailymotion partnership

Orange is in talks with Microsoft about striking a partnership to develop its video site…

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TiVo founders launch ChromeCast competitor QPlay

TiVo’s founders Mike Ramsay and Jim Barton have teamed up to launch a new cloud…

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MTS taps Ericsson’s hybrid platform for widescale TV rollout

Russian service provider MTS is tapping Ericsson’s hybrid TV platform to build out a combined…

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Amazon resurrects Ripper Street

Amazon’s UK streaming service is resurrecting Ripper Street, the period crime drama that UK public…

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TV growth fails to arrest Telekom Austria revenue decline

A relatively strong showing in TV and fixed broadband across its international markets failed to…

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Russian operators and broadcasters team to create new industry body

Russian pay TV operators and other media companies have teamed up to create a broad-based…

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Corral exits Turner as Ondarza gets new role

Domingo Corral is exiting Turner Broadcasting System EMEA, as the firm’s regional restructuring moves a…

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SeaChange falls short as 4Q revenues take a hit

Interactive TV technology provider SeaChange’s fourth quarter revenues have fallen dramatically below expectations thanks to…

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TV4 launches second screen ad synch platform

Swedish broadcaster TV4 has teamed up with second screen technology group Widespace to launch TV4…

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ProSiebenSat.1 completes sale of Hungarian channels

ProSiebenSat.1 has completed the sale of its Hungarian channels to their management. The deal, announced…

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ITV posts strong results with boost from online and pay

UK commercial broadcaster has posted strong full-year results, with reveues up 9% to £2.389 billion…

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Facebook seeks operator partners to promote web services

Facebook is looking to partner with three to five operators in the next year in…

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MTG buys €30 million Trace stake

Modern Times Group has entered into an agreement to buy a controlling stake youth-orientated Europe-based…

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Overseas operations and FTA lift Canal+

Overseas pay TV operations and domestic free-to-air channels lifted Canal+’s full-year operational and financial results…

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New acting CEO for Russia’s Tricolor TV

Alexander Makarov, the CEO of Russian pay TV giant Tricolor TV, has resigned following the…

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Com Hem names Franzén’s replacement as CEO, new COO

Swedish cable operator Com Hem has named Anders Nilsson as its new CEO following the…

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Shazam unveils app redesign

Shazam has unveiled a major redesign of its app, aimed at making the service a…

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Verizon confirms Netflix talks following Comcast deal

Following yesterday’s deal between Netflix and Comcast, telecom operator Verizon has confirmed that it is…

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Tele2 moves to data-only price plans

European telco Tele2 is looking to transition to all-data mobile plans, as consumers make more…

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BT launches smaller YouView+ box

BT has launched a new smaller version of its YouView+ DVR set-top. The box will…

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Euronews launches Windows 8 apps

Euronews has teamed up with Nokia and Microsoft to launch a new app for Windows…

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Vectra adds LTE mobile to service bundles

Polish cable operator Vectra has launched LTE mobile internet services as part of its product…

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1+1 claims Ukrainian special forces tried to shut it down

Ukrainian free-to-air broadcaster 1+1 says that the country’s special forces planned to close it down…

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MobiTV targets wireless operators with HDMI dongle

TV technology supplier MobiTV has teamed up with Jabil Circuit to develop a white-label HDMI…

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Arqiva names satellite chief

UK media services provider Arqiva has named David Crawford as managing director for satellite. Crawford…

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Amazon Prime Instant Video launches with Alpha House promo

Amazon Prime Instant Video will launch under its new brand – replacing Lovefilm – in…

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New CFO for Orange Poland

Orange Poland has handed chief financial officer responsibilities to group controller Maciej Nowohońskiego following the…

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Lattelecom adds Inter+ and Dozhd TV

Latvian telco Lattelecom has added Ukrainian channel Inter+ and struggling independent Russian channel Dozhd TV…