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History makes headway in Latvia
A+E Networks UK is to extend the reach of its History channel in Latvia following…
Dom.ru to upgrade WiFi with Ruckus
Russian service provider ER-Telecom, which operates the Dom.ru brand, has launched a programme of large-scale…
Du reports profit drop but ‘solid growth’
UAE-based service provider du reported a drop in Q4 profits, but said that its business…
Virgin Media in small cell backhaul trial with Sub10 Systems
Virgin Media Business has completed a live backhaul small cell trial with Sub10 Systems, a…
Sky suffers reversal as Court of Appeal sends sports channel case back to CAT
BSkyB has suffered a reversal in its legal battle over the terms under which it…
NTV+ teams up with Elemental, Broadcom for 4K test
Russian pay TV broadcaster NTV+ has used the Sochi Winter Olympics to test broadcast transmissions…
Informa: Netflix facing rights competition as rivals step up
Netflix will find it harder to secure premium content this year with increasing competition from…
Samsung retains smart TV dominance
Samsung retained its lead over the global smart TV market in the fourth quarter of…
Belgacom rolls out TV Replay in Flanders and Brussels
Belgian telco Belgacom has launched its TV Replay service in Flanders and Brussels, allowing viewers…
Paramount launching in Russia and Hungary
Viacom has struck new carriage deals for the Paramount Channel in Russia and Hungary. In…
Mobile viewing to drive in-app ad revenues
Roughly 60% of smartphone and tablet users watch between one and five hours of TV…
Motive Television plans Freeview tablet service by World Cup
TV technology firm Motive Television said that it expects to launch a UK tablet service that…
Box Television secures new deals in Hungary, Tanzania
UK-based Box Television has expanded the presence of its channels in central and eastern Europe…
Dogus Media taps Kaltura for multiscreen TV service
Turkey’s Dogus Media is using Kaltura’s online video platform for its tvyo ad-supported multiscreen TV…
House of Cards binge viewing soars
Netflix saw a huge spike in subscribers watching its drama House of Cards as its…
Sony beats PS4 sales target
Sony said it sold more than 5.3 million PlayStation 4 devices as of February 8,…
Itsmy.TV launches HbbTV games in Germany
Munich-based TV games startup itsmy.TV has launched a platform of HbbTV-based games for smart TVs….
Danish OTT services provider Xstream takes substantial investment
Copenhagen-based OTT and TV Everywhere services provider Xstream has received investment from Danish private equity…
Numericable adds Outremer Telecom chief to administrative council
French cable operator Numericable has named Jean-Michel Hégésippe to its administrative council, replacing Marco de…
Inview appoints former Thomson set-top chief to board
UK hybrid TV technology provider Inview Technology has appointed former Thomson set-top division CEO Koen…
Volia adds Unian TV to line-up
Ukrainian cable operator Volia has added 1+1 Media-owned sports and news channel Unian TV to…
Cosmos TV Belarus adds TiJi
Belarusian pay TV operator Cosmos TV Belarus has added two new channels to its programming…
Liberty Global rules out Spanish push
Liberty Global has denied that it is looking to make a move into the Spanish…
UK TV viewing still 98.5% done on traditional sets
A massive 98.5% of UK TV viewing was done on a traditional TV set last…
Time Warner Cable shareholders sue over Comcast deal
A Time Warner Cable shareholder issuing to block Comcast Communications’ US$45.2 billion (€33 billion) cable…
Sky secures Indian Premier League cricket
BSkyB has secured exclusive rights to Indian Premier League cricket for the first time. Under…
Scripps sees profits slip, makes Travel Channel write-down
Channel operator Scripps Networks Interactive saw profits drop year-on-year in Q4 after writing down the value…
Dark Prophet makes presence felt on Dailymotion
Online video platform Dailymotion is today exclusively launching a scripted series about a music student…
TeliaSonera names new commercial chief
Nordic service provider TeliaSonera has named Hélène Barnekow as senior vice-president and chief commercial officer…
UKTV to move to new HQ in West London
UK multichannel broadcaster UKTV has signed a 15-year lease on new premises in West London….