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Rostelecom builds out new backbone in Sakha
Russian service provider Rostelecom has deployed a new DWDM-based optical backbone in the Siberian Republic…
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Arianespace postpones Astra 5B launch
Space launch company Arianespace has postponed the launch of the vehicle due to carry SES’s…
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Uganda regulator in move on access to free channels
Uganda’s communications regulator is to oblige pay TV operators to distribute local TV channels without…
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Farncombe ships 23 OpenTest systems
TV technology consultancy firm Farncombe said that it shipped 23 OpenTest automated consumer device testing…
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Liberty Global’s next-generation video subscriber numbers reach 2.5 million
Liberty Global reported a next-generation video user base of 2.5 million, after a “watershed year”…
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Web-connected TV figures top 60%
Some 63% of broadband households in the US have at least one TV set that…
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T-Hrvatski Telekom looks to international expansion
Deutsche Telekom-owned Croatian service provider T-Hrvatski Telekom will look to invest further in its infrastructure…
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Cyfrowy Polsat and Plus launch rolling programme of multi-play services
Polish pay TV operator Cyfrowy Polsat has launched a joint bundling strategy with mobile network…
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France: more catch-up content but viewing flatlines
The number of hours of catch-up viewing content available from French TV channels increased to…
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Second pilots round ‘up 100%’ for Amazon
Amazon Instant Video has revealed figures showing its second original pilots season has outscored the…
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More than six billion web-enabled devices to be produced this year
An estimated 6.18 billion internet-enabled devices, including smartphones, games consoles and tablets, will be produced…
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Vimeo launches Occupy Wall Street project internationally
Vimeo has launched the 99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film on its online video…
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Eutelsat video revenues remain flat
Eutelsat said that revenues from video applications were stable for the six months ending December…
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Digital Rapids integrates with Vidcheck
Technology company Digital Rapids and quality assurance specialist Vidcheck have teamed up to integrate Digital…
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Deutsche Telekom takes Macedonia all-IP
Deutsche Telekom said that Makedonski Telekom is now the first company within the group with…
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Sochi events generate big online video peak
The opening ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics drove more than 1Tbps of online video…
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MTS extends chief executive’s contract
Russian service provider MTS has extended the contract of current president Andrey Dubovskov for a…
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Unitymedia KabelBW sees Horizon growth
Liberty Global-owned German operator Unitymedia KabelBW had signed up 75,000 Horizon advanced set-top box customers…
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Discovery’s Zaslav: Eurosport will be “ESPN of Europe”
Discovery plans to deepen Eurosport’s local presence in key markets, including the acquisition of local…
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More box sets to come from BSkyB
UK pay TV operator BSkyB has added new TV box sets to its on-demand line-up,…
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Comcast to pay US$45 billion for Time Warner Cable
Comcast has confirmed it has struck a deal to buy rival Time Warner Cable (TWC)…
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MTG reports revenue growth following ‘year of investment’
European broadcasting firm Modern Times Group (MTG) reported its fifth consecutive quarter of revenue growth…
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NDVR growth to outpace cloud, but STB remains king for now, says report
Network DVR services will grow slightly faster than public cloud DVR services over the next…
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Telenet sees triple-play and SVoD boost
Liberty Global-owned Belgian cable operator Telenet saw its triple-play base edge closer to half its…
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Virgin Media reaches two million TiVo customers
UK operator Virgin Media reached a milestone figure of two million TiVo customers this week,…
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Apple reportedly in talks with cable for new set-top launch
Apple is reportedly in talks with US cable operators to secure video content rights for…
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Technicolor buys display technology patents
French technology company Technicolor has bought 156 patents, in a move it said would strengthen…
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Sky Deutschland’s acquisition of Sport1 stake approved
The German competition authority, the Bundeskartellamt, has cleared Sky Deutschland’s acquisition of a minority stake…
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UPC DTH adds new services
Liberty Global-owned satellite TV unit UPC DTH is adding new services to its freeSAT service…
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Tele Columbus set to play consolidator role, says chief
German cable operator Tele Columbus says it aims to take a leading role in the…