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NOS teams up with Vodafone in Portuguese fibre deal
Portuguese network operators NOS and Vodafone Portugal have signed a deal to co-develop and share…
CI launches in Greece on Cosmote TV
A+E Networks UK is launching crime channel Crime +Investigation (CI) in Greece after striking a…
Starz Play agrees deal with Orange Egypt
Middle East and North African subscription video-on-demand service, Starz Play, has partnered with Orange Egypt….
Dish launches whole-home Netflix in 4K
Dish claims to be the first US pay TV provider to offer a “whole-home 4K…
QYou passes 100 million milestone
Short-form curated web video channel The QYou now reaches over 100 million viewers globally, according…
HBO tops pay list as US subscribers become more selective
HBO is the channel consumers in the US and Canada are willing to pay the…
Telecom Italia names Genish as CEO and approves Canal+ JV
Telecom Italia (TIM) has confirmed the widely anticipated appointment of Amos Genish as its new…
Netflix agrees C$500m originals deal with Canada
Netflix has committed a five-year, C$500 million (€340 million) spend on Canadian original programming, and…
Italian government reportedly kicks off move to fine Telecom Italia
Italian authorities have kicked off the process that could end with Telecom Italia (TIM) incurring…
Telenet protests plan to regulate cable broadband access
Liberty Global-backed Belgian cable operator Telenet has filed an objection to a plan to impose…
Men & Motors re-launches as lifestyle format
Men & Motors, the UK TV channel brand previously operated by ITV and Sky between…
TF1 names news chief
French commercial broadcaster TF1 has named Thierry Thuillier as deputy CEO in charge of its…
Com Hem launches cloud service
Swedish cable operator Com Hem is launching a new cloud service, enabling its broadband customers…
Sky Deutschland extends deal with SES
Sky Deutschland has extended its multi-year satellite capacity deal with satellite operator SES. The German…
Ofcom names intellectual property board member
UK media and telecom regulator Ofcom has appointed Tim Suter as independent member of its…
AsiaSat 9 takes off
The AsiaSat 9 satellite has successfully been launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on…
Ginx Esports TV launches on TVPlayer
eSports network Ginx has launched on the TVPlayer online TV service in the UK. The…
BT tops Ofcom pay TV complaints
BT topped regulator Ofcom’s list of the most complained-about pay TV provider in the UK…
Amazon launches new 4K UHD Fire TV device
Amazon has launched of its Fire TV streaming device featuring support for 4K Ultra HD…
Canal+ streaming service launches in 4K UHD on Apple TV
Canal+’s OTT TV service myCanal has teamed up with Apple to offer 4K UHD TV…
HbbTV Association publishes IPTV spec
Hybrid digital-terrestrial and IP standards outfit the HbbTV Association has finalised and published its IPTV…
Trace launches distribution arm
Afro-music and entertainment channels group Trace has launched a distribution division, which a former France…
Mediaset sees recovery in sight despite dip in revenues
Mediaset expects revenues from its struggling pay TV arm, Mediaset Premium, to total €600 million…
OSN welcomes arrest of illegal cable operators
Middle East pay TV provider OSN has welcomed the arrest of three individuals alleged to…
Former Altice Media boss in new online news and video move
Bernard Mourad, the former Altice Media chief who left to work for Emmanuel Macron’s presidential…
Orange taps Norigin Media for Côte d’Ivoire TV launch
Orange TV has tapped middleware provider Norigin Media to launch its new service in Côte…
Virgin Media adds Bollywood channels
Virgin Media has added two Bollywood to its programming line-up – Rishtey Cineplex and MTV…
Comwave taps ABOX42 for new TV offering
Canadian independent telecom operator Comwave has tapped Germany-based set-top provider ABOX42 to deliver its new…
Vimeo buys Livestream, launches Vimeo Live
Vimeo has agreed to buy live video platform Livestream and has launched its own Vimeo…
YouGov: ‘death of TV’ is a misnomer
The ‘death of TV’ is a misnomer with overall TV viewing figures fairly steady, despite…