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WorldPay and PayWizard integrate

Internet payment system provider WorldPay has integrated its payment processing capabilities with subscriber management provider…

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BBC to launch BBC One +1 channel

The BBC is due to launch BBC One +1 – a one-hour time delayed feed…

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Internet video devices to exceed planet’s population by 2017

The number of internet-connected video devices globally will exceed eight billion by 2017, exceeding the…

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Connected sets to account for 27% of TVs by 2018

The number of TV sets that are connected to the web will reach 759 million…

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BBC partners with Spotify, YouTube on new music product

The BBC is teaming up with Spotify, Deezer and YouTube to launch new digital music…

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Telecom package is indivisible, says Kroes

EU vice-president Neelie Kroes has defended her proposals for a single telecom market and has…

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OSN signs exclusive first-run deal with Disney

Middle East pay TV broadcaster OSN has signed a content deal with The Walt Disney…

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Lovefilm launches new app for LG TVs

Amazon-owned Lovefilm has launched an enhanced Lovefilm Instant streaming application on LG Smart TVs in…

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UPC Cablecom takes full control of Geneva’s Télélancy

UPC Cablecom has taken full control of Télélancy after the Geneva municipality of Lancy sold…

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Viacom signs European social ad deal with Twitter

Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has signed a social video advertising deal with Twitter in…

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RCS & RDS offering 500Mbps and 1Gbps internet

Romanian cable operator RCS & RDS is to offer 500Mbps and 1Gbps internet services.  The…

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Turner names Friend to new strategy post

Turner Broadcasting has appointed Jamie Friend to the newly created role of vice-president, corporate strategy…

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QVC appoints CEO of QVC Italy

Liberty Interactive-owned shopping TV firm QVC has promoted QVC Italy’s chief merchandising officer, Gregg Bertoni,…

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Google adds TV show information to search results

Google is adding more TV information to its search results, making it easier for users…

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Com Hem to supply services over Utsikt Bredband network

Swedish cable operator Com Hem has signed a framework agreement with municipal network Utsikt Bredband…

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Telemach acquires Celje operator Elektro Turnšek

United Group-backed Slovenian cable operator Telemach has acquired service provider Elektro Turnšek, which operates in…

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Media Broadcast takes DVB-S2 capacity at 23.5° East

German transmission services provider Media Broadcast has contracted 25Mbps of DVB-S2 capacity on the Astra…

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DigiTAG to hold DVB-T2 workshop in Istanbul, Fell named as new president

DigiTAG, the EBU-backed digital-terrestrial action group, is to hold a workshop on DVB-T2 in Istanbul…

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Crnegorski Telekom adds Pink package

Deutsche Telekom-owned Montenigrin service provider Crnegorski Telekom has added a wide range of channels from…

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Sudan TV to broadcast Nileen sports on Arabsat

Middle East satellite operator Arabsat and Sudan TV have sigend a contract to add the…

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Viewster strikes deal for BBC series in US

Switzerland-based OTT video-on-demand provider Viewster has struck a deal with FremantleMedia to add 100 hours…

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BBC to launch 30-day iPlayer, download to own, personalised channels

The BBC is to launch an enhanced iPlayer catch-up service including a 30-day viewing window…

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Facebook partners with European broadcasters

Facebook is now working with TV partners in Europe to provide them with data mined…

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Amazon aiming to step up pilot production

Amazon is looking to up the volume of original productions it takes to pilot by…

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OTT video watched by 75% of young adults with connected TVs

More young people with connected TVs watch OTT video than they do content from a…

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Nielsen launches Twitter TV ratings

Nielsen has launched its Twitter TV Ratings service, claiming it will be the first to…

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Hungarian OTT service to launch with Disney Movies on Demand CEE premiere

A year after its launch, Disney’s Movies on Demand subscription video-on-demand service is available to…

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Flat panel sales on the slide

Global flat-panel TV sales fell in July compared to the same period a year ago,…

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Swisscom to amalgamate broadband portal with TV offering

Swisscom is amalgamating its bluewin.ch internet portal with the Swisscom TV online mobile TV offering…

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Com Hem launches TiVo marketing campaign

Swedish cable operator Com Hem has launched the marketing campaign for its new TiVo service….