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Greece’s OTE more than doubles TV subscribers

Greek telco OTE reported strong TV growth in Q2, recording a 129.2% year-on-year increase in…

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QVC launches two new channels

Shopping network QVC is launching two new channels in the UK – QVC Style and…

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Viggle launches audience network

US-based second screen TV service Viggle has launched the Viggle Audience Network, partnering with a…

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Mid East ‘Netflix’ signs Starz deal

Dubai-based VOD platform icflix has scored a major deal with Starz for titles including the…

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Kartina.TV signs new set-top deal with Dune HD

Russian pay TV operator Kartina.TV has signed a deal with Dune HD, which will be…

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Dutch TV Lab returns, goes online first

Dutch incubator initiative TV Lab has returned with a new design that sees each new…

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Roku launches video streaming iOS update

Streaming set-top box firm Roku has updated its iOS app to let users stream videos they’ve…

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UK programming spend in decline, says Ofcom

Total spend on programming across the five main UK public service broadcast (PSB) channels, as…

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AOL acquires Adap.tv for US$405 million

AOL has agreed to buy video advertising platform Adap.tv for US$405 million (€304 million) in…

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Netia plans early 2014 cable TV launch

Polish IPTV service provider Netia said it is gearing up to launch commercial cable TV…

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EBU tests impact of higher frame rates for UHDTV

The EBU is conducting a series of subjective tests to gauge the impact of higher…

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Arris revenues reach US$1billion post-Motorola takover

Communications technology company Arris hit second quarter revenues of US$1 billion (€750 million) but swung to…

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Deutsche Telekom grows TV numbers

Deutsche Telekom reported an 11.7% year-on-year increase in European TV customers in the second quarter…

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Polsat cleared over football broadcasts

Polish regulators have dropped an investigation into Polsat’s pay-per view broadcast of two World Cup…

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TDC sees more revenues from TV

Danish telco and cable operator TDC saw its IPTV base rise by 7,000 subscribers in…

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Sky Deutschland launches advertising on Go and Anytime

Sky Deutschland has made advertising space available on its Sky Go mobile TV service and…

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Clearleap launches in Europe

US-based multiscreen technology provider Clearleap has opened a European headquarters in Amsterdam and is debut…

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MTV Russian names launch director

MTV Russia is to relaunch on October 1 and Viacom has named Yana Churikova to…

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Google launches music streaming service in Europe

Google’s new music streaming service, Google Play Music All Access, has launched in nine countries…

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Red Bee Media expands BT Sport partnership

Red Bee media will provide additional broadcast services, including access services, rich metadata and sports…

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Fox to get Sky Italia on track by cutting programming costs

21st Century Fox should be on track to achieve its goals for troubled Italian direct-to-home…

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RTL Netherlands takes aim at Netflix with Videoland deal

RTL Netherlands has acquired Dutch video-on-demand service Videoland as it aims to move into subscription…

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Tablets to be owned by 42% of online Europeans by 2017

Some 60% of North American internet users and 42% of European web consumers users will…

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UPC Cablecom unveils details of Horizon improvements

Liberty Global’s Swiss unit UPC Cablecom has unveiled some of the improvements to the Horizon…

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Liberty Global restructures CEE management following Virgin deal

Liberty Global has reshuffled management at its Central and Eastern Europe division as it seeks…

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Samsung offering OSN Play VOD on Smart TV platform

Samsung is to offer a range of on-demand services from Middle East pay TV provider…

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Philips uWand teams with Gamious for smart TV same-screen gaming

Philips uWand, which provides camera-based direct pointing remote control technology, has struck a partnership with…

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Swisscom sees 30% growth in TV base

Swisscom has seen 30% growth in its TV base over the last year to end…

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MTG names new Baltic chiefs, expands production unit

Modern Times Group (MTG) is making a series of changes to the management of Viasat…

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Disney’s Iger: investment in Hulu a boon for content owners

Disney chief Bob Iger has said Hulu has real strategic and financial value for the…