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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…
QVC launches two new channels
Shopping network QVC is launching two new channels in the UK – QVC Style and…
Viggle launches audience network
US-based second screen TV service Viggle has launched the Viggle Audience Network, partnering with a…
Mid East ‘Netflix’ signs Starz deal
Dubai-based VOD platform icflix has scored a major deal with Starz for titles including the…
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…
Dutch TV Lab returns, goes online first
Dutch incubator initiative TV Lab has returned with a new design that sees each new…
Roku launches video streaming iOS update
Streaming set-top box firm Roku has updated its iOS app to let users stream videos they’ve…
UK programming spend in decline, says Ofcom
Total spend on programming across the five main UK public service broadcast (PSB) channels, as…
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…
Netia plans early 2014 cable TV launch
Polish IPTV service provider Netia said it is gearing up to launch commercial cable TV…
EBU tests impact of higher frame rates for UHDTV
The EBU is conducting a series of subjective tests to gauge the impact of higher…
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…
Deutsche Telekom grows TV numbers
Deutsche Telekom reported an 11.7% year-on-year increase in European TV customers in the second quarter…
Polsat cleared over football broadcasts
Polish regulators have dropped an investigation into Polsat’s pay-per view broadcast of two World Cup…
TDC sees more revenues from TV
Danish telco and cable operator TDC saw its IPTV base rise by 7,000 subscribers in…
Sky Deutschland launches advertising on Go and Anytime
Sky Deutschland has made advertising space available on its Sky Go mobile TV service and…
Clearleap launches in Europe
US-based multiscreen technology provider Clearleap has opened a European headquarters in Amsterdam and is debut…
MTV Russian names launch director
MTV Russia is to relaunch on October 1 and Viacom has named Yana Churikova to…
Google launches music streaming service in Europe
Google’s new music streaming service, Google Play Music All Access, has launched in nine countries…
Red Bee Media expands BT Sport partnership
Red Bee media will provide additional broadcast services, including access services, rich metadata and sports…
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…
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…
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…
UPC Cablecom unveils details of Horizon improvements
Liberty Global’s Swiss unit UPC Cablecom has unveiled some of the improvements to the Horizon…
Liberty Global restructures CEE management following Virgin deal
Liberty Global has reshuffled management at its Central and Eastern Europe division as it seeks…
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…
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…
Swisscom sees 30% growth in TV base
Swisscom has seen 30% growth in its TV base over the last year to end…
MTG names new Baltic chiefs, expands production unit
Modern Times Group (MTG) is making a series of changes to the management of Viasat…
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…