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Ukraine’s Lybid TV launches on Eutelsat
Ukrainian pay-TV platform Lybid TV has made a full commercial launch on Eutelsat Communications’ Eutelsat…
CTC Media backs Russian anti-piracy legislation
Russian broadcaster CTC Media is the latest media firm to throw its support behind legislation…
T-Hrvatski Telekom TV customers climb by 8%
Deutsche Telekom-owned Croatian telco T-Hrvatski Telekom recorded an 8% year-on-year increase in TV customers, counting 353,232…
Hungary’s digital switchover begins this week
Hungary is due to start its initial phase of digital switchover this week, with analogue…
Netflix UK agrees next day Breaking Bad episode deal
Netflix in the UK will launch the final episodes of AMC drug drama Breaking Bad…
BT Sport signs Scottish Rugby partnership
BT Sport, the new sports network line-up by UK telco and pay TV operator BT,…
Sky launches Roku-based Now TV Box
Sky has launched a low-price, internet-connected set-top box, so that customers of is Now TV…
iPlayer receives record mobile traffic in June
The BBC’s iPlayer video-on-demand service had a record proportion of mobile traffic in June, as…
Fox launching in the Netherlands
Fox International Channels has revealed details of the upcoming launch of its Fox service in…
Sky reports 19% increase in VOD users
Sky reported a 19% increase in users of its VOD service Sky Go, at 3.3…
Scripps dishes up Turkish Food Network
Scripps Networks Interactive’s Food Network has launched in Turkey. The SD and HD service has…
SES pushes back satellite launches
Satellite operator SES has pushed back the dates of three satellite launches this year, in…
Belgacom adds 16,000 TV customers
Belgian telco Belgacom added 16,000 TV subscribers in its second quarter, taking its total TV customer…
TF1’s audience up, profits down
French broadcaster TF1 reported an increase in audience share during the first half of 2013, though…
Orange TV customers climb
The Orange Group reported 6.164 million IPTV and satellite TV customers in its half-year results,…
BoxNation launches streaming app
UK boxing channel BoxNation has launched a streaming app that will let subscribers watch fights…
Channel 4 launches mobile downloads
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has added a mobile download option to its 4oD video-on-demand service. …
Ofcom consults on new Channel 4 license terms
UK broadcast regulator Ofcom is consulting on whether Channel 4 should be required to commission…
Google launches TV dongle
Google has launched a low-price TV dongle designed for people to stream web content to…
BT Sport receives half a million sign-ups
BT reported a “strong start” for its new sports channel line-up with more than half…
Hulu-Time Warner Cable talks break down
The owners of US video-on-demand site Hulu have reportedly called off deal negotiations with Time…
RTL strikes German OTT deal with Magine
RTL Deutschland has inked a deal with OTT service Magine. The exclusive agreement means RTL’s…
Advertisers stick with TV as web spend grows
Television remains the dominant medium for advertising investment, but web spend is growing at a…
LG adds Now TV app to smart TVs in exclusive deal
LG Electronics is adding Sky’s UK over-the-top service Now TV to its smart TV platform. …
Sky Italia to launch Crime & Investigation channel
Sky Italia is launching a raft of new channels, including A+E Networks-owned Crime & Investigation….
New CEO for Orange Polska
The Orange Group has recommended to the board that company executive Bruno Duthoit take the CEO…
Sky News launches on Roku
Sky News has launched on Roku streaming set-top boxes, with viewers able to access the…
Entone signs LG Netcast deal
Entone, a hybrid TV and connected home solutions provider, has signed a deal to integrate…
Ono TiVo customers reach 210,000
Spanish cable operator Ono has reached more than 210,000 TiVo customers, with 25% of its…
CME completes share sale to Time Warner
Broadcast group Central European Media Enterprises (CME) announced today it has closed the sale of…