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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…

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CTC Media backs Russian anti-piracy legislation

Russian broadcaster CTC Media is the latest media firm to throw its support behind legislation…

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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…

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Hungary’s digital switchover begins this week

Hungary is due to start its initial phase of digital switchover this week, with analogue…

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Netflix UK agrees next day Breaking Bad episode deal

Netflix in the UK will launch the final episodes of AMC drug drama Breaking Bad…

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BT Sport signs Scottish Rugby partnership

BT Sport, the new sports network line-up by UK telco and pay TV operator BT,…

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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…

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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…

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Fox launching in the Netherlands

Fox International Channels has revealed details of the upcoming launch of its Fox service in…

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Sky reports 19% increase in VOD users

Sky reported a 19% increase in users of its VOD service Sky Go, at 3.3…

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Scripps dishes up Turkish Food Network

Scripps Networks Interactive’s Food Network has launched in Turkey. The SD and HD service has…

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SES pushes back satellite launches

Satellite operator SES has pushed back the dates of three satellite launches this year, in…

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Belgacom adds 16,000 TV customers

Belgian telco Belgacom added 16,000 TV subscribers in its second quarter, taking its total TV customer…

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TF1’s audience up, profits down

French broadcaster TF1 reported an increase in audience share during the first half of 2013, though…

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Orange TV customers climb

The Orange Group reported 6.164 million IPTV and satellite TV customers in its half-year results,…

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BoxNation launches streaming app

UK boxing channel BoxNation has launched a streaming app that will let subscribers watch fights…

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Channel 4 launches mobile downloads

UK broadcaster Channel 4 has added a mobile download option to its 4oD video-on-demand service. …

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Ofcom consults on new Channel 4 license terms

UK broadcast regulator Ofcom is consulting on whether Channel 4 should be required to commission…

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Google launches TV dongle

Google has launched a low-price TV dongle designed for people to stream web content to…

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BT Sport receives half a million sign-ups

BT reported a “strong start” for its new sports channel line-up with more than half…

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Hulu-Time Warner Cable talks break down

The owners of US video-on-demand site Hulu have reportedly called off deal negotiations with Time…

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RTL strikes German OTT deal with Magine

RTL Deutschland has inked a deal with OTT service Magine. The exclusive agreement means RTL’s…

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Advertisers stick with TV as web spend grows

Television remains the dominant medium for advertising investment, but web spend is growing at a…

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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. …

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Sky Italia to launch Crime & Investigation channel

Sky Italia is launching a raft of new channels, including A+E Networks-owned Crime & Investigation….

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New CEO for Orange Polska

The Orange Group has recommended to the board that company executive Bruno Duthoit take the CEO…

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Sky News launches on Roku

Sky News has launched on Roku streaming set-top boxes, with viewers able to access the…

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Entone signs LG Netcast deal

Entone, a hybrid TV and connected home solutions provider, has signed a deal to integrate…

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Ono TiVo customers reach 210,000

Spanish cable operator Ono has reached more than 210,000 TiVo customers, with 25% of its…

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CME completes share sale to Time Warner

Broadcast group Central European Media Enterprises (CME) announced today it has closed the sale of…