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Telemach moves forward with Slovenian cable consolidation
United Group-owned Slovenian cable leader Telemach has acquired smaller operator Kabel TV, which operates networks…
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Turkcell offers SinemaTV package
Turkish pay TV service provider Turkcell TV has begun offering a package of channels from…
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Amino enhances Minerva-compatible box functionality
IPTV set-top provider Amino Communications has enhanced the range of multiscreen capabilities for its Aminet…
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Russia’s TTC rows back on IPTV rollout
Russian service provider TransTeleCom (TTC) is scaling back plans to launch IPTV services in small…
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Eutelsat names new executives
Satellite operator Eutelsat has named Antoine Castarède as chief financial officer and Raphaël Mussalian as…
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Cyfrowy Polsat adds AXN content to OTT service
Polish pay TV provider Cyfrowy Polsat has added content from Sony Pictures Television-owned drama network…
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New CEO for Russia’s TNT
Gazprom-Media owned Russian TV channel TNT has named Igor Goyhberg as its new CEO. Goyhberg…
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YouTube agrees England cricket streaming deal
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has signed a deal with YouTube to stream…
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Half of EU internet users ‘ready to upgrade’
Almost half of European internet users are willing to upgrade or change supplier to get…
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Mobile, tablet TV revenues to hit $9.5bn ‘within four years’
Revenues from mobile and tablet television streaming is set to rocket to nearly US$10 billion…
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Sky launches second-screen Ashes app
BSkyB’s Sky Sports has launched a second-screen app for the Ashes cricket tournament, giving users…
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Wimbledon final draws 17 million viewers
The men’s Wimbledon tennis final on Sunday drew the highest UK TV ratings of the…
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YouTube channel operator gets investment from CAA-backed bank
Base79, the UK-based digital company that operates a swathe of YouTube channels, has received a…
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UPC Poland launches HBO Go and HD channels
Liberty Global-owned UPC Poland has made the HBO Go multiscreen on-demand service available to its…
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Fox International Channels expands African reach with RRSat deal
Fox International Channels (FIC) is broadening its African reach after signing a long-term agreement with…
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Numericable signs deal with housing group, expands VOD
French cable operator Numericable has signed an agreement with social housing group Société Nationale Immobilière…
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Access licenses Comcast RDK
Technology company Access has licensed the Comcast Reference Design Kit (RDK) software stack for advanced…
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A+E Networks names programming chief
A+E Networks UK has named Heather Jones as vice-president of programming. Jones, who will take…
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iConcerts owner restructures operations
The company behind the live music-themed iConcerts HD TV channel has put a new management…
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Unitymedia boosts channel lineup
Liberty Global-owned German cable operator Unitymedia is boosting its channel lineup with five new networks,…
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BT Sport in global streaming deal for Rio Ferdinand testimonial
BT Sport has struck a deal with Rio Ferdinand and Streamworks International to show the…
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YouSee adds TV Sport 2
Danish cable operator YouSee has added sport channel TV3 Sport 2 to its digital programming…
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Shazam raises US$40m from America Movil
Shazam has raised US$40 million (€46 million) in funding from Latin American telco America Movil in…
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Microsoft to close web TV service
Microsoft is set to close MSN TV – a subscription set-top service dating back to…
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Virgin Media launches new-look games service
UK cable platform Virgin Media has launched a new games service that allows its subscribers…
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Higher frame rates could be biggest benefit of UHDTV
UHDTV can bring benefits to TV on smaller screens by reducing motion blur, even though…
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Wimbledon final beats Olympics’ Twitter stats
The climax of this year’s Wimbledon men’s tennis final sparked a twitter frenzy, with more…
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Russian media firms join forces to fight illegal downloads
Russian film and TV companies are creating a new group that will fight online piracy….
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Digital TV Labs launches HbbTV logo conformance tests
UK-based Digital TV Labs has unveiled what is says is the first conformance testing service…
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YahSat names new CEO
Middle East satellite operator YahSat has named Masood M Sharif Mahmood as its new CEO….