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SimulTV lines up summer launch

SimulTV, a US social second screen service that combines live cable TV, interactive video, voice…

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Canal Plus channel increase share of pay TV audience

Pay TV operator Canal Plus’s won a audience 14% share amongst its own subscriber base…

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Survey highlights growth and complexity of European VOD service universe

Europe now has over 3,000 audiovisual on-demand services including 447 VOD services dedicated to movies,…

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English Club TV gains carriage with Magio TV

English-language teaching channel English Club TV has secured carriage with Slovak Telecom’s Magio TV service….

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YouTube takes on TV with live stream expansion

YouTube is taking on linear TV by opening up live streaming options for the first…

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TalkTalk TV growth accelerating, new low-cost box planned

UK telecom operator TalkTalk more than doubled its TV subscriber base in the quarter to…

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Deutsche Telekom to sell new IPTV-friendly wholesale offering to Vodafone

Vodafone Deutschland has signed a preliminary contract with Deutsche Telekom that will enable it to…

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Com Hem opens registrations for TiVo

Swedish cable operator Com Hem has opened registrations for its forthcoming TiVo advanced TV offering….

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Banaxi plans to launch VOD service in central Europe

A Cyprus-based OTT service provider, Banaxi, has unveiled plans to launch a video-on-demand service in…

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YouSee MD out in company restructure

The managing director of Danish cable operator YouSee, Niels Breining, is stepping down, after his…

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Google TV updates to bring in latest Android

Google is updating Google TV devices to the latest version of its Android operating system,…

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Zon launching quad-play offering

Portuguese pay TV operator Zon Multimédia is launching an integrated quad-play offering, adding mobile voice…

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Mixed results for Cyfrowy Polsat

Polish pay TV operator Cyfrowy Polsat overall TV subscriber base remained almost unchanged in the…

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RTL posts flat revenue growth, profits up

RTL Group recorded overall quarterly revenue of €1.3 billion, up 0.5% year-on-year. Profit increased 8.4%,…

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Apple hits 50 billion app downloads

Apple has hit 50 billion app downloads through its App Store, the firm confirmed. The…

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Eutelsat and RSCC partner with Astrium for Russian satellite

Eutelsat Communications and RSCC (the Russian Satellite Communications Company) have selected Astrium to build its…

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Brightcove launches Video Cloud Live

Online video specialist Brightcove has launched a multi-bitrate live streaming module for its Video Cloud…

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BBC launches iPlayer for Windows Phone 8, but not 7.5

The BBC has launched a version of iPlayer for the Windows Phone 8 platform. The…

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Liberty Global’s Fries to take part in ANGA COM

Liberty Global president and CEO Mike Fries will take part in the forthcoming ANGA COM…

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YouTube accounts for 24% of European web traffic

YouTube makes up 24.25% of all downstream internet traffic in Europe, with file sharing is…

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Google reportedly to launch Spotify-type music services

Google will reportedly unveil new Spotify-type music subscription services at its I/O conference today, having…

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Eastern Europe set for digital TV boom

The number of digital TV homes in Eastern Europe will double between now and 2018…

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RTL invests in YouTube fashion network StyleHaul

RTL Group has acquired a minority stake in StyleHaul, a YouTube fashion and beauty network…

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Canal Plus subs up but EBITA falls

Additions from Africa and Vietnam gave a boost to Canal Plus Group’s overall subscriber base…

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Liberty appoints new Virgin Media CFO

Liberty Global has named the managing director of UPC Netherlands, Robert Dunn, as Virgin Media’s…

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Low risk of 4G interference to Freeview in London

Tests for possible interference to digital-terrestrial broadcasting from 4G mobile services in London have produced…

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ITV sees broadcast and online growth

UK commercial broadcaster ITV’s broadcast and online segment posted revenues up 6% at £465 million…

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France 24 extends presence in Tanzania

News channel France 24 is now available on digital-terrestrial TV in Tanzania following a distribution…

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Révolution boosts Free

French quad-play provider Iliad Telecom/Free added 92,000 new fixed broadband subscribers in the quarter to…

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Russian regulator outlines plan for free DTT slot

The place in Russia’s second digital-terrestrial multiplex vacated by TV Tsentr (TV Centre) will be…