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BSkyB pays tribute to Nick Milligan
UK satcaster BSkyB has paid tribute to its ad sales managing director, Nick Milligan, who…
BT’s Green outlines pay TV strategy
BT’s recently launched raft of linear HD pay TV channels has a small but growing…
Lagardère declares himself “ready to buy” Canal Plus France
Lagardère boss Arnaud Lagardère has said he could be prepared to buy the 80% of…
Both DTH and Now TV growing in parallel, says Sky commercial chief
Both BSkyB’s new over-the-top service Now TV and its traditional DTH pay TV business produced…
Registration will be key to monetising free VOD, says Channel 4’s Rose
Winning viewers over to the concept of registration will be key to the success of…
Sky Deutschland hits record audience figures
Sky Deutschland said it reached record audience levels in Q1 2013, helping it to swing…
Swisscom ups Cinetrade stake as TV subs climb
Swiss telco Swisscom has taken a majority stake in sports and film rights company Cinetrade, as…
Zeebox launches on Android tablets
Second screen TV service Zeebox has launched a version of its app compatible for Android tablets. …
Belgacom TV subs grow by 26,000
Belgian telco Belgacom reported a 26,000 increase in TV subscriptions in the first quarter, taking…
CTC hit by ratings drop
Russian broadcaster CTC Media has seen its operating income fall 8% year-on-year as ratings on…
Teracom boosted by Danish unit despite pay TV decline
Swedish broadcast infrastructure and pay TV group Teracom was boosted by the performance of its…
Tata Communications teams up with iStreamPlanet
Tata Communications has signed a video contribution and distribution agreement with iStreamPlanet, designed to enable…
Scripps posts solid earnings
Scripps Networks Interactive reported solid first quarter earnings with operating revenues up across all of…
Howling: 10 more HD channels next year, Freeview must not be “pushed out” of spectrum
The sharing of spectrum in a way that ensures Freeview still has the space to…
German Touring Car YouTube channels go live
The Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) racing series has launched YouTube channels that will broadcast full race highlights…
Sky boasts strong digital gains
Sky reported a surge in digital growth with a more people connecting their TV boxes…
UK minister outlines “three scenarios” for DTT after loss of 700MHz spectrum
The 700MHz frequency range currently given over to digital-terrestrial broadcasting is clearly going to be…
DreamWorks Animation to develop own-branded digital channel on YouTube deal
US studio DreamWorks Animation has acquired YouTube channel AwesomenessTV and has unveiled plans to develop…
UKTV to launch new Drama network
Multichannel broadcaster UKTV is set to launch a new British drama network on UK digital-terrestrial…
YouTube hits 6 billion hours of viewing per month
YouTube users are now watching more than 6 billion hours of video each month on…
UK Government moves forward with plans for White Space spectrum
The UK government is taking a close interest in dynamic spectrum access, or ‘White Space’…
Freesat growth outpaces Sky, Virgin
UK free-to-air satellite platform Freesat added 29,000 new homes in the first quarter of 2013, capping…
CBS posts best ever quarter results, talks up Netflix
US media group CBS Corp. posted record single quarter financial results yesterday, as its chief…
Viacom plans TV production push as revenues fall
MTV and Nickelodeon owner Viacom has seen revenues fall 6% year-on-year in its second quarter…
Ziggo completes Esprit acquisition
Dutch cable operator Ziggo has completed the acquisition of business services telco Esprit Telecom following…
Du reports TV upturn
United Arab Emirates-based telco and IPTV provider Du reported a 6% year-on-year increase in TV…
UK 4G interference test planned for Brighton
UK mobile spectrum organisation at800 is due to launch a trial in Brighton to determine to…
Poland gears up for next stage of digital switchover
The next phase of digital switchover in Poland is due to take place on May…
Arris board member steps down
Arris director Willam Lambert, who has served on the company board since 1997, has retired…
Lovefilm launches new streaming app
Amazon-owned UK OTT subscription video-on-demand service Lovefilm has launched a new streaming app for internet…