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Bulgaria’s Mtel debuts Sportal network
Bulgarian operator Mtel is debuting a new sports channel, called Sportal TV, after signing a…
UPC Austria expands HD service
Cable operator UPC Austria is adding five new HD channels to its offering, taking the…
Orange add recommendation to TVcheck
Orange recently released version 2 of its TVcheck social TV app and is now moving…
Siemens unveils OTT link-up at TV Connect
Technology company Siemens has unveiled a line-up of smart-TV apps for the Ditto TV OTT…
Rovi signs Chinese DivX deals
Rovi has signed two Chinese DivX deals that will see the video technology integrated into…
Orange names new innovation and technology chief
France Telecom-Orange has restructured its innovation management team, with the appointment of Vivek Badrinath as…
YouTube looks to transform TV experience, says Varela
Bringing fully featured YouTube to the TV is a key priority for the video portal,…
Cisco urges cloud switch
Operators must embrace the cloud in order to deliver innovative new TV services to customers,…
Yahoo reportedly in talks to buy Dailymotion
Yahoo is reportedly in talks to acquire a controlling stake in France Telecom-owned video site…
European satellite TV figures rise
In Europe 85 million TV homes receive their signal from satellites, up from 84 million…
Adobe CTO moves to Apple
Apple has appointed Adobe’s chief technology officer Kevin Lynch as vice president of technology. Lynch,…
Freesat appoints CTO
UK free-to-view satellite platform Freesat has appointed Nagra’s vice president of product marketing, Matthew Huntington, as…
Totalmovie plans April revamp, ME and CEE expansion
Latin American VOD service Totalmovie is to relaunch its website and go live on more…
MTS pay TV figures dip
Russian service provider MTS saw its number of pay TV subscribers dip in Q4, though…
Olympics a turning point for online video
The London 2012 Olympics set new benchmark in how consumers will access and media companies…
Liberty Global looking to cloud, says Veeneman
Liberty Global wants to migrate as much of its TV platform as possible to the…
Sigma Designs offers connected ‘internet of things’
Chipset manufacturer Sigma Designs is using TV Connect to demonstrate the possibility of employing gateway…
Witbe launches testing for smart TVs at TV Connect
Quality assurance specialist Witbe is using TV Connect to showcast a solution for connected TVs….
B.net adopts Agama
Croatia’s leading cable operator B.net has signed chosen quality assurance specialist Agama Technologies to provide…
EA: Games providers must adapt for connected TV rewards
Games providers face a number of challenges in addressing the connected TV market but there…
Viewers want content on the move, claims Motorola research
Changing viewing habits have not dented content consumption, though 76% said they would be interested…
Sky adds sport to Now TV
Sky in the UK has added pay-as-you go sports content to its over-the-top service Now…
Spotify plots TV push
Internet-powered music service Spotify is planning to make a bigger push into the living room,…
Minerva and Accedo strike resale partnership
Middleware provider Minerva and TV applications specialist Accedo have partnered in a deal that will see…
Ziggo shareholders sell 20% stake
Ziggo’s main shareholders, private equity firms Cinven and Warren Pincus, are due to sell a…
Liberty Media eyes Charter Communications deal
John Malone’s Liberty Media is reportedly close to acquiring a 25% stake in US cable…
BBC Worldwide sells Lonely Planet
The BBC’s commercial arm has agreed to sell its Australian-headquartered travel guide business Lonely Planet…
Magyar Telekom partners with Appear TV
Hungarian telco Magyar Telekom has signed a deal with Norwegian broadcast and IP delivery firm…
Virgin Media partners with Harmonic
UK cable operator Virgin Media is using Harmonic as a video delivery services partner for…
TV viewing up driven by mobile consumption
Digital technology is changing TV viewing habits, with UK residents now owning fewer TVs but…