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Next wave of UK local TV licences opened up
Another 30 local TV licences will be offered in the UK after communications regulator Ofcom…
BBC Worldwide announces global bosses following restructure
BBC Worldwide has announced a raft of new senior management positions following its recently announced…
Neterra and Telenor sign Bulgarian DTH deal
Bulgarian-based telco Neterra has signed a deal with Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc) to launch a…
Digita launches HbbTV with Sofia Digital
Technology provider Sofia Digital has launched HbbTV hybrid broadcast broadband TV services with Digita, the digital terrestrial…
France 24 comes to DTT in Estonia
France 24 has signed a distribution deal with Estonian broadcast services provider Levira, making the…
ALi introduces Miracast-compatible platform for media sharing
Set-top box chipset manufacturer ALi Corporation has launched a new HD network media player that…
A+E’s Adam MacDonald takes Sky 1 post
UK satcaster BSkyB has appointed A&E Networks’ Adam MacDonald to run flagship channel Sky 1….
BT chooses thePlatform for video logistics
BT has chosen thePlatform to supply its central video logistics system for TV services BT…
Norwegians need faster broadband
Three in five Norwegian households see a need for faster broadband connections, despite already enjoying…
Sharjah Media Corporation chooses Pebble Beach
UAE-based Sharjah Media Corporation has chosen Pebble Beach Systems to provide playout and disaster recovery…
Saffron Digital hires Capablue exec
DRM and online video specialist Saffron Digital has appointed former Capablue executive Craig Chuter as sales…
Httv expands sales force
France-based hybrid broadcast-broadband TV technology provider Httv has expanded its sales force with a number…
Hispasat to deliver digital cinema
Spanish satellite operator Hispasat, the Madrid Callao cinema, post-production specialist Deluxe Spain, technology giant Ericsson…
Vevo launches ‘MTV-like’ linear music channel
Music video website Vevo has launched a 24-hour linear music TV channel in the US…
Vimeo launches paid-for on-demand service
Vimeo has launched a service that allows Vimeo Pro members to sell content via the…
Second screen interaction on the rise
Some 36% of smartphone owners and 35% of tablet owners search for product or service…
Canal Plus reportedly lobbying for DTT reserved sports rights
Canal Plus has lobbied French parliamentary deputies to promote the idea of introducing legislation to…
Cyfrowy Polsat sees TV growth
Polish pay TV operator Cyfrowy Polsat ended the year with 3.57 million television subscribers, a 0.4%…
Romtelecom appoints new CEO
Romanian pay TV provider Romtelecom has appointed Nikolai Beckers, formerly chief executive of information and communications…
Es’hailSat sets out stall at Cabsat
Qatar-based satellite operator Es’hailSat has launched itself at the Cabsat Dubai exhibition this week, showcasing…
M7 deploys latest SmarDTV CAMs in Belgium and Netherlands
Luxembourg-based pay TV provider M7 Group, which operates the Dutch CanalDigitaal and Belgian TV Vlaanderen…
Rostelecom names internet products chief
Russian state-backed service provider Rostelecom has named Alexey Basov as vice-president in charge of strategy…
ThinkAnalytics appoints execs
Multiplatform TV search and recommendation firm ThinkAnalytics has appointed cable industry veteran Michael Pohl as…
Inview to supply Altech with technology for low cost connected boxes
Connected TV specialist Inview has teamed up with South African TV technology provider Altech Multimedia…
Eurocinema signs Miramax VoD deal
North American on-demand TV channel Eurocinema has signed a multi-year VOD deal with film studio…
Multimedia gateway shipments expected to grow a hundredfold by 2015
Global shipments of multimedia home gateways are expected to rise more than 100 times between…
SABC in crisis as leadership team quits
South Africa’s national broadcaster SABC has been plunged into crisis following the resignation of its…
TiVo launches TiVo Mini box
TiVo has launched its TiVo Mini companion device, designed to let users watch live, recorded,…
Rostelecom passes 1.5 million interactive TV customers
Russian service provider Rostelecom now has 1.5 million customers to its interactive TV service, a…
Ridley Scott making 12 projects for Machinima
Ridley Scott is making 12 short films with online video site Machinima. The projects will…