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Antenna Hungária to boost mobile TV offering
Hungarian broadcast infrastructure provider Antenna Hungária is to add four public TV and three public…
ActiveVideo Networks hires former Cisco exec
US-based video technology company ActiveVideo Networks has appointed former Cisco executive Murali Nemani as senior vice…
Google Fibre TV goes 3D
Google has added two 3D channels to its Google Fibre TV service trial in Kansas….
Cablevision-Viacom bundling spat continues
Cablevision has accused Viacom of threatening to impose penalties in the region of US$1 billion-plus…
Time Warner Cable launches Roku channel
Time Warner Cable has launched its TWC TV app on Roku boxes in the US,…
Ziggo names René Obermann next CEO
Dutch cable operator Ziggo has named Deutsche Telekom chief executive René Obermann its next CEO,…
Cable operators can resist commoditisation, says executives
Cable operators will be able to resist the advance of over-the-top TV as well as…
Liberty sweeps Euro 50 awards
Liberty Global swept Digital TV Europe’s Euro 50 Awards, taking home three prizes last night,…
CTC Media hits record results
Russian broadcaster CTC Media reported record results last year, with revenues above US$800 million (€615…
Zon sees strong take-up for Iris and Timewarp
Over 30% of Portuguese pay TV operator Zon Multimedia’s triple-play customers now take its Iris…
Get chooses Pace for media gateway
UK set-top manufacturer Pace has begun delivering its media gateway and HD client device platform…
Voo, SeaChange and Zon take Cable Europe awards
Belgian cable operator Voo and technology company SeaChange took the Cable Europe Innovation Award at…
US consumers warming to connected and 3D TV
Consumers in the US are registering a sharp increase in 3D TVs and, to a…
Tesco launches Clubcard TV
Tesco has launched its Clubcard TV streaming service, offering free movies and TV shows to…
E! Entertainment HD to launch on Sky Deutschland
Sky Deutschland is to add the E! Entertainment HD channel to its programming line-up at…
Liberty Global plots cloud Horizon updates, dismisses Netflix threat
Liberty Global is planning updates to its Horizon platform that include a cloud-based interface, and…
Ziggo launches ‘cloud-based’ cable TV
Dutch cable operator Ziggo has launched what it describes as the world’s first interactive cloud-based…
Virgin Media deal will be “game changer” for M&A, says Credit Suisse’s Drew
Liberty Global’s acquisition of Virgin Media could open the gates to a new wave of…
Zon Multimedia overcoming financial challenge to implement mobile merger
Portuguese pay TV and cable operator Zon Multimedia has managed to overcome financial challenges in…
Content has ‘limited’ strategic benefits, says Liberty Global’s Fries
Liberty Global boss Mike Fries has said big content investments are not part of the…
YouView appoints interim chair
UK connected TV platform YouView has appointed TalkTalk Group chairman, Sir Charles Dunstone, as its…
Roku launches third generation box
US-based Roku has launched a third generation of its web-streaming set-top box, with a new…
Strong digital TV growth boosts Multimedia Polska
Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska saw strong growth in its digital TV base last year,…
Cable growing faster than satellite, says IHS Screen Digest
Cable is growing revenue faster than satellite competiton, according to IHS Screen Digest. Looking at…
BBC Trust to review kids services
The BBC Trust, the UK public broadcaster’s governing body, has announced a review of its…
Content providers and cable operators face up to rights challenges
Content providers and service providers face a range of new challenges related to the need…
Virgin Media boss rails against broadband intervention
Outgoing Virgin Media boss Neil Berkett has spoken out against “clumsy” government intervention in the…
UK government backs Liberty Global-Virgin deal
UK culture minister Ed Vaizey has thrown his support behind Liberty Global’s planned takeover of…
Telenet CEO Duco Sickinghe steps down
Telenet’s CEO Duco Sickinghe has resigned after nearly 12 years at Belgian cable operator, claiming…
Cable digital TV subs surpass analogue as industry sees strong growth
The European cable industry saw strong growth in digital TV, broadband and telephony, with digital…