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Nickelodeon launches iPad app

Viacom-owned kids network Nickelodeon is launching a branded TV Everywhere iPad app. The Nick App…

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Rippon named new BBC Online archive editor

The BBC has named Peter Rippon as editor of its new BBC Online archive. As…

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Teo CEO Šikšta to leave company

Arūnas Šikšta, the CEO of Lithuanian service provider Teo, is to leave the company. Šikšta,…

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Fashion One launches on TopTV

Fashion and lifestyle channel Fashion One has expanded its presence in Africa on the TopTV…

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Eutelsat signs Ka-band contract with skyDSL Global

Broadband satellite specialist skyDSL Global has signed a five-year multiple spotbeam capacity contract for Eutelsat’s…

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SES names finance chief

Satellite operator SES has named Padraig McCarthy as its new chief financial officer. Andrew Browne,…

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Hispasat posts solid revenue growth

Spanish satellite operator Hispasat saw revenues pass the €200 million mark in 2012, a 6.85%…

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Sky signs deal with Disney to launch dedicated pay TV channel

UK pay TV platform BSkyB and Hollywood Studio Disney are launching a pay TV channel…

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Virgin Media adds YouTube to channel listings

Virgin Media has created a channel for YouTube in its EPG, enabling Virgin Media TiVo…

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Cord-cutting will have minimum impact, says PwC

Cord-cutting is likely to have a minimum impact on pay TV for the next five…

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Telenet to launch Yelo TV multiscreen offering

Belgian cable operator Telenet is launching Yelo TV, a new version of its TV Everywhere…

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Sky inks sports news channel deal with Viasat

UK pay TV platform BSkyB has inked a deal with its Scandinavian counterpart Viasat for…

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BBC launches sports app for Android

UK broadcaster the BBC has launched a version of its sport app for Android devices….

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Hollande promise €20 billion broadband investment

French president François Hollande has promised a €20 billion investment plan to support the development…

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Antenna Hungária sees DTT growth

Hungarian broadcast and transmission services provider Antenna Hungária saw an increase of 134,000 users of…

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Ofcom awards local TV licence for Liverpool

UK regulator Ofcom has awarded the new local TV licence for Liverpool to Bay TV…

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PayWizard launches TV payment system

Micro-payment and subscriber management specialist PayWizard has launched a complete payment and subscription system designed…

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Prokhorov may buy Rostelecom stake

Russian holding company Onexim, the vehicle of tycoon Mikhail Prokhorov, is looking to buy a…

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Strong year for Conax

Conditional access provider Conax won 26 new pay TV and telco operator contracts in 2012…

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Kabel Deutschland to accelerate €300 million investment plan

German cable operator Kabel Deutschland (KDG) is to pull forward network investment plans of €300…

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Western Europe sees first ever pay TV decline, says report

The total number of pay TV subscribers in western Europe has fallen for the first…

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TF1 to accelerate cost-cutting plan

French commercial broadcaster TF1 Group has said it will accelerate its plan to rationalise its…

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Orange sees strong TV growth amidst mobile gloom

Orange had 5.9 million TV customers across Europe at the end of last year, up…

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Arte takes step into SVOD with Dailymotion

French cultural channel Arte is to take its first step into subscription video-on-demand by making…

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Com Hem sees flat revenues, small subs decline

Swedish cable operator Com Hem reported flat year-on-year revenues for SEK1.145 billion (€135 million) for…

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Satellite strengthens grip on German TV distribution

The number of German homes taking satellite TV increased by 3% year-on-year to 18.07 million…

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Canal Plus to create social TV event around football classic

Canal Plus is to tap the Google Plus Hangout video chatroom service to create a…

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Freeview targets pay TV subs in latest ad campaign

UK digital-terrestrial service Freeview is to target pay TV customers with its latest advertising campaign…

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Five take UK 4G spectrum

UK regulator Ofcom has awarded 4G mobile spectrum to five companies – Everything Everywhere, Hutchison…

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One bidder now in contention for La7

Telecom Italia has said it is in exclusive negotiations with Italian media firm Cairo Communications…