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BT Vision strikes Viacom channels deal
BT Vision has struck a deal with Viacom International Media Networks to bring MTV, Comedy…
Netflix and OTT present ‘historic’ challenge to US pay TV
Traditional pay TV operators in the US are facing an unprecedented challenge and their growth…
UltraViolet content partners choose Dolby Digital Plus
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Universal Pictures and Warner Bros Home Entertainment are to encode movies…
HD Plus taps Nagra for Replay service
SES-backed German satellite offering HD Plus is using content security technology from Nagra for its…
Comedy Central to show Facebook series on TV
Comedy Central in Italy will start showing web series Amici@Letto on its linear channel early…
Humax to launch Opera store on set-tops
Set-top supplier Humax is to launch the Opera TV Store on its new set-top boxes…
ArirangTV launches VOD app on Samsung Smart TV
Korean international channel ArirangTV has launched a video-on-demand application on Samsung’s Smart TV platform –…
Fuel TV launches on OSN
Action sports channel Fuel TV has launched on Middle East pay TV provider OSN. The…
Adap.tv hires former Yahoo! finance chief
Video advertising specialist Adap.tv has named former Yahoo! finance chief Timothy Morse as its chief…
Access launches new version of browser
TV technology company Access has launched the NetFront Browser NX 3.0 at the Consumer Electronics…
Rostelecom looks to pay TV to compensate voice decline
Russian service provider Rostelecom expects pay TV and fixed broadband growth to partially compensate a…
GlobeCast to provide monitoring for YahLive
Media services provider GlobeCast is to provide Abu Dhabi-based satellite TV platform operator YahLive with…
Former SES World Skies CEO Bednarek dies at 55
Robert Bednarek, the former CEO of SES World Skies and a member of the SES…
Romtelecom makes HBO channels available to all in promo
Romanian pay TV provider Romtelecom is to make HBO and HBO Comedy available to all…
Irdeto’s Schouten joins online payment specialist GlobalCollect
Christopher Schouten, senior marketing director at content security specialist Irdeto has left the company to…
Eutelsat launches 4K TV demo channel
Satellite operator Eutelsat is launching a 4K TV demonstration channel on the Eutelsat 10A satellite….
Samsung unveils new Smart TV features, chooses Red Bee for discovery
Consumer electronics giant Samsung is using the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week…
Sky Deutschland expands partnership with NBC Universal
Sky Deutschland has extended its distribution partnership with NBC Universal in a deal that will…
KDG restricts pubcaster availability in carriage fee dispute
Kabel Deutschland (KDG) has restricted the availability of public broadcast channels from ARD and ZDF…
Digital TV forecast to boom in Africa
Digital TV households in Sub-Saharan Africa will quadruple in the period to 2018, according to…
Netflix inks ’unprecedented’ Warner Bros TV deal
Netflix has bagged rights to eight series distributed by Warner Bros. The deal between the…
Roku adds new content and device partners
US firm Roku, maker of highly popular streaming video devices of the same name, has…
Cisco unveils Videoscape Unity pre-integrated offerings
Cisco has used the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to unveil Videoscape Unity, its…
Blinkx teams up with KoldCast TV
Video search engine Blinkx has teamed up with internet short film and documentary provider KoldCast…
Octoshape teams up with Nagra
Cloud streaming specialist Octoshape has teamed up with TV technology and conditional access specialist Nagra…
Lagardère Active acquires online ticketing firm
Lagardère’s media arm Lagardère Active has acquired France’s leading discount online ticketing specialist BilletReduc.com. BilletReduc.com,…
Hulu CEO Kilar to leave this quarter
Hulu CEO Jason Kilar and chief technology officer Rich Tom are to leave the US…
Polaroid launches tablet for kids
Polaroid has launched a US$150 (€115) tablet aimed at kids at the Consumer Electronics Show…
TF1 will retain 49% Eurosport stake, says Paolini
TF1 aims to retain a 49% stake in Eurosport and, thanks to its new partnership…
BBC launches free sport app
UK public broadcaster the BBC has launched a free sport app for iPhone and iPod…