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Rightster names marketing chief, breaks into comScore top 10
Online video distribution specialist Rightster has hired John Dillon as vice-president of marketing, in charge…
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OTT service Viewster looking to expand, begins first marketing campaign
Switzerland-based OTT movie and TV service Viewster, which has passed one billion views this year,…
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UK DTT viewers face disruption threat as Ofcom looks to 5G spectrum
UK regulator Ofcom last week unveiled plans to prepare frequencies for so-called 5G mobile services…
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Liberty Global will not raise bid for Telenet
Cable giant Liberty Global is not prepared to increase its price for acquiring Belgian network…
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Banijay Group to launch channel on CanalSat
International producer and distributor Banijay Group is moving into the channels business with the launch…
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HBO Europe names new COO
HBO Europe has appointed Will Harrison as chief operating officer. Harrison will take-up the newly-created…
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Producer beActive makes own content available via app
Digital producer beActive, the company behind web series including Beat Girl and Sofia’s Diary, is…
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D-Smart’s pay TV base up 50%
Turkish DTH platform D-Smart ended September with 815,000 pay TV subscribers, up 49% year-on-year. The…
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PT ships half a million Motorola boxes
Portugal Telecom has shipped its 500,000th Motorola IPTV set-top box. The telco operates IPTV services…
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Turner selects Digital Rapids for multiscreen workflow
Digital Rapids announced today that Broadcater Turner Broadcasting System has chosen Digital Rapids’ Kayak dynamic…
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Unitymedia continues fibre expansion
German cable operator Unitymedia has expanded its fibre network to the Steinfurt-Burgsteinfurt and Borghorst regions….
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Most Latvian viewers only watch half of all pay channels
While over 80% of Latvian pay TV users view pay TV channels on their platform,…
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Red Bee to supply live subtitling for ESPN UK
Red Bee Media has struck a multi-year deal to supply live subtitles for ESPN UK’s…
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Telefónica signs with Microsoft for video delivery platform
Spanish telco Telefónica is partnering with Microsoft to roll out a new global video platform…
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BBC launches Earth Unplugged YouTube channel
BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, has launched a new YouTube channel, Earth…
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Over half of UK homes have connected TV
Over half (55%) of all UK homes have connected a TV set to the internet,…
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Rovi releases new version of DivX Plus
Technology company Rovi has released its new DivX Plus software. The DivX Plus software for…
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Bigot likely to be named as TV5 chief
The French government has decided on former RTL programming director Yves Bigot as its preferred…
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MTG taps Access for Viaplay PS3 launch
MTG-owned OTT platform Viaplay has selected interactive TV specialist Accedo to launch the service on…
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Multimedia Polska making digital inroads
Multimedia Polska generated revenue of PLN86.8 million (€20 million) from TV services for the three…
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MTG deals extend Danish reach
Scandinavian broadcaster Modern Times Group (MTG) has signed a deal with Danish DTT operator Boxer…
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A+E Networks hires AMC’s Habbershaw for Lifetime rollout
A+E Networks has poached AMC Networks executive Sally Habbershaw to help roll out female-skewing channel…
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BSkyB appoints Unilever exec as director
UK pay TV operator BSkyB has appointed Dave Lewis to its board as an independent…
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Volia to increase digital channel count
Ukrainian cable operator Volia has boosted the number of digital channels available in the cities…
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Travel Channel licensed for Boxer platform
Travel Channel has secured a licence to broadcast on Boxer’s digital-terrestrial platform in Sweden. Viewers…
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NTV Plus launches discount offering
Russian pay TV operator NTV Plus has launched a discount offer on its services for…
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Tele Columbus reduced price of broadband
German cable operator Tele Columbus has revamped its broadband offerings, reducing the price of its…
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HBO Nordic launches on Telia’s network in Sweden
Telia has become the first platform operator in the Nordic region to offer HBO, making…
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BT Vision to add Discovery channels to linear line-up
BT Vision has struck a deal with Discovery Networks UK to add channels Discovery Channel,…
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YouView facing name change threat
YouView, the UK’s new connected TV service, could be forced to change its name after…