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Report: Viacom no longer in running as Scripps turns to Discovery
Viacom is no longer in the running to acquire Scripps Networks Interactive, paving the way…
Telefónica TV boosted by success of converged bundles
Telefónica saw its pay TV base rise in the second quarter for the first time…
Chernobyl drama first from HBO, Sky pact
A drama based on the Chernobyl catastrophe is the first high-end series to come out…
Sky partners with Devialet on Soundbox speaker
Sky is launching an all-in-one sound system in partnership with audio technology startup, Devialet. The…
Euskaltel completes Telecable acquisition
Spanish regional cable operator Euskaltel has completed the acquisition of Zegona Communications-owned Asturias region operator…
Roku leads in the US as connected device growth continues
Roku will lead the US streaming device market this year as total connected TV viewing…
AwesomenessTV hires Bonnie Pan as network head
AwesomenessTV has hired Endemol Shine Beyond’s former president, Bonnie Pan, as head of network. In…
Orange sees strong TV growth in Spain
Orange had 8.7 million TV customers as of the end of June, up 7% year-on-year,…
Intelsat turns in improved performance
Satellite operator Intelsat saw its second quarter revenues drop by about 1.6% year-on-year to US$533.2…
Arqiva agrees capacity deal with Eutelsat
UK communications infrastructure firm Arqiva has agreed a multi-year, multi-transponder capacity deal with satellite operator…
Advertising strength and cost-cutting helps nudge M6 upwards
French broadcaster M6 saw its revenues for the first half nudge upwards by 2.6% to…
NOS renews sponsorship of Portuguese football
Portuguese cable and pay TV operator NOS has renewed is current exclusive sponsorship deal with…
XITE replaces linear Ziggo channel with personalised offering
Dutch music service XITE has replaced the linear channel it currently offers via the Ziggo…
Viacom eyes all-cash Scripps takeover
Viacom is reportedly eyeing one of the biggest all-cash takeovers in recent US media history…
Facebook debuts 4K VR, reportedly launching TV feature next month
Facebook has introduced 4K resolution support for its Live 360 platform as part of a…
IHS Markit: linear TV viewing down in Europe last year
Linear TV viewing declined in the biggest European markets in 2016 as more TV watching moved…
Mediaset names ex-AC Milan chief as Premium president
Mediaset has named former AC Milan chief Adriano Galliani as the new president of its…
Netflix localises in Israel
Netflix has localised its service in Israel, introducing local language versioning and billing in local…
AR/MR market to reach US$14.1bn by end of 2021
The augmented and mixed reality market is tipped to soar in value to US$14.1 billion…
Telefónica names new COO in management shake-up
Telefónica executive chairman José María Álvarez-Pallete has instituted a major corporate management shake-up, centred on…
TiVo introduces new content discovery platform
TiVo has introduced a new personalised content discovery platform that combines voice search with personalised…
Smart TV uptake to reach 57% in Western Europe
Smart TV penetration will reach 57% in Western Europe this year, according to new figures…
Studios investment brings 3% revenue drop to ITV
UK broadcaster ITV’s mid-year results show a 3% drop in revenue, which it partly attributes…
Nielsen starts to count YouTube, Hulu live TV metrics
Nielsen has added viewing data from YouTube TV and Hulu’s new live TV service to…
Arris taps TiVo for new advanced set-tops
Arris has launched three advanced set-tops that combine traditional QAM video with TiVo’s signature experience, alongside…
Greece’s Antenna makes key appointments
Greece’s Antenna Group has restructured two roles in its management team, which it said would…
Telekom Austria sees TV boost
Telekom Austria saw its overall revenue-generating unit numbers boosted by TV during the second quarter,…
KPN adds to TV base
Dutch telco KPN added 25,000 IPTV customers in the second quarter, along with 8,000 broadband…
ZoneTV taps Ooyala for channels launch
US best-of-the-web channel provider ZoneTV has hired Ooyala to provide technology to enable it to…
YouTube now at 1.5bn viewers as TV viewing surges
YouTube now has 1.5 billion monthly viewers thanks in part to a surge in big-screen…