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M6 launches Xbox service with SyncTV
RTL Group-backed French commercial broadcaster M6 has chosen connected TV technology specialist SyncTV to deliver…
De Posch quits Sky Deustschland board
Former ProSiebenSat.1 CEO Guillaume de Posch has quit the board of German pay TV provider…
US consumers increasingly cutting the cord, says Deloitte
Some 9% of US consumers have ‘cut the cord’ with existing pay TV providers, while…
Globecast and Arabsat begin GAB broadcast
Broadcast services provider GlobeCast and satellite operator Arabsat have announced that the Global Arabic Bouquet…
Motorola launches Connected Home Gateway
Motorola Mobility has introduced a new home gateway device designed to enhance the ‘connected home’….
Rovi introduces DivX Plus Streaming and UV support on Store
Interactive TV technology provider Rovi is using the CES show in Las Vegas to unveil…
Access to unveil social video platform
TV technology provider Access is using the CES show in Las Vegas to unveil a…
Httv highlights Nokia Qt UI for HttvBOX
France based over-the-top video technology provider Httv has chosen Nokia’s Qt UI and application framework…
Netflix up as quarterly streaming numbers hit two billion hours
Netflix shares were up sharply yesterday after the company said that streaming figures among its…
Roku to launch ‘Streaming Stick’
Over-the-top TV specialist Roku has announced plans to launch the Roku Streaming Stick, a wireless…
New iPad app from Sky Sports News
British pay broadcaster Sky Sports News has launched a new app for the Apple iPad…
Vectra expands digital footprint
Polish cable operator Vectra has launched its digital TV service in over 100 towns and…
Ex-competition head criticises regulator’s handling of Canal Plus case
Guillaume Cerutti, the former head of competition policy, consumer affairs and fraud control at France’s…
Sport 1 renews Spanish football deal
Dutch sports channel Sport1 has secured broadcasting rights for the Spanish Primera División football league,…
Sky Deutschland extends TNA wrestling deal
Pay TV operator Sky Deutschland has extended its deal with Nashville-based TNA Entertainment to show…
Arqiva wins France 24 and Freesat deals
Broadcast services provider Arqiva has secured UK distribution deals with France 24 and Freesat. …
ARCEP’s Combot moves to CSA as deputy director-general
Michel Combot, former deputy director-general of French telecom regulator ARCEP, has joined media regulator the…
Two in three Poles failing to pay licence fee
Only one in three Poles are currently paying their national TV licence fee, according to…
Two new channels for Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan is to launch two new regional television channels as the country looks to expand…
MTG to recognise SEK3.2 billion costs
Broadcaster Modern Times Group has been forced to recognise approximately SEK3.2 billion (€360 million) one…
RTVE may drop services after budget cuts
Spanish public broadcaster RTVE could be forced to close a number of its thematic channels…
UK online TV growth tailing off
Growth in UK online viewing is slowing down, according to audience research group BARB’s latest…
AT&T to pay out for TiVo patent infringement
US telco AT&T has agreed to settle a patent dispute with DVR technology provider TiVo…
Chello Zone sells studio business
International channel operator Chello Zone has sold its studio business in eastern Europe. The Liberty…
LCI wins IPTV carriage deals
TF1-owned news and information channel LCI has agreed carriage deals with IPTV providers Bouygues Telecom,…
Lattelecom takes TV lead in Baltics
Telco Lattelecom has claimed to be the largest TV operator in the Baltics. The Latvian…
Tricolor TV launches collective dish service
Leading Russian satellite TV provider Tricolor TV has launched a collective dish service for multi-dwelling…
Microvisata launches Viasat Sport package
Lithuanian cable operator Microvisata is launching a new Viasat Sport package for its digital customers….
BBC chooses S3 for iPlayer testing
The BBC has begun using TV content delivery platform specialist S3’s StormTest Development Center. The…
Volicon updates Observer
Video monitoring specialist Volicon has released version 6.0 of its Observer Enterprise video content logging…