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Rovi names Carson as president and CEO


Digital technology company Rovi has appointed Thomas Carson as its new president and chief executive…

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Bahrain approves international channels

Bahrain is set to launch a number of international channels after receiving approval from the…

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Orange to land on Xbox

Orange has announced that its pay TV service will launch on the Xbox 360 next…

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Global TV revenues up 7.7%

Global TV revenue increased by 7.7% last year to £239 billion (€284 billion), according to…

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France heads connected TV table

French consumers lead the way in connected TV ownership according to new research. YouGov numbers…

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No competition probe for UK TV ad business

UK communications regulator Ofcom has decided not to refer the way that TV advertising is…

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Chellomedia preps premium series channel

Chellomedia will reportedly roll out Film1 Series in the Netherlands, a new premium channel programmed…

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Virgin Media adds trio of channels

Virgin Media has today added entertainment channels Sony Entertainment Television (SET) and CBS Action, and…

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Eurosport serves up 3D to Nintendo

Sports broadcaster Eurosport will today start delivering 3D video content to Nintendo 3DS gaming devices….

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Antena 3 and La Sexta agree merger

Spanish broadcasters Antena 3 and La Sexta have agreed to merge in a deal that…

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Canal Plus picks up Champions League rights for Africa

UEFA has awarded the 2012-15 UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League French language media…

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SES restructures for emerging market focus

Satellite operator SES has introduced four new sales regions to  enable it to better focus…

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Telekom Austria extends Agama quality assurance deal

Telekom Austria’s IPTV platform A1 has begun using Agama Technologies’ embedded monitoring solution for quality…

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Pace and Amino lose CEOs

The CEOs of set-top vendors Pace and Amino have left their respective companies. Pace CEO…

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BBC World News to double US reach

The BBC has signed a landmark deal with cable operator Comcast that will see the…

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NTV-Plus rolls out IPTV platform

Russian DTH operator NTV-Plus has launched an IPTV service for the first time. The operator…

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Irdeto to protect Polsat’s mobile TV service

Irdeto will provide conditional access security to Cyfrowy Polsat when the DTH operator launches its…

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Ofcom names local TV locations

Ofcom has named the 20 towns and cities expected to receive licences to run their…

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Scripps names international president, promotes Baskerville

US-based channel operator Scripps Networks Interactive has named Jim Samples as president of its international…

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Zuku reveals subscriber numbers five months after launch

East African pay TV service Zuku TV has signed up 35,000 subscribers in its first…

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Shine names Hammer as international boss


Shine has hired Camilla Hammer from Modern Times Group as its new international boss. The…

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FIFA opens bidding for European World Cup rights

Football governing body FIFA has invited broadcaster in more than 40 countries across Europe to…

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Cablecom appoints media spokesperson

Swiss cable operator UPC Cablecom has named Andreas Werz as its media spokesperson. Werz has…

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Teletext in management buyout

Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT) is selling its Teletext information service to its management….

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Verizon could acquire Netflix

Verizon is reportedly considering a plan to acquire online video service Netflix as it looks…

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Lantz named Connected TV Association president

The Connected TV Marketing Association has appointed Accedo Broadband boss Michael Lantz as its president…

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CFoot sees subscriber growth



CFoot, the TV channel set up by the French Professional Football League (LFP) had 330,000…

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UPC Poland upgrades VOD platform

UPC Poland has upped the amount of content available on its on-demand platform. The cable…

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Smartclip and Accedo offer gaming ads

Video advertising specialist Smartclip and smart TV app developer Accedo have signed an agreement that…

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BBC and ITV announce Euro 2012 schedule

British public broadcaster the BBC and commercial rival ITV have agreed the split of games…