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Netflix extends Xbox service into Lat-Am

Video streaming service Netflix has extended the functionality of its Xbox service in the US…

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Digital advertising still set to deliver growth

TV and internet advertising is set to fuel continued growth of the overall advertising market…

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Motorola Barometer highlights changing TV habits

Research from Motorola shows that consumers’ appetite for mobile TV, social TV and connected services…

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CSA rejects Paris Première and LCI requests to go FTA

French media regulator the CSA has rejected requests by M6-owned digital channel Paris Première and…

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BSkyB says competition probe should include Netflix

UK pay TV operator BSkyB says that the Competition Commission should include online content providers…

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Sky delivers HD channels to Bavarian cable operator

Bavarian cable operator KMS is to start offering Sky Deutschland’s HD channels to its customers….

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Viacom raises US$1 billion

Viacom is raising US$1 billion (€750 million) in debt. The US-based media giant said it…

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Trace Africa gets carriage with SFR

Trace Africa, the music channel dedicated to African music, has launched in France on SFR’s…

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Eutelsat refinances debt

Satellite operator Eutelsat has announced the refinancing of its existing €1,765 million credit facilities which…

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Sky hires Phil Edgar Jones as entertainment chief

Former Big Brother executive producer Phil Edgar Jones has joined British pay broadcaster Sky as…

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GlobeCast expands capacity over Russia

Media services provider GlobeCast has expanded its capacity over Russia by taking Ku-band capacity on…

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UPC Austria opens VDSL network

UPC Austria has begun offering high-speed broadband services over a VDSL network. The cable operator…

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Video: DTVE Lifetime Achievement winner O’Neill honoured

Shane O’Neill, president of Chellomedia and chief strategy officer of Liberty Global, was last night…

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Verizon could launch Netflix rival



US telco Verizon is planning to launch a rival to Netflix and is already talking…

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Sky to extend availability of Go, plans to ‘supercharge’ Living

BSkyB is to make its Sky Go place-shifting service available on Android devices “in the…

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UPC Poland offers 3D porn

UPC Poland has begun offering 3D adult video clips via its on-demand portal. The eight…

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Netflix plans $300 million original content spend

Online streaming service Netflix is to spend up to US$300 million (€223 million) on original…

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Playboy set for South African launch

South African pay TV operator On Digital Media (ODM) has struck a deal with adult…

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Paramount’s Hedges steps down

Paramount Pictures International’s vice-president and managing director Chris Hedges is leaving the company and will…

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Freesat gets five from Channel 5

Freesat, the UK’s free-to-air DTH platform, has added five channels from Richard Desmond’s Five to…

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Voddler launches offline mode

Scandinavian OTT movie platform Voddler has launched an offline mode, enabling users to watch films…

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DT to deliver wireless IPTV with Celeno

Deutsche Telekom has chosen semiconductor manufacturer Celeno to help it deliver IPTV wirelessly around the…

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Global iPlayer launches on new platforms

The global version of BBC Worldwide’s iPlayer service is available on iPhones from today. Jana…

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Ad spend to increase 6.4% next year

Group M is forecasting a 6.4% increase in global advertising spend in 2012 driven by…

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French Free likes Facebook on TV


French ISP Iliad Telecom has launched a free application that allows its customers to access…

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Accedo opens app store for Boxer

Connected TV app developer Accedo has announced that its Application Sphere app store has been…

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Ziggo updates iPad app

Dutch cable operator Ziggo has updated its iPad app, with an expanded on-demand catalogue, new…

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Al Jazeera takes French Champions League rights

Al Jazeera has been awarded the French broadcasting rights for the majority of Champions League…

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Multimedia Polska adds multiroom

Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska has launched a multiroom offering. The service enables digital subscribers…

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Amino ships four million set-tops

IP set-top vendor Amino has sold and shipped its four-millionth device. Amino said the milestone…