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Italian transmission merger moves forward
The boards of Italian broadcaster Mediaset’s transmission arm, Ei Towers, and transmission services provider DMT…
Eurosport using Elemental to deliver multiscreen services
Sports broadcaster Eurosport is using multiscreen technology specialist Elemental Technologies’ platform to deliver its services….
Hulu owners call off sale
The owners of Hulu have called off the planned sale of the online video service….
Canal Plus to launch SVOD offering
Canal Plus is to launch a new subscription video-on-demand service, Canalplay Infinity, on SFR’s Neufbox…
B.net launches multiscreen service
Croatian cable operator B.net has launched a multiscreen service enabling users to watch 13 TV…
CSA to launch appeal for DTT channels on Monday
French media regulator the CSA is to issue its appeal for candidates to launch six…
Eutelsat board proposes Folz to succeed Berretta as chairman
The board of satellite operator Eutelsat have nominated Jean-Martin Folz to be appointed as chairman….
Ziggo sees strong digital growth thanks to bundled offerings
Dutch cable operator Ziggo has posted strong digital subscriber and revenue growth on the back…
Poland’s ‘n’ beefs up HD offer
Polish pay TV platform ‘n’ is adding five high definition channels to its line-up. Motorsports…
UK gets final switchover date
Analogue TV will be completely switched off in the UK on October 24, 2012. Digital…
Freeview boxing clever with connected TV bout
Freeview set-top company TVonics will use the internet port in some of its devices to…
P&TLuxembourg updates IPTV platform with Netgem
Luxembourg IPTV operator P&TLuxembourg will roll out an enhanced IPTV service this month using Netgem…
Trace delivers sports and music to Zon
Portuguese pay TV operator Zon Multimedia has added music and sports channels Trace Urban HD…
Fastweb to deploy new fibre link between Milan and Rome
Swisscom-owned Italian ISP Fastweb is deploying a 100Gbps per channel fibre network between Milan and…
iPlayer rolls out in Scandinavia
iPlayer, the BBC’s online TV platform, has launched in Finland, Sweden and Denmark. BBC Worldwide,…
Intel winds down smart TV business
Intel has ditched its move into internet connected TVs after closing its Digital Home Group….
Akamai adds new video features to CDN infrastructure
Content delivery network provider Akamai has added a number of new features to its platform,…
Advertisers not ready for connected TV
A survey conducted by UK industry group the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) reveals that while…
BBC says £10m Sky fees should be dropped
The BBC is lobbying for the estimated £10 million (€11 million) it pays BSkyB for…
Grass Valley acquires PubliTronic, moves into playout
Video technology company Grass Valley has acquired Netherlands-based playout technology provider PubliTronic for an undisclosed…
Recession fears spark revised TV ad forecasts
Fears of a double-dip recession have caused some advertisers to reduce their spending and forecasters…
NTV Plus adds Nick HD
Russian pay TV operator NTV Plus has added Nickelodeon HD and Russian channel RTD to…
TV advertising growth will pass pay TV growth, says IDATE
Growth in over-the-top TV advertising will begin to accelerate faster than pay TV growth from…
Motive Television moves forward with CME
Motive Television, the hybrid TV technology company backed by former Central European Media Enterprises (CME)…
Hungarian fixed broadband grows
Hungary now has over two million fixed broadband subscribers, according to the latest survey by…
Virgin Media adds Sky Anytime to on-demand platform
Virgin Media is adding thousands of hours of content from rival operator BSkyB to its…
Arris agrees US$172 million BigBand acquisition
Cable technology group Arris is set to acquire video networking specialist BigBand Networks. Arris has…
OTT revenues will top US$21 billion by 2016
Revenues from over-the-top (OTT) services will reach US$21.5 billion (€15.8 billion) by 2016, according to…
French government abandons bonus channels plan
The French government has abandoned plans to award so-called bonus channels on the digital-terrestrial platform…
Yahoo pulls out of Hulu bidding
Online giant Yahoo has withdrawn from the bidding for Hulu. The online video company is…