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NutiTV launches Android app
Estonian telco Elion’s NutiTV service has launched an Android application to enable Android phone users…
Blinkx’s Burst Media launches new online channels
Online video specialist Blinkx-owned Burst Media is launching four UK online channels targeting “gamers, mums,…
Eureka moment as CanalSat launches recommendation service
French pay TV service CanalSat is to launch a search and recommendation service called Eureka,…
Netflix slashes subs forecasts by one million
Shares in streaming and rental service Netflix tumbled yesterday as the US-listed company slashed its…
RTL explains Hulu snub
RTL chief executive Gerhard Zeiler says the pan-European broadcaster has not inked a deal with…
Channel 4 offers demographic ad targeting for VOD
Channel 4 is offering demographic targeting to advertisers for VOD ad campaigns. The UK broadcaster’s…
Discovery boss calls for light touch regulation in the UK
David Zaslav, the CEO of US-based channel operator Discovery Communications, has called upon UK authorities…
Sistema abandons Kosmos TV purchase, may sell MTS
Russian conglomerate Sistema has abandoned plans to acquire a 50% stake in pay TV operator…
Zon upgrades Iris platform
Portuguese MSO Zon Multimedia has updated Iris, its next generated TV platform. A software update…
Patten defends BBC news output
Lord Patten, the chairman of the BBC Trust has defended the size of the corporation’s…
MTG launches Lithuanian female-skewing channel
Scandinavian broadcasting group MTG is launching a third free-to-air channel in Lithuania. The new entertainment…
Sport 1 Plus streaming to iPads
German sports broadcaster Sport 1 Plus can now be streamed live to iPads and iPhones….
Austria’s ORS takes Astra capacity for two channel launches
ORS, the technical service provider for Austrian public broadcaster ORF, has contracted an additional transponder…
Numericable Belgium offers low-cost triple-play
Numericable Belgium is launching a new low-cost triple-play offering, Triple Play Start, available to the…
Eutelsat renews RSCC deal for satellite control
Satellite operators Eutelsat and RSCC have extended a deal that will see the latter provide…
Denmark to trial digital radio over DVB-T2
Denmark is to launch a digital radio trial using the DVB-T2 digital-terrestrial TV standard, rather…
S&T integrates EBIF tools with FourthWall
Interactive TV specialist Strategy & Technology has teamed up with FourthWall Media to integrate features…
Hunt gives clues on direction of new UK media regulation
With a new Communications Act likely to come into force in 2015, UK culture secretary…
Voddler expands movie app to Nokia
Voddler, the Scandinavian online movie service, has launched an app for Nokia phones. The free…
Rebranded MyVideoRights raises £2.75 million
MyVideoRights, the online rights exploitation company, has received a cash injection of £2.75 million (€3.2…
Liberty Global honours Horizon partners
Liberty Global has awarded a group of eleven partners behind the development of its soon-to-be-launched…
Disney HD launching on Sky
Disney is rolling out its Disney Channel HD service on UK pay TV platform BSkyB…
KiKi kids VOD service launches on Philips connected TV
German kids video-on-demand service KiKi – Kinderkino has launched on Philips’ connected TV platform. The…
TDC launches TV apps
Danish telco TDC has launched a range of TV apps. The first six apps will…
Volia hires marketing chief
Ukrainian cable operator Volia has named Jaroslav Humeniuk as chief marketing officer. Humeniuk will be…
SeeSaw loses more executives
Troubled UK online video service SeeSaw has lost another three key executives, following the decision…
Primacom offers autumn promotions
German cable operator Primacom has begun offering a TV package consisting of 200 channels, including…
Entertainment One stock leaps on sale possibility
Shares in Entertainment One (eOne) jumped 25% yesterday after the media company, which produces and…
Quadriga acquires paywall specialist SmoovieTV
Hospitality industry specialist Quadriga has acquired SmoovieTV, which provides a patented TV paywall system for…
Discovery shakes up programme sales operation
Factual channel operator and programmer Discovery Communications has rejigged its programme sales team in the Europe,…