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MTS sees pay TV base flatline

Quad-play service provider MTS has seen its Russian pay TV subscriber base fall slightly year-on-year,…

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Pace supplying DVB-T2 boxes for MultiChoice GOtv

UK set-top provider Pace is supplying boxes to MultiChoice Africa to support the launch of…

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Correction: Vevo announces new strategic advertising partnership

On September 6, we reported that music video site Vevo is launching in France, Spain…

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UPC Austria tops 1Gbps broadband speed

UPC Austria has become the latest cable operator to trial broadband speeds in excess of…

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SES and Gazprom boost Russian satellite capacity

The amount of satellite capacity available for Russia has increased thanks to a deal signed…

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BBC Worldwide names CEE chief

BBC Worldwide Channels, the international channels arm of the British public broadcaster, has hired former…

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Food Network launches in Ireland

The Food Network has launched in Ireland after the Scripps Network Interactive-run broadcaster struck a…

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AEPOC hails antipiracy success

Anti-piracy organisation AEPOC has welcomed the breaking up of an illegal card-sharing network in Portugal…

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MGM hires international marketing chief

Hollywood studio MGM has hired former Marvel Studios exec Doug Finberg as executive vice president,…

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Ofcom offers fifth HD DTT channel

Ofcom has invited applications for an extra HD channel on the UK’s DTT network. The…

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Aster sale goes ahead but Liberty must sell assets

Poland’s antitrust regulator has approved Liberty Global’s acquisition of Polish cable operator Aster. However, UOKiK…

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UPC Direct becomes freeSAT in Czech Republic and Slovakia

Liberty Global’s European satellite TV arm, UPC DTH, has rebranded the former UPC Direct service…

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Swiss regulator says fibre plans could be anticompetitive

The Swiss competition regulator WEKO has found that joint projects by Swisscom and local public…

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Sistema looks to expand Stream TV

Russian media firm and pay TV operator Sistema Mass Media, the owner of pay TV…

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Sundance Channels launches VOD in Poland

Sundance Channel is launching a high definition video-on-demand service through Polish pay TV operator UPC…

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Volia launches Hypervelocity

Ukrainian cable operator Volia is giving its broadband subscribers the ability to upgrade their internet…

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UPC Slovakia’s HD line-up hits ten

UPC Slovakia has added HD channel JOJ HD to its line-up. The channel airs various…

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KidsCo hires marketing chief

International children’s channel KidsCo has hired former BabyTV executive Lisa Wakefield to head up marketing…

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BBC Worldwide appoints EVP EMEA

BBC Worldwide, the BBC’s commercial arm, has appointed Joerg Bachmaier as regional executive vice-president for…

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Olympics enters new dimension


The organisers of the Olympics, the event’s broadcast services company and a key 3D TV…

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Zattoo launches pay TV service in Germany

Switzerland-based online TV service provider Zattoo has launched a pay TV option, Zattoo Plus, in…

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Deals see Euronews take connected TV lead

News broadcaster Euronews has significantly expanded its presence on connected TVs after signing recent deals…

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GET chooses Pace for converged home solution

Norwegian cable operator GET selected Pace to develop its new converged home service. Pace is…

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Three left in for Hulu after DirecTV exit


US pay TV company DirecTV has been knocked out of the bidding for online video…

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YouSee reveals plans as TV2 set to become pay TV service

Danish cable operator YouSee, part of telecom provider TDC, is to continue offering TV2 as…

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ITV linked to Endemol bid


ITV is being linked to bid for production and distribution group Endemol. UK reports suggest…

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Vodafone plans TV-over-LTE rollout

Vodafone Deutschland is to turn on its LTE network in its home city of Düsseldorf…

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Netflix loses Starz

US-based over-the-top TV provider Netflix is to lose one of its key content suppliers. Starz,…

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Digiturk to deliver VOD services with Motive technology

Turkish pay TV operator Digiturk is using hybrid technology provider Motive’s Television Anytime on-demand TV…

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Spacecom begins broadcasting new Croatian channel

New Croatian TV channel KLasik TV has begun broadcasting on Spacecom’s Amos satellite fleet located…