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Farncombe designs UI for Digiturk’s new hybrid service
European TV services consultancy Farncombe Consulting has announced that its design division WeAreAka has developed…
History expands in Romania with Romtelecom
A&E Networks’ History channel is expanding in Romania with a launch on Romtelecom’s IPTV and…
MBC to provide content to Orange Jordan TV service
Middle Eastern broadcaster MBC has struck a deal with Orange Jordan that will see it…
Fox HD and Nat Geo Wild HD to launch on Sky Deutschland
Fox HD and Nat Geo Wild HD are to launch on Sky Deutschland in Germany…
RGB launches new video platform
TV technology company RGB Networks has launched a new video processing platform, the VMG-8, part…
DEV introduces new time switch function
Germany-based cable technology provider DEV has introduced a time-switch function on its dual-channel universal switch…
Former CNN exec to take over at Current TV
Former CNN executive David Bohrman has been appointed president of Current TV. He will join…
New iPlayer for connected TVs
The BBC has announced plans to build the presence of iPlayer on TV sets. The…
UK government to review children’s access to adult VOD
The UK government has said it will review access to adult video-on-demand services on the…
NMa to investigate KPN acquisition of CAIW
Dutch media regulator the Nederlandse Mededingingsautoriteit (NMa) has said that the planned acquisition of cable…
Value of South African soccer rights rockets
Broadcasters will be asked to pay up to R150 million (€15.2 million) for South African…
Telekom Austria completes B.net acquisition
Telekom Austria has announced the closing of the acquisition of Croatian cable operator B.net via…
T-VIPS contributes to DVB-T2 rollout
Video technology company T-VIPS has deployed its DVB-T2 gateways and SFN switching system with transmission…
OTT and VOD revenues set to exceed US$30 million by 2016
Over-the-top TV and video-on-demand services from pay TV operators will deliver combined revenues of over…
Netflix tipped for UK launch following Lionsgate deal
Netflix is being tipped to launch a UK service after inking a content deal with…
Discovery’s international business drives growth
A solid performance from Discovery Communications’ international business in the second quarter the year meant…
ProSiebenSat.1 confirms guidance on strong results
Germany-based broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has confirmed its positive guidance for the year after posting solid second-quarter…
TF1 channels to be carried by Orange
French broadcaster has struck a deal with Orange for carriage of five of its thematic…
Moody’s upgrades ONO
Ratings agency Moody’s has upgraded its rating of Spanish cable operator ONO from B3 to…
Search and apps proving popular for Virgin Tivo homes
Almost 80% of Virgin Media TiVo households has used the platform to access an app,…
Astra 1N set for second launch attempt today
SES’s Astra 1N satellite is scheduled to launch tonight from Guiana Space Centre in French…
Sharp and Oregon launch connected TVs in Italy
Sharp has selected browser middleware specialist Oregon Networks’ Onyx browser for its connected TVs in…
Intelsat posts loss for quarter
Satellite operator Intelsat has posted a net loss of US$213.4 million (€150 million) on revenues…
Beltelecom introduces scratchcard payment for Zala TV
Belarus service provider Beltelecom has introduced the ability to pay for its Zala TV and…
UPC Slovakia expands digital network
UPC Slovakia has extended its digital network to the town of Šamorín in the south-west…
Ofcom: connected TV sales far outstrip 3D TVs in UK
Almost ten times as many connected TVs were sold in the UK last year compared…
Apple to launch connected TVs in six months, says analyst
Apple could launch three connected TV models next year, according to Global Equities Research analyst…
Deutsche Telekom sees strong TV growth
Deutsche Telekom’s Entertain IPTV service reached 1.3 million subscribers by the end of the second…
IPTV and satellite boost for Magyar Telekom
Deutsche Telekom-owned Magyar Telekom had 756,000 TV customers at the end of June, up 7%…
OTE and Romtelecom see TV growth despite economic woes
Deutsche Telekom-backed Greek telco OTE and Romanian subsidiary Romtelecom posted strong TV growth in the…