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Conax targets smaller operators with Contego Lite

Conax has launched a new entry-level version of its Contego conditional access system to target…

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Sistema sees pay TV growth

Sistema-backed Russian service provider MTS had 2.6 million pay TV customers at the end of…

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RBN launches music and youth channel JCTV


Media holding company The Russian Broadcasting Network (RBN) is planning to launch a youth-skewed channel…

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Pace opens App Café

Set-top vendor Pace has launched the App Café, a platform that offers web-based applications via…

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Toya to take HD lead in Poland

Polish cable operator Toya is boosting its high definition offering to deliver what it claims…

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VimpelCom to trial ZTE IPTV system

Russian service provider VimpelCom, which operates under the Beeline brand, is to trial Chinese technology…

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CME to offer online 3D content

Central European broadcast group CME is to offer online 3D content in the Czech Republic…

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Belgacom offers football for free

After losing its exclusive broadcast rights to Belgium’s top football league, Belagacom will offer all…

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Pace working with Comcast on Xfinity TV trial

UK set-top box manufacturer Pace won a contract to supply equipment to US cable MSO…

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Telecom Italia Media using Thomson equipment for 3D DTT

Telecom Italia Media Broadcast (TIMB) is using Thomson Video Networks’ ViBE EM3000 video encoder platform…

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SRG chooses Harmonic for HD

Swiss broadcaster SRG has chosen Harmonic to provide equipment for its delivery of HDTV services…

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Lovefilm to stream movies to PS3 in Germany

DVD and online streaming service Lovefilm is to start streaming movies and TV series via…

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Zon TV Cabo to launch TV everywhere service

Portuguese pay TV operator Zon Multimédia’s cable arm, Zon TV Cabo, is to launch a…

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SMiT joins CI Plus company

Chinese content security specialist SMiT has joined CI Plus LLP as its seventh partner. CAM…

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Motorola integrates SecureMedia HLS Plus solution

Motorola Mobility has integrated SecureMedia’s Encryptonite One HLS Plus solution to its multiscreen video delivery…

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VOD spending to pass PPV this year, says PwC

Global video-on-demand spending will exceed pay-per-view this year and reach US$4.7 billion (€3.3 billion) by…

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North America remains global VOD leader

The cumulative revenues from video-on-demand services in Europe totaled US$1.11 billion (€773 million) last…

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Bennett unveils global iPlayer plan, new international channels

The international version of the BBC’s iPlayer will be “a very different proposition” to the…

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New sports channels launch in CEE

Ukrainian deputy prime minister and owner of the Donetsk ice hockey team Boris Kolesnikov is…

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Ofcom reworks penalty payments system

Ofcom has revised its own guidelines for imposing penalties on broadcasters that break the UK’s…

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Irdeto in StormTest

Content security specialist Irdeto has licensed S3 Group’s StormTest Development Center for automated testing….

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Sky Italia’s Mockridge raises threat over match-fixing

Sky Italia CEO Tom Mockridge is putting pressure on the Italian football authorities to take…

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ARY Digital chooses AsiaSat

South Asian broadcaster ARY Digital Network has signed a deal to take a 36MHz C-band…

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MTV launches Bulgarian block

MTV has launched a branded block in Bulgaria. The block is carried on the cable…

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UKTV secures Freeview slot for Really

British multichannel provider UKTV has secured a slot of the Freeview digital-terrestrial platform for Really,…

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ComHem survey: internet usage at all hours

Swedish cable operator ComHem has carried out a survey into internet usage that shows one…

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UPC Poland claims success for remote recording

Cable operator UPC Poland has claimed success for its recently introduced remote recording feature. The…

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Global digital TV penetration climbs

Global digital TV penetration climbed from about 19% in 2006 to 42% at the end…

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SeaChange partners with This Technology for multiscreen ads

Video-on-demand technology company SeaChange has launched a new multi-screen advertising solution in partnership with dynamic…

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Alcatel-Lucent teams up with thePlatform for multiscreen

Alcatel-Lucent has formed a strategic partnership with US-based online video technology specialist thePlatform to support…