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SeeSaw launches pay service
SeeSaw, the Arqiva-owned UK online on-demand video service, has launched its paid-for service, offering 1,000…
Digital Rapids, Brightcove support WebM project with Google
Video technology company Digital Rapids and online video platform Brightcove have become the latest companies…
German authorities raid P7S1, RTL
Germany’s Federal Cartel Office searched the offices of German broadcasters ProSiebenSat.1 and RTL yesterday morning….
Project Canvas clears OFT hurdle
Project Canvas has welcomed the Office of Fair Tradings long-awaited decision that the joint-venture VOD…
YouSee offers TV over fibre
Danish cable operator YouSee is to offer its TV service via Dong Energys fibre-to-the-home network…
EC Digital Agenda receives cautious welcome from cable, broadcasters
The European Commission has unveiled its plans to accelerate the development of a single EU…
UKTV commissions first online TV series
UKTV, the UK multichannel joint venture between Virgin Media and BBC Worldwide, has commissioned its…
PureScreens to launch on Orange
Broadcaster PureScreens will launch a new HD channel on Oranges TV platform in France next…
Blinkx records profit rise
Blinkx, the TV and video content search engine, has recorded a sharp increase in revenues…
UPC Czech Republic passes channel milestone
UPC Czech Republic has added four new channels to its digital TV line-up, taking the…
Kabel BW expands reach in Heidelberg
German cable operator Kabel BW has signed a deal with landlord Volkswohnung to supply…
Prisa must sell Media Capital stake
Spanish media group Prisa has until July 30 to sell its minority stake in Portuguese…
Tele Columbus lenders must approve restructuring by tomorrow
Lenders to German cable operator Tele Columbuss have been given until May 20 to approve…
Mixed quarter for Ono
Ono ended March with 1.9 million residential cable customers, the same amount as a year…
Astra 3B set for Friday launch
Satellite launch company Arianespace has announced that it will launch Astras latest satellite Astra 3B…
Gardam highlights Ofcom priorities for digital age
Tim Gardam, the Principal of St Annes College, Oxford and board member of Ofcom, and…
LoveFilm inks Samsung deal
Lovefilm, the DVD rental and online TV and film subscription service, has signed a deal…
Zon launches karaoke service
Portuguese pay-TV operator Zon Multimedia has launched a new karaoke service. Subscribers can pay 2.49…
NDS to triple Chinese investment
NDS is to triple investment in China. The conditional access and middleware specialist said it…
Bulgaria offers DTT tenders
Bulgaria has invited tenders for operators to build the country’s digital terrestrial television network. …
Russian pay-TV growth remains positive but slows in 2009
Pay-TV subscribers in Russia numbered 14.5 million at the end of last year, up 21%…
Comstar-UTS chooses SecureMedia
Russian service provider Comstar-UTS has announced that it has chosen content security provider SecureMedias Encryptonite…
Google and Intel could unveil Smart TV this week
Google and Intel are set to enter the TV market this week with the launch…
BSkyB introduces limited-edition World Cup set-tops
UK pay-TV provider BSkyB is planning to launch a limited edition Sky Plus HD set-top…
Comcast partners with Nokia
Comcast International Media Group (CIMG) has inked a deal with mobile handset operator Nokia to…
Ziggo drops German channels
Dutch cable operator Ziggo has halted the transmission of German channels Pro 7 and Kabel…
Quarter of worldÂs TV homes to have DVR by 2015
A quarter of the worldÂs TV households are expected to have a DVR by the…
Express-AM1 satellite fails
Russian satellite operator RSCC has announced the failure of Express-AM1. The satellite, which was…
Cosmos TV Belarus introduces Da Vinci Learning
Pay-TV provider Cosmos TV Belarus as begun test broadcasting educational channel Da Vinci Learning on…
Poland watches football in 3D
Cyfra Plus completed Polands first live 3D TV broadcast at the weekend when it aired…