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Pay TV Operators
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Italian government circling Vivendi’s influence on Telecom Italia
Italian government officials are reportedly moving forwards with the process of determining whether Vivendi exercises…
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Amazon and Microsoft to add voice assistant compatibility
Amazon and Microsoft have announced plans to add compatibility between their respective voice assistants, Alexa…
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Molotov to launch hybrid offering on Samsung TV
French OTT TV platform Molotov is to become available on Samsung smart TVs. Samsung owners…
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Intelsat to launch 37e satellite next week
Intelsat is due to launch its fifth EpicNG high throughput satellite, Intelsat 37e, from the…
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MTS signs up OTT providers for interactive TV platform
Russian service provider MTS has opened up its interactive TV platform to third-party OTT TV…
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Fox News disappearing from Sky
21st Century Fox has pulled Fox News from the Sky platform in the UK, stating…
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Plessis to aid Lagardère’s SVOD efforts
France’s Lagardère Studios has appointed Thomas Plessis as director of digital business, a role that…
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Mattel and Fullscreen launch video network
Mattel has announced a partnership with Fullscreen to launch Fullscreen Family, a “brand-safe video network”….
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Meo adds Disney seasonal offering
Altice-owned Portuguese telco PT Telecom/Meo is to add pop-up channel Disney Channel Forever to its…
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AWS Elemental founder Sam Blackman dies aged 41
The founder of Amazon Web Services-owned Elemental Technologies, Sam Blackman, has died aged 41 of…
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Ofcom submits additional advice on Fox-Sky bid
Ofcom has submitted additional advice on the proposed merger between 21st Century Fox and Sky…
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Viacom joins SVOD race with Paramount+ launch
Viacom Media Networks International is joining the race among major international content players to develop…
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Cyfrowy Polsat boosted by multiplay and post-paid growth
Polish pay TV operator Cyfrowy Polsat’s second quarter performance has been boosted by strong growth…
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Inception signs up for Microsoft MR and Facebook Camera Effects
RTL Group-backed virtual and augmented reality specialist Inception has joined Microsoft’s Windows Mixed Reality Programme…
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Wazee Digital strikes deal with BASE Media Cloud
Cloud video management and licensing specialist Wazee Digital has struck a technical partnership with BASE…
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Sky launches combined mobile and TV offer
UK pay TV operator Sky has launched what it claims to be its first combined…
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Roku increases lead in US battle of streaming devices
Roku is increasing its lead in the battle for supremacy between streaming media player providers…
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Virgin Media launching dedicated kids app
UK cable operator Virgin Media is launching its dedicated kids app, which was first mooted…
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Tele Columbus on target after solid H1 results
German cable operator Tele Columbus has reiterated its targets for the end of this year…
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Canal+ teams with L’Équipe for new sports offering
French pay TV operator Canal+ has teamed up with the country’s leading sports paper L’Équipe…
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Vectra adds TBN Family to line-up
Polish cable operator Vectra has added Christian-themed channel TBN Family to its programming line-up. The…
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Ofcom could face judicial review over ‘fit and proper’ Sky ruling
Ofcom could face a judicial review of its ruling that Sky would remain a “fit…
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Report: Free now has 20% stake in Canalplay
French service provider Free has acquired a 20% stake in Canal+’s subscription video-on-demand service Canalplay…
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Com Hem strikes partnership for smart home services
Swedish cable operator Com Hem has teamed up with home security and smart energy technology…
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Tricolor TV highlights battle against piracy in Russia
Russian pay TV operator Tricolor TV says it was instrumental in blocking 520 pirate internet…
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UPC Czech adds raft of Universal Studios content to MyPrime
Liberty Global-owned UPC Czech Republic has added a raft of series and movies from Universal…
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UPC Switzerland launches in Lausanne
Residents of Lausanne in Switzerland can now access all of the services of Liberty Global-owned…
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Netgem highlights role in EE TV Amazon Alexa voice launch
TV technology provider Netgem has confirmed its role in bringing Amazon Echo voice navigation to…
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Canal+ teams up with Bouygues Telecom for new offering
Vivendi-owned French pay TV operator Canal+ has teamed up with service provider Bouygues Telecom to…
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Sky invests another £1m in TRX
UK satellite broadcaster Sky has invested another £1 million (€1.1 million) in rights trading platform TRX….