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Pay TV Operators
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KPN acquires multi-play operator Solcon
Dutch telecom operator KPN has acquired Solcon, a network operator serving private customers and businesses…
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Virgin Media adds Brit Asia TV
Virgin Media has added Asian channel Brit Asia TV to its Virgin TV platform. Virgin…
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Fox’s Sky takeover set for UK watchdog probe
21st Century Fox’s £11.7 billion (€13.2 billion) takeover of European pay TV operator Sky is…
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BT looking to integrate VR with TV experience
BT is looking into ways to integrate virtual reality sports with the main TV screen…
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TDC launching Blockbuster VOD in other Nordic markets
Danish telco TDC is taking its Blockbuster transactional video-on-demand brand to Sweden, Norway and Finland….
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eSports will benefit TV, says ESL
eSports have the potential to attract a young primarily male audience to TV and punch…
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Saragosse reappointed as France Médias Monde plans Spanish France 24
French media regulator the CSA has reappointed Marie-Christine Saragosse as president of France’s international media…
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Premium video body launches in Europe
A premium video advocacy body is launching in Europe with the backing of numerous major…
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AMC extends reach in Croatia
AMC Networks International – Central & Northern Europe has extended the reach of AMC in…
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Fox secures Irish green light for Sky deal as UK decision time approaches
21st Century Fox has secured approval for its acquisition of Sky from the Irish regulatory…
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Telecom Italia unveils details of Eurosport offering
Telecom Italia (TIM) has fleshed out how it will enhance its sports TV offering following…
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Turner EMEA names McDonough replacement
Turner EMEA has promoted Pierre Branco to succeed Ian McDonough as head of its Northern…
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Cyfrowy Polsat wins Polish Champions League battle
Polish free and pay TV provider Cyfrowy Polsat has secured the rights to Champions League…
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Bosnia’s MAXtv turns to Mobibase for Arabic and Turkish channels
Bosnian pay TV operator MAXtv has tapped video-on-demand specialist Mobibase to provide the distribution of…
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The QYou extends reach in India with Tata Sky deal
Best-of-the-web short-form content channel The QYou has extended its reach in India through a partnership…
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Tricolor TV launches B2B premium sports offering
Russian pay TV leader Tricolor TV has launched a new premium sports package for commercial…
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Virgin Media: future of pay TV means more open platforms
Only pay TV providers that aggregate multiple content providers together are likely to have a…
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TalkTalk plans mobile TV extension
UK service provider TalkTalk has completed the rollout of its new YouView user interface to…
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Fox debuts on-demand service in France
Fox Networks Group Europe & Africa has today launched its authenticated on-demand service in France….
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Freeview can ‘connect digitally-excluded’
Freeview has a key role to play in bringing the UK’s “digitally-excluded” into the connected…
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Euskaltel shareholders approve Telecable acquisition
Spanish regional cable operator Euskaltel’s annual shareholders meeting has approved the company’s acquisition of Asturias…
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Discovery keeps Bundesliga games, obtains injunction against Sky ads
Discovery has secured a provisional injunction against Sky in Germany over the pay TV operator…
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Grey Juice Lab extends Lat Am deal with Telefónica
On-demand aggregator Grey Juice Lab has strengthened its relationship with Telefónica in Latin America after…
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Discovery signs TIM as first Olympics ‘official mobile broadcaster’
Discovery has teamed with Telecom Italia (TIM) in what the pair describe as a a…
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Altice in talks to buy Portugal’s Media Capital
Cable and telecom group Altice is in ‘exploratory discussions’ with Iberian media group Prisa to…
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MCN Studio71 to launch in France
Multichannel network (MCN) Studio71 is to launch in France in September. The move follows the…
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Sky takes stake in V-Nova
Sky has taken a minority stake in video compression specialist V-Nova. Sky’s Italian unit, which…
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Vodafone launches TV in Italy with Kaltura
Vodafone has launched a TV service in Italy using the OTT TV technology platform provided…
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Vodafone Spain launches eSports channel
Vodafone España has launched a Vodafone-branded version of the Twitch eSports channel. Esports Vodafone started…
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Tuning into millennial audiences: how TV providers can re-engage the cordless generation
Media companies have to tune in to the appeal of short-form videos to appeal to…