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Deutsche Telekom: TV industry cannot ignore IoT
The TV industry cannot ignore the Internet of Things (IoT), as the evolution of the…
Time Warner Cable: TV viewing is ‘here to stay’
Television “is here and it’s here to stay”, with ad dollars actually now starting to…
SFR unveils plans for extensive raft of TV services
Altice-owned SFR has confirmed plans to launch new TV services following the news that owner…
Freesat adds Wuaki.tv
UK free-to-air satellite platform Freesat has added video on demand service Wuaki.tv on its platform….
Telenet sees strong triple-play and mobile growth
Liberty Global-backed Belgian cable operator Telenet saw strong triple-play growth in the first quarter and…
Telekom Austria sees strong TV growth
Telekom Austria achieved strong TV subscriber growth in the year to March, with growth across…
Accenture providing platform for Mediaset Premium Play
Accenture is providing the platform for Mediaset’s OTT TV service Mediaset Premium Play, the company…
Freeview: death of linear TV ‘overstated’
The death of linear TV is not something that Freeview is experiencing, with the vast…
5G promises breakthrough in fixed-mobile convergence, says BT’s Watson
5G mobile promises a convergence between mobile and fixed “in a way that hasn’t happened…
Telcos unite to create LTE Broadcast Alliance
Mobile telecom operators EE, Verizon, Telstra and KT have teamed up to create a global…
BT partners with Elemental to standardise multi-device delivery
BT is working with Elemental to unify its traditional and multiscreen headend, serving BT TV…
Another ex-MTG exec joins Antenna
Former Modern Times Group COO Marc Zagar has joined Greece-based broadcaster Antenna Group as CFO….
MTGx chief: broadcasters must look to e-sports as ‘defining pillar’ of pop culture
Broadcasters must look to adapt to the specific tastes of millennials in order to survive,…
Eutelsat launches TV guide app for FTA channels
Eutelsat has launched Sat.TV, a TV guide that includes all free-to-air (FTA) channels at its…
Deezer rules out video move
Music streaming service Deezer has ruled out a move into the video space, despite having…
Sky teams with Ruwido for Sky Q remote
Sky has partnered with Ruwido to develop the new remote control for its recently-launched advanced…
TalkTalk launches TV Store SVoD service
UK telco TalkTalk has unveiled the TalkTalk TV Store, a new pay as you go…
Charter’s US$78bn TWC takeover gets greenlight
One of US cable’s biggest-ever merger is set to go ahead after the antitrust regulators…
OSN claims antipiracy success
Middle East pay TV operator OSN has claimed a series of wins against pirates in…
SFR to become combined media and telecom company
Altice is to consolidate all of its French media assets into telecom unit SFR, according…
‘Netflix effect’ forces shorter windows for drama
Release windows for drama programming are shortening dramatically in key territories, with a ‘pronounced change’…
Senior journalist attacks Bolloré on threat to Canal+
French political journalist and former presenter of Canal+ flagship show Le Grand Journal Jean-Michel Aphatie…
A+E Networks UK extends BT deal
A+E Networks UK has signed a new carriage deal with BT TV, in a move…
Sky releases VR interview with David Beckham
Sky on Friday released a five-minute virtual reality (VR) interview with footballer David Beckham exclusively…
Másmovil steps in after Zegona fails to submit Yoigo bid
Zegona Communications, owner of Spanish regional cable operator Telecable, has failed to meet the deadline…
Liberty Global taps Piksel for OTT content discovery
Liberty Global has chosen OTT platform provider Piksel to deliver metadata aggregation for enhanced content…
Lattelecom launches Kids Corner
Latvian telecom operator Lattelecom has launched an on-demand service for kids. The service, Bērnu Stūrītis…
Ofcom: 30% of UK adults think TV is getting worse
Some 30% of UK adults thought that the quality of TV programming got worse in…
Swisscom extends Ruwido deal for TV 2.0 remote
Swisscom has extended its deal with remote control specialist Ruwido to “evolve the design” of…
Sky reports strong results despite increase in churn
Sky reported increased profit and revenue in its latest quarterly results, despite increased churn across…