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Pay TV Operators
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OSN launches new iPad app
Middle East pay TV operator OSN has launched a new iPad app that enables its…
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Comcast Xfinity TV now available through Amazon
US operator Comcast is now letting customers buy Xfinity TV, internet and home phone services via…
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Eutelsat picks new broadcast satellite for 2018 MEA, Europe launch
Eutelsat has selected an all-electric satellite to provide broadcast TV services across Africa, Europe, Middle…
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Telecom Italia’s Patuano resigns
Telecom Italia has confirmed the resignation of its CEO Marco Patuano. The news follows a…
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ANGA COM teams up with SCTE and ISBE
German broadband trade show ANGA COM has struck an agreement to work more closely with…
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Inea adds three channels
Polish cable operator Inea has added movie channel Paramount Channel HD, Comedy Central Polska HD…
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Patuano to exit Telecom Italia
Telecom Italia has confirmed that it is in talks with CEO Marco Patuano over the…
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Zegona in exclusive talks to take control of Yoigo
Zegona Communications, owner of Spanish regional cable operator Telecable, is in exclusive talks with TeliaSonera…
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Tele Columbus posts strong results after year of consolidation
German cable operator Tele Columbus posted revenues of €278.7 million and recorded 3.6 million connected…
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Canal+ ups Appietto to D8 chief
Canal+ has named Franck Appietto as managing director of free-to-air channel D8, replacing Xavier Gandon,…
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Euskaltel boosts TV offering
Spanish regional cable operator Euskaltel has boosted its local channels offering by adding DOTB –…
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Milan court sentences Berlusconi and Confalonieri to prison
An Italian court has sentenced Mediaset CEO Pier Silvio Berlusconi and chairman Fedele Confalonieri each…
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Sky makes basic tier sports move
Sky is launching Sky Sports Mix, a new basic tier channel that will have some…
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East Capital to sell Starman Group to Providence Equity
Nordic investment group East Capital Explorer has struck a deal to sell its entire 63%…
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Germany’s Freenet buys 23.8% of Swiss operator Sunrise
German mobile service provider Freenet has acquired a 23.8% stake in Swiss operator Sunrise. Freenet…
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BT appoints new finance director
BT has appointed the former CFO of BG Group, AstraZeneca and ScottishPower, Simon Lowth, as…
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Freesat taps TVbeat for connected TV analytics
UK free-to-air satellite platform, Freesat, is working with TV analytics provider TVbeat to gain insights…
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Swiss operators in net neutrality move
Swiss telecommunications providers have grouped together to adopt a strong pro-net neutrality code of conduct….
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Akado Telekom adds business channel
Moscow-based cable operator Akado Telekom has added business news channel Pro Biznes to its programming…
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Sky launches VR studio, first shows released on Facebook 360 tomorrow
Sky has announced a major new commitment to developing virtual reality content, including the creation…
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Orange launching UHD service, Canal+ pledges support
Orange has unveiled a new UHD-capable version of its Livebox platform with a promise to…
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Modern Times Group unveils new structure
Modern Times Group (MTG) has unveiled a new financial reporting structure as part of its…
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Comcast’s Fandango launches TVoD service after M-GO deal
Comcast-owned movie ticketing firm Fandango is to launch a transactional VoD service on March 30…
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Vice Media pushes into eastern Europe with Antenna Group
Vice Media has teamed up with Greece’s Antenna Group to expand further in central and…
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Crime + Investigation launches on UPC Czech Republic
A+E Networks’ Crime + Investigation channel has launched on UPC’s cable platform in the Czech…
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Sky to launch UHD on Sky Q ‘for summer’, new Now TV box on the way
Sky plans to launch UHD TV as part of its Sky Q offering “in time…
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North American pay TV subs to drop to 80% of homes in 2021
Pay TV penetration in the US and Canada will fall to 80.3% in 2021 as…
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Millennials are ‘main disruptor’ for TV business, says MTG
Millennials are the “main disruptive factor” for the TV industry, are increasingly saying “no” to…
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CBeebies to make Middle East and North Africa debut
BBC pre-school channel CBeebies is due to launch in the Middle East and North Africa…
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Zee names forthcoming news channel WION
Zee Media has named its forthcoming global English news channel WION (World is One News). The…