After more than 40 years of operation, DTVE is closing its doors and our website will no longer be updated daily. Thank you for all of your support.
Pay TV Operators
1 min read
Hispasat selects ILS and SpaceX for 2017 satellite launches
Spanish satellite operator Hispasat has signed deals with launch service providers ILS and SpaceX to…
2 min read
Tele Columbus buys German cable rival Pepcom for €608 million
Germany’s third largest cable operator, Tele Columbus, has agreed to buy the number-four player Pepcom…
1 min read
Liberty Global invest in big data analytics firm Guavus
Liberty Global has made a strategic investment in Guavus, a provider of real-time big data…
1 min read
Switzerland’s Sunrise to launch UHD set-top box in 2016
Swiss service provider Sunrise is due to launch a new 4K Ultra HD-enabled set-top box…
2 min read
IHS: demand for TVs, monitors and tablets has ‘weakened significantly’
End-market demand for TVs, monitors, notebooks and tablets has “weakened significantly” this year, according to…
1 min read
Vodafone Spain taps Kaltura to power OTT video
Vodafone Spain has selected video platform provider Kaltura to power new web-delivered VoD and catch-up…
1 min read
Hispasat signs with ILS and SpaceX for launch services
Spanish satellite operator Hispasat has signed up with ILS and SpaceX to launch its forthcoming…
2 min read
BT: Ultra HD upgrades ‘two years away’
BT will be able to integrate new technology like High Dynamic Range into its Ultra…
3 min read
Android TV chief: pay TV operators best placed to take control of the home
Pay TV operators will be best placed to manage the smart home on behalf of…
3 min read
Sling TV CEO: current pay TV model not sustainable
The current pay TV model in the US is “not sustainable” with the market already…
2 min read
Telekom Austria and ANTIK Telecom gear up for new DTH platform launch
Telecom Austria and Slovakian telco ANTIK Telecom are working with satellite operator Eutelsat to launch…
1 min read
Sky extends Cisco deal for set-top middleware
Sky has extended its partnership with Cisco for set top box middleware solutions, in a…
1 min read
Sky Sports viewers can tune in to players’ talk during rugby match
Sky Sports will today become the first broadcaster to use Player Mic during a competitive…
1 min read
Liberty Global, Comcast to use Metrological browser enhancements
Liberty Global and Comcast will use new, open-source browser enhancements from Metrological to support enhanced…
1 min read
Ericsson agrees to buy Envivio for US$125 million
Ericsson has agreed to buy software-based video encoding firm, Envivio, for roughly US$125 million in…
1 min read
Canal+ Group to deliver new DTT service in Africa
Canal+ Overseas will broadcast a new package of digital terrestrial TV (DTT) channels in French-speaking…
1 min read
Freesat opens up Freetime TV guide to international operators
UK free-to-air satellite platform Freesat has opened up its Freetime connected TV guide to terrestrial,…
2 min read
Sky tipped to overtake Liberty Global in Europe
Sky’s subscriber base is expected to overtake Liberty Global’s in Western Europe in 2017, according…
1 min read
New chief executive for nc+
Polish pay TV operator nc+ has named Manuel Rougeron as its new president, replacing Julien…
1 min read
Canal+ makes further changes as Vivendi integration gathers pace
Canal+ has announced further management changes as the wave of moves initiated by Vivendi chairman…
1 min read
Outdoor Channel launches in Benelux, CEE
AMC Networks International – Zone has partnered with Luxembourg-based pay TV operator M7 Group to…
2 min read
BBC plays down immediate BBC Four closure threat
The BBC’s director of strategy has said the corporation does not have plans to close…
1 min read
Cross-border telco consolidation coming, says Orange chief
European telecoms stands on the verge of a phase of cross-border consolidation, but there is…
1 min read
Disney Movies Anywhere expands footprint
Disney’s cloud-based movie service Disney Movies Anywhere is launching as an app for Roku and…
1 min read
More management changes at Canal+
Vivendi-owned pay TV operator Canal+ Group has made further changes to its management line-up. The…
1 min read
Antenna buys Serbian broadcaster
Greece-based Antenna Group has acquired a controlling stake in Serbian free-to-air broadcaster B92. Financial terms…
1 min read
Freesat launches new Android app
UK free-to-air satellite platform Freesat has launched a new version of its app for Android…
1 min read
BBCWW taps Monterosa for Dancing with the Stars app
BBC Worldwide (BBCWW) is partnering with multiscreen specialist Monterosa on an official companion app for…
1 min read
UPC Poland boost HD line-up
Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Poland has added three HD channels to its programming line-up….
1 min read
Altice names B2B chief
Altice has named Pascal Rialland, the former head of business-to-business at French cable and telecom…