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
Ultra HD, high dynamic range demo staged in France
A demonstration of an Ultra High Definition, high dynamic range broadcast at 50 frames per-second…
2 min read
AMC to debut in UK in September
AMC Networks International is launching flagship channel AMC in the UK for the first time,…
1 min read
KPN takes stake in Internet of Things specialist
Dutch telco KPN’s investment arm is taking a stake in France-based Internet of Things specialist…
1 min read
TDC and Huawei complete DOCSIS 3.1 tests
Danish telco and cable operator TDC and Huawei have completed early field test of DOCSIS…
1 min read
Thomson Video Networks delivers French Open in 4K
Technology provider Thomson Video Networks’ ViBE 4K HEVC encoder was used to transmit live 4K…
1 min read
Portuguese broadband growth driven by fibre
Growth in Portuguese broadband was driven by fibre connections in the first quarter of this…
1 min read
Filmbox channels to launch in Latvia
Latvian operators Lattelecom and Livas have each signed deals to carry Filmbox-branded movie and sport…
1 min read
French watchdog approves Outremer Telecom sale
French telecom watchdog ARCEP has approved the sale of Numericable-SFR’s Réunion and Mayotte operator Outremer…
1 min read
Skylink adds new movie channel
M7 Group-owned Czech and Slovak pay TV operator Skylink has added movie channel Joj Cinema…
1 min read
DanceTrippin launches Opera TV app
Amsterdam-based dance music TV channel, DanceTrippin, has launched an app for the Opera TV Store. …
2 min read
YouTube takes on Twitch with YouTube Gaming
YouTube is launching a new app and website dedicated to video game-related content, in a…
1 min read
French operators await 700MHz allocation
French telecom regulator ARCEP is expected to unveil details of its plant to allocate UHF…
1 min read
Sky reportedly close to acquiring MTV Italia channel
European pay TV group Sky is reportedly close to striking a deal with Viacom to…
1 min read
Telekom Austria CEO Ametsreiter resigns
Telekom Austria CEO Hannes Ametsreiter has resigned his position in what the operator describes as…
1 min read
Liberty Global mulls TV3 Ireland deal
Liberty Global is reportedly interested in acquiring Irish commercial broadcaster TV3 and is conducting due…
1 min read
Cross-indstry M&A boom ‘set to continue’
Most technology, media and entertainment (TME) companies expect the current boom in cross-industry mergers and…
1 min read
Sky ups stake in cycling team
Pay TV operator Sky has increased its stake in the British professional cycling team that…
1 min read
Numericable-SFR adds MYTF1
French service provider Numericable-SFR has added commercial broadcaster TF1’s catch-up service to its platforms, according…
2 min read
Showtime appoints new CEO
One of the longest serving CEOs in American television is about to hand over the…
1 min read
Altice makes senior appointments
Cable and telecom investor Altice has made a number of senior appointments. The group, which…
1 min read
German cable operators invest in public WiFi
Vodafone-owned Kabel Deutschland and Liberty Global-owned Unitymedia have separately announced plans to roll out major…
1 min read
Sky Online launches on Android in Germany
Sky in Germany has launched its standalone internet TV service, Sky Online, on Android smartphones…
1 min read
Ukraine Today launches in the Netherlands and Belgium
English-language news channel Ukraine Today is now available in the Netherlands and Belgium, with an…
1 min read
BH Telecom taps Verimatrix for internet TV security
Bosnia and Herzegovina-based telco BH Telecom has extended its relationship with security specialist Verimatrix. BH…
1 min read
Intended pay TV churn rate doubles in six months
The number of UK pay TV subs planning to cancel their service has almost doubled…
1 min read
Ofcom empowers people with slow broadband
UK broadband customers will be able to walk away from their contracts if speeds fall…
1 min read
Netflix signs ‘revolutionary’ deal with Marriott Hotels
Marriott hotel guests in the US will be able to access Netflix on connected TVs,…
1 min read
Cable DOCSIS shipments grew 48% in Q1
Cable DOCSIS (Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification) channel shipments grew to 1.8 million in…
1 min read
AFP launches live video service for TV networks
News agency Agence France-Presse (AFP) has launched AFPTV Live, a new service offering TV networks…
2 min read
Scripps to launch 100% takeover bid for TVN
Scripps Networks Interactive has confirmed plans to buy 100% of Polish broadcaster TVN, after it…