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Facebook opens up videos to the wider web
Facebook is now letting viewers watch and interact with Facebook videos from anywhere on the…
Sky makes €600 bond issue
Pay TV operator Sky has issued €600m of Euro denominated bonds. According to the operator,…
Cyfrowy Polsat introduces two-channel recording
Polish pay TV provider Cyfrowy Polsat has introduced the ability to record two programmes simultaneously…
CNMC report slams Mediaset España
Mediaset España has repeatedly broken promises it made to secure regulatory approval for the merger…
Arabasat and Siemens partner on Saudi CSM
Arabsat has partnered with Siemens Convergence Creators to install a new communication system monitoring (CSM)…
Cable Congress interviews: Asanga Gunatillaka, Com Hem
Cable Congress speaker Asanga Gunatillaka, chief product officer at Com Hem, talks to DTVE’s Andy…
Brian Sullivan to leave Sky in June
Brian Sullivan is to step down as CEO of Sky’s German arm on June 24…
Zee Network to launch &TV channel in the UK
Zee Network Europe is set to rollout its new Hindi-language general entertainment channel &TV in…
BeIN Media reportedly close to buying Digitürk
Al Jazeera-owned BeIN Media Group, which operates the sports networks of the same name, is…
NOS launches Iris tablet app and revamps UI
Portuguese cable and pay TV operator NOS has revamped its Iris advanced TV user interface…
Telefónica secures green light to acquire GVT from Vivendi
Telefónica has secured a green light from the Brazilian regulator CADE to acquire local telecom…
UPC DTH taps CoralTree for business support
Business support systems specialist CoralTree is providing customer relationship and inventory management systems for Liberty…
BT TV’s power team
Kate Bulkley profiles the top trio at BT who are tweaking Sky’s tail and leading…
Global pay TV market grew by 4% last year
The global pay TV market grew at a steady rate of 4% last year, though…
Vivendi calls for rejection of move to force it to return more cash
Vivendi is to put requests from US activist hedge fund P. Schoenfeld Asset Management to…
Mediaset lifted by Spanish recovery
Mediaset’s Spanish unit lifted the media giant’s financials for 2014 against the background of continued…
Telekom Austria subsidiaries choose TVbeat
Video analytics and audience measurement specialist TVbeat has been chosen by Telekom Austria subsidiaries VIPnet…
Canal+ expands service for Africa with new channels
Canal+ has expanded its service for sub-Saharan Africa with the creation of three new dedicated…
Vivendi hits back after hedge fund move
Vivendi has hit back following an attack on its strategy by hedge fund P. Schoenfeld…
Amazon Fire TV Stick launches in the UK and Germany
Amazon has launched its Fire TV Stick streaming device in the UK and Germany, seven…
The FreeTV Alliance releases first tech specifications
The FreeTV Alliance – a consortium of four European free-to-view satellite operators – has made…
T-Mobile Polska appoints Netia chief as new CEO
Deutsche Telekom-owned T-Mobile Polska has appointed Netia CEO Adam Sawicki as its next chief executive,…
Motive begins testing maritime BYOD service
Technology provider Motive Television has begun testing a bring-your-own-device maritime platform with two ferry lines…
New chief for Canal+ free-to-air channels
Canal+ has named Xavier Gandon as director-general of its free-to-air channels D8 and D17. Gandon…
Primacom boosted by DTK acquisition, digital growth
German cable operator Primacom grew its revenues by 37.2% last year to reach €131.6 million,…
North American pay TV revenues to drop by 12%
Traditional North American pay TV revenues from subscription and on-demand services are due to fall…
Liberty not seeking outright ITV purchase, says CFO
Liberty Global’s chief financial officer has poured cold water on suggestions that the cable giant…
BBC announces new iPlayer originals
Comedians Frankie Boyle and Matt Berry are creating more originals for UK on-demand service BBC…
Netflix appoints VP of finance and investor relations
Netflix has appointed Credit Suisse’s former head of US media and internet equity research, Spencer…
NanoTech adds Armada TV to UltraFlix 4K service
NanoTech has partnered with Armada Music to add the Armada TV music channel to its…