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Pay TV Operators
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Vodafone chief confirms UK TV plan, highlights quad-play risks
Vodafone CEO Vittorio Colao last week confirmed that the mobile operator would launch a cloud-based…
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Premier League auction could top £5 billion
The cost of the current UK TV auction for live Premier League football from 2016/17…
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Consumers could ‘lose out’ through BT-EE deal, says Which?
BT’s planned £12.5 billion (€16.8 billion) takeover of UK mobile operator EE could prove bad…
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United Group upgrading to MPEG-4, DVB-S2 with Eutelsat
United Group, the Western Balkans-based cable and satellite service provider that operates the Total TV…
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French unions threaten Canal+ strike action
Unions representing employees of French pay TV operator Canal+ have threatened to take strike action…
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Dom.ru upgrades to satellite distribution
Russian service provider ER-Telecom, which operates under the Dom.ru brand, has upgraded its TV primary…
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StudioCanal ups Buet to deputy CEO role
France-based StudioCanal has appointed the head of its German division, Rodolphe Buet, as its deputy…
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Kabel Deutschland partners with Kaltura for TV app
Kabel Deutschland has selected video technology firm Kaltura to power its new TV app, a…
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Volia moves forward with EuroDOCSIS migration
Ukrainian cable operator Volia has completed the upgrade of its broadband network in four districts…
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Sunrise celebrates largest Swiss IPO since 2006
Sunrise has upped its IPO offering in a stock market debut that valued the company…
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Global IPTV market to reach US$79 billion in 2020
The global IPTV market is expected to reach a value of USD$79.38 billion by 2020,…
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Brightcove tops revenue expectations, appoints CMO
Brightcove reported revenues and profits that “exceeded expectations” in its fourth quarter, and has appointed…
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Skynet Lithuania taps Arris for IPTV set-top
Lithuanian service provider Skynet has launched a new HDTV IP set-top box provided by Arris. …
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Travel Channel HD extends Polish reach
Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska has added Scripps Networks International UK & EMEA’s Travel Channel…
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Tricolor TV renews Paramount content deal
Russian pay TV operator Tricolor TV has renewed a licensing agreement with Paramount Pictures that…
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Sky plans next-generation Now TV box, Italy device launch
Sky is planning to launch a “next generation” Now TV box later this year, and…
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BT agrees £12.5 billion EE buyout
BT has struck a definitive agreement to buy UK mobile operator EE for £12.5 billion…
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Ofcom rejects Virgin Media calls to delay Premier League auction
UK broadcast regulator Ofcom has reject calls by Virgin Media to delay the current Premier…
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Swisscom sees strong TV 2.0 growth
Swisscom’s advanced TV offering, Swisscom TV 2.0, now has 306,000 subscribers out of a total…
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Spain’s Popular Party threatens to reverse fibre regulations
The Senate representatives of Spain’s ruling Popular Party have moved to force a reversal of…
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TV becomes more important for TDC
Danish telco TDC expects to earn close to a quarter of revenues this year from…
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Combined Sky reports bumper customer growth
Sky reported strong customer growth in the UK, Ireland, Germany and Austria in its first…
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Sony to launch YouView-integrated TVs in UK first
Sony has announced that it will integrate connected TV service YouView into its range of…
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KPN names Sickinghe as chairman
Dutch telco KPN has named former Telenet CEO Duco Sickinghe as its new chairman. Sickinghe…
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Vodafone reportedly set to unveil broadband, TV plans
Vodafone will unveil plans to enter the UK fixed broadband market in the next few…
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Kabel Deutschland sees strong TV and broadband growth
Kabel Deutschland’s premium TV base grew by 55,000 customers in its third fiscal quarter to…
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Nordic business boosts MTG’s performance
The Modern Times Group has increased profit and revenue in the most recent quarter on…
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Fox names Eurosport’s Bramly as French chief
Fox International Channels has recruited Olivier Bramly as its general manager for France, replacing Frederic…
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UPC Poland launches Stopklatka as first Horizon app
Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Poland has launched a service from movie channel Stopklatka as…
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Sky Sports snatches golf Open from BBC
Pay TV operator Sky’s Sky Sports arm has confirmed that it has secured exclusive live…