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Pay TV Operators
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Search and enjoy – developments in content search and discovery
Content search and discovery is fast becoming a differentiator among content providers, with new streaming…
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Kings of content
Pay TV operators, mobile providers and tech giants are all investing in content assets, and…
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TV revenues to reach €424.7 billion in 2018
Global TV revenues will climb from €368.9 billion in 2014 to €424.7 billion in 2018,…
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TV execs launch MCN for Ibero-American content
Former A+E Networks and Canal+ executive Fabienne Fourquet and BeBanjo founder and former On Demand…
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Numericable loses lucrative Hauts-de-Seine fibre build
The local authorities of France’s important Hauts-de-Seine department to the West of Paris have rescinded…
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Scripps agrees European distribution deal with Liberty Global
Scripps Networks UK and EMEA has agreed a multi-territory distribution deal with Liberty Global for…
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Vivendi eyes purchase of L’Express
Canal+ owner Vivendi is in talks to buy news magazine L’Express, according to French press…
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Vivid TV to launch in Europe with M7 Group
Adult channel specialist Vivid Entertainment has struck a deal with pay TV provider M7 Group…
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Skylink launches multiscreen service on M7 platforms
M7 Group-owned Czech and Slovak pay TV platform Skylink has launched SPI International/FilmBox’s multiscreen service….
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Canal+ and ITI could sell TVN stake
Canal+ Group and ITI could sell their 51% majority stake in leading Polish broadcaster TVN,…
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Kabel Deutschland names new CTO as Glatz departs
Vodafone-owned German cable operator Kabel Deutschland has named Frank Hellemink as its new chief technology…
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Strong TV performance boosts Teo’s top line
The addition of IPTV customers at the fastest rate for two years boosted Lithuanian telco…
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Intelsat 30 satellite successfully launched
Intelsat has successfully launched its new Intelsat 30 satellite from French Guiana, the firm announced…
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Sky Deutschland to launch Star Wars channel
Sky Deutschland is due to exclusively launch a channel in December to show all six…
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Freesat launches new Freetime campaign
UK free-to-air satellite platform Freesat has launched a new advertising campaign to promote its Freetime…
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BSkyB defies sceptics with strong Q1 growth
BSkyB has managed to defy continued downward economic pressure on consumer spending to beat analysts’…
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European media giants team up to invest in digital
Modern Times Group (MTG), ProSiebenSat.1, the UK’s Channel 4, France’s TF1, Turkey’s Dogan TV and…
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HBO to launch standalone online service in US
HBO is reportedly set to launch its on-demand, over-the-top service HBO Go as a standalone…
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Numericable’s Denoyer likely to be post-acquisition SFR chief
Eric Denoyer, the current CEO of French cable operator Numericable, will take over as chief…
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MTG and CTC mull options as Putin passes media law amendment
Russian president Vladimir Putin has signed into law the amendment to the country’s media law…
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Ziggo suffers digital pay TV declines
Ziggo’s digital pay TV revenues were down 1.4% in Q3 due to a decline in…
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ScreenHits TV partners with Samsung
UK-based online TV and film platform ScreenHits TV has partnered with Samsung, allowing its app…
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MIPCOM sees record attendance, growth in digital and VoD interest
MIPCOM said it attracted at record 13,700 delegates this year, including over 4,600 buyers of…
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MTS looking to launch satellite service, eyes Raduga TV
Russian service provider MTS plans to launch a satellite service and is in talks to…
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Mediaset and 21 Investments sell cinema chain for €105m
Italian broadcaster Mediaset and 21 Investments have sold their cinema chain The Space Cinema to…
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Pay TV operators gearing up for sell-through
Pay TV operators are gearing up to tap into what they expect to become a…
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TV everywhere boosts overall viewing, says Viacom
TV applications and sites are “additive” to the TV viewing experience, with 64% of users…
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Deutsche Telekom relaunches TV apps with Norigin
Deutsche Telekom has re-launched its live stream TV applications using the Hybrid Apps product from TV everywhere…
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Murdoch talks Shine-Endemol and Sky Europe in Cannes
James Murdoch spoke publicly about the Shine-Endemol merger yesterday at MIPCOM. Speaking about the deal,…
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4K can help TV take on “the new barbarians” says France Télévisions
MIPCOM attendees heard yesterday that broadcasters will continue to experiment with 4K TV as a…