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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…
Kings of content
Pay TV operators, mobile providers and tech giants are all investing in content assets, and…
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,…
TV execs launch MCN for Ibero-American content
Former A+E Networks and Canal+ executive Fabienne Fourquet and BeBanjo founder and former On Demand…
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The local authorities of France’s important Hauts-de-Seine department to the West of Paris have rescinded…
Scripps agrees European distribution deal with Liberty Global
Scripps Networks UK and EMEA has agreed a multi-territory distribution deal with Liberty Global for…
Vivendi eyes purchase of L’Express
Canal+ owner Vivendi is in talks to buy news magazine L’Express, according to French press…
Vivid TV to launch in Europe with M7 Group
Adult channel specialist Vivid Entertainment has struck a deal with pay TV provider M7 Group…
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….
Canal+ and ITI could sell TVN stake
Canal+ Group and ITI could sell their 51% majority stake in leading Polish broadcaster TVN,…
Kabel Deutschland names new CTO as Glatz departs
Vodafone-owned German cable operator Kabel Deutschland has named Frank Hellemink as its new chief technology…
Strong TV performance boosts Teo’s top line
The addition of IPTV customers at the fastest rate for two years boosted Lithuanian telco…
Intelsat 30 satellite successfully launched
Intelsat has successfully launched its new Intelsat 30 satellite from French Guiana, the firm announced…
Sky Deutschland to launch Star Wars channel
Sky Deutschland is due to exclusively launch a channel in December to show all six…
Freesat launches new Freetime campaign
UK free-to-air satellite platform Freesat has launched a new advertising campaign to promote its Freetime…
BSkyB defies sceptics with strong Q1 growth
BSkyB has managed to defy continued downward economic pressure on consumer spending to beat analysts’…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Ziggo suffers digital pay TV declines
Ziggo’s digital pay TV revenues were down 1.4% in Q3 due to a decline in…
ScreenHits TV partners with Samsung
UK-based online TV and film platform ScreenHits TV has partnered with Samsung, allowing its app…
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…
MTS looking to launch satellite service, eyes Raduga TV
Russian service provider MTS plans to launch a satellite service and is in talks to…
Mediaset and 21 Investments sell cinema chain for €105m
Italian broadcaster Mediaset and 21 Investments have sold their cinema chain The Space Cinema to…
Pay TV operators gearing up for sell-through
Pay TV operators are gearing up to tap into what they expect to become a…
TV everywhere boosts overall viewing, says Viacom
TV applications and sites are “additive” to the TV viewing experience, with 64% of users…
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…
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,…
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…