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Pay TV Operators
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Digital UK stresses DTT value ahead of spectrum shakeup
The UK’s Freeview DTT platform returns almost £80 billion (€97 billion) to the economy and…
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Netflix launches on Com Hem
Subscription video-on-demand service Netflix is available on Swedish cable operator Com Hem’s TiVo platform as…
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Loewe secures investment, former Apple exec comes on-board
A group of investors that includes the former head of Apple Europe have acquired a…
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More management changes at CME
CEE-focussed broadcast group CME has appointed industry veteran Pavel Stanchev boss of its operations in…
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Fox International Channels extends presence in France and Ireland
Fox International Channels has extended its presence in France and Ireland with launches on the…
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Sky Deutschland secures Oscar-nominated movie rights
Sky Deutschland has secured first-broadcast pay-TV and SVoD rights to a clutch of Oscar-nominated independent…
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CBS Chello Zone extends reach on nc+
CBS Chello Zone has struck a distribution deal with Polish DTH platform nc+ for its…
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Skyworth looks to international markets with Opera
Chinese TV manufacturer Skyworth has turned to Opera to provide software for a new line…
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Huawei and ALi develop DVB-T2 box for Belarus
Chinese manufacturer Huawei has teamed up with chipset manufacturer ALi to begin mass production of…
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MTG and Discovery execs join Swedish music firm Epidemic Sound
Former Modern Times Group (MTG) and Discovery communications executives, Felix Mannheimer and Peter McKelvy have joined Stockholm-based…
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DNA begins airing HD versions of Yle channels
Finnish telecom and TV operator DNA is to begin broadcasting HD versions of public channels…
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Rostelecom placed fibre equipment orders
Russian service provider Rostelecom has awarded contracts for the supply of equipment to build Metro…
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HBO Go launches on PlayStation
HBO is launching its online streaming service HBO Go as an app for PlayStation 3…
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Al Jazeera Arabic joins Freeview
Al Jazeera Arabic has joined UK DTT platform Freeview, marking the first non-English news channel…
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VimpelCom broadband and TV marketing appointment
Russian service provider VimpelCom has named Anna Ryzhykova as director of marketing and business development…
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Liberty Global acquires municipal network
Liberty Global-owned Swiss cable operator UPC Cablecom has acquired a small municipal network in Ligerz…
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Sky leads UK catch-up market
Pay TV provider Sky leads the catch-up TV market in the UK, expanding its content…
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Freesat launches companion mobile app
UK free-to-air satellite operator Freesat has launched a new app that will let viewers plan…
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Eurosport agrees SNTV sports news deal
Broadcaster Eurosport has signed a three-year deal with sports video news agency SNTV, which will…
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SeaChange and ThinkAnalytics partner on video delivery, recommendations
Video technology provider SeaChange International and multiplatform TV search and recommendations engine, ThinkAnalytics, are integrating…
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Clearleap makes EMEA hires
Multiscreen technology provider Clearleap has appointed former TeliaSonera executive Ola Bergvall and former Quantel exec Mike…
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YouView searches for summer help
UK on-demand TV service YouView is hiring technology students to join its first ever internship…
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Viasat closes 3D network citing low viewing figures
MTG’s Nordic pay TV broadcaster Viasat is closing its dedicated 3D network, citing low viewing figures…
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Sky rolls out targeted AdSmart service
UK satellite TV operator Sky has launched its intelligent TV advertising service AdSmart following a…
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Microsoft in talks with French video site Dailymotion
Microsoft is in talks with Orange about taking a stake in its video site Dailymotion,…
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Delayed Astra 5B satellite set for March launch
SES’s delayed Astra 5B satellite is now due to take off in March, according to details…
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SFR launches Google-equipped hybrid STB
French service provider SFR has launched a hybrid set-top box for linear broadcasts and online…
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Telefonica launches Universal WiFi
Telefonica has launched Universal WiFi, a new service aimed at multinational companies and enterprise customers…
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Sundance Channel HD launches in MENA
The Sundance Channel is set to launch in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)…
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European Commission starts TV rights probe
Formal antitrust proceedings to examine programming agreements between US studios and European pay TV broadcasters…