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Pay TV Operators
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NBCUniversal leads TV everywhere contributors
NBCUniversal provides the largest number of channels of any content provider to US TV everywhere…
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Elion sees TV boost
TeliaSonera-owned Estonian service provider Elion added over 11,000 new customers to its NutiTV offering in…
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YouTube channel SBTV takes funding
UK youth entertainment YouTube channel SBTV has won private equity backing from London-based MiromaVentures, reportedly…
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SeaWell and Arris develop joint advertising solution
Technology companies SeaWell and Arris have developed an integrated advertising solution for multiscreen. The solution…
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Canal+ fails to secure reduced VAT rate
An amendment that would have seen the implementation of a reduced VAT rate charged to…
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TgCom24 content to air on radio
Mediaset’s TgCom24 new channel is providing serivces to four radio stations from today. The TV…
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Ziggo reports subscriber growth
Dutch cable operator Ziggo reported 46,000 internet net additions and 37,000 new All-in-1 bundle subscribers…
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Volia signs up 7,000 Smart HD customers
Ukrainian cable operator Volia has sold 7,000 Smart HD subscriptions since the launch of the…
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Europe now has 100% broadband coverage
Europe has achieved 100% basic broadband coverage, one of the main goals of the Digital…
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German SVOD platform latest to go Under the Dome
Vivendi’s European SVOD service Watchever is the latest buyer of CBS miniseries Under the Dome….
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Al Jazeera threatens action against Algerian TV over pirated football match
Al Jazeera Sport this week threatened to take legal action against Algerian public broadcaster ENTV…
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Sky profits hit by football, connected service costs
Sky reported strong customer growth in the three months ending September 30, but operating profits…
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Ziggo rejects ‘inadequate’ Liberty offer
Dutch cable operator Ziggo has turned down a takeover offer from Liberty Global, it said…
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Eircom launches new TV service to take on Sky and UPC
Irish telco Eircom has launched eVision, a new IPTV service offering up to 100 channels…
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Canal+ and Dailymotion team up for Canadian SVoD service
Canal+ Group has teamed up with video sharing site Dailymotion to launch a new OTT…
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YouView appoints non-exec chairman
UK connected TV platform, YouView, has appointed former ntl:Telewest, Orange and EMI executive Simon Duffy…
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Altice to increase Numericable stake
Patrick Drahi’s Altice investment vehicle plans to increase its stake in French cable operator Numericable…
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Europe leads the way in broadband speed growth
Global average internet speeds increased by about 5.2% in the second quarter of this year,…
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TV boost for TeliaSonera
TeliaSonera recorded 1.398 million TV subscribers at the end of September, up 8.5% year-on-year, compared…
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NTV+ launches new sport channel
Russian pay TV operator NTV+ is launching a new sports channel, NTV+ SportHit. The channel…
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UPC Cablecom boosts HD offering, reduces analogue
Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Cablecom has boosted the number of unencrypted HD channels it…
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Sky Deutschland launches sports app on Android
Sky Deutschland is launching its Sky Sport News HD app for Android devices on October…
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Ofcom to audit quality of subtitles
UK regulator Ofcom is to begin a regular audit of the quality of TV broadcasters’…
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Japan’s NTV takes SES capacity for European sports events
Satellite operator SES has secured a contract with Japanese commercial broadcaster Nippon Television Network (NTV)…
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KKR acquires SBB/Telemach from Mid Europa Partners
Private equity group Kohlberg Kravis Roberts has agreed to acquire western Balkans cable operator SBB/Telemach…
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Rostelecom places large orders for IPTV set-tops
Russian telco Rostelecom is to place orders for 656,000 IPTV set-top boxes. Three companies, SmartLabs,…
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Sky extends Now TV box distribution, bundles with content passes
BSkyB’s Now TV OTT boxes are now available in Argos and Currys PC World stores…
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Antenna Hungária launches HbbTV trial for MinDig TV
Hungarian transmission services provider Antenna Hungária has begun testing HbbTV services as part of its…
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TEO receives IPTV boost
Lithuanian service provider TEO announced a 5.6% year-on-year increase in TV customers in the third…
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ER-Telecom acquisition of Akado off the cards
Russian service provider ER-Telecom is now unlikely to acquire Moscow operator Akado, according to local…