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Pay TV Operators
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OSN acquires South Asian channel provider Pehla
Middle East pay TV operator OSN has acquired South Asian channel provider Pehla Media &…
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Sky Deutschland to test Ultra HD via satellite
Pay TV operator Sky Deutschland is to launch test transmissions of Ultra HD via satellite…
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Telefónica wins backing for KPN German subsidiary takeover
Telefónica has improved its offer for Netherlands-based KPN’s German mobile operator E-Plus, winning the approval…
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Eurosport launches multi-feed tennis on Sky Deutschland
Sports channel Eurosport has launched a new multi-feed service for the US Open tennis championship…
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Ewe Tel chooses Agama
German service provider Ewe Tel has chosen Agama’s DTV Monitoring Solution to deliver quality assurance…
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Telenet names new finance chief
Belgian cable operator Telenet has named Birgit Conix as chief financial officer, reporting to CEO…
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Telefónica agrees Czech set-top deal with EKT
Telefónica Czech Republic has selected EKT (Eagle Kingdom Technologies) to supply its new interactive set…
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Aspiro TV to become Norigin Media after MBO
Multiscreen TV technology provider Aspiro TV’s management team have bought out the company and will…
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Numericable launches OTT with TeVolution to extend reach
French cable operator Numericable has launched a TV-via-ADSL service to extend its reach outside its…
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Portuguese regulator approves Zon’s acquisition of Optimus
Portugal’s competition watchdog has formally approved the acquisition by pay TV provider Zon Multimédia of…
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Swisscom signs cooperation deal on fibre in Haut-Valais
Swisscom and Danet Oberwallis have signed an agreement to cooperate in the development and commercialisation…
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Just 1.5% of TV viewing done on other devices
Just 1.5% of TV viewing is done on other screens, such as tablets, smartphones and…
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UPC Poland launches free-to-air service to trump DTT
Polish cable operator UPC Poland has made 35 channels available free to view and unencrypted…
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One week left for EU internet TV consultation
The European Commission’s consultation on media convergence, looking at issues such as connected TV standards,…
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Elion and EMT to create mobile version of NutiTV
TeliaSonera-backed Estonian telco Elion is deepening its collaboration with mobile sister company EMT to offer…
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Multimedia Polska adds HD channels
Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska has added Universal Channel HD and E! Entertainment HD to…
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Boxfish opens up TV spoken word capture software
Second screen technology specialist Boxfish has opened up the API for its platform, which captures…
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TVN Group sees audience share rise, nc+ reaches 2.3m
Poland’s TVN Group saw the audience share of its channels boosted by the country’s digital-terrestrial…
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New Greek public broadcaster goes on air
Greece’s new interim public broadcaster has launched with the airing of a two-hour news programme….
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Motorvision HD secures carriage in CEE
Germany-based motorsports channel Motorvision HD has expanded its reach into Greece, Slovenia and Romania. In…
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RTL Group strong despite ad slump
RTL Group reported strong first half results, despite ad market decreases in all of its…
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Sunrise TV growth fails to arrest overall revenue decline
Growth in the TV subscriber base of Swiss service provider Sunrise Telecom failed to prevent…
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nc+ and Orange Sport share Polish rights to Serie A
Polish pay TV platform nc+ has secured rights to show Italian Serie A football for…
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Virgin Media signs up as UK ISP partner for PlayStation 4
Virgin Media is teaming up with Sony as the UK internet service provider (ISP) partner…
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Com Hem launches 500Mbps broadband
Swedish cable operator Com Hem has launched a 500Mbps broadband services and upped the speed…
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HbbTV Association extends logo licensing to CE manufacturers
The HbbTV Association has extended licensing of its logo to consumer electronics manufacturers, meaning that…
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Discovery leads Volia channel popularity poll
Factual channels and movie services are the most popular TV channels amongst Ukrainian cable operator…
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NTV Plus begins selling SMIT CI+ modules
Russian pay TV operator NTV Plus has begun selling CI+ conditional access modules supplied by…
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MTS sees small pay TV decline as it restates acquisition sub bases
Russian service provider MTS saw its pay TV base fall slightly in the second quarter,…
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DNA TV subscriber base declines slightly
Finnish service provider DNA saw continued low-level attrition of its cable TV and broadband base…