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Pay TV Operators
Virgin Media launches new-look games service
UK cable platform Virgin Media has launched a new games service that allows its subscribers…
Digital TV Labs launches HbbTV logo conformance tests
UK-based Digital TV Labs has unveiled what is says is the first conformance testing service…
Inea expands scope of HBO Go
Polish cable operator Inea has expanded the scope of the HBO Go service on its…
TVC News launches on Sky in UK
Nigeria-based pan-African news channel TVC News has launched on BSkyB’s platform in the UK. TVC…
Argos appoints former Amazon exec as digital director
UK high street retailer Argos has appointed former EMI and Amazon executive Bertrand Bodson to…
Vectra taps ADB for new software functionality
Polish cable operator Vectra is using new software from ADB to provide a user messaging…
Numericable introduces new mobile TV functionality
French cable operator Numericable has introduced new functionality to its mobile TV apps for the…
Tricolor-TV loses content chief
Russian pay TV operator Tricolor-TV’s director of content, Julia Shahmanova, has left the company. Tricolor-TV…
Viacom takes full control of MTV Italia after buying Telecom Italia stake
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has agreed to buy Telecom Italia’s 51% majority stake in…
Sky’s Now TV launches on PlayStation 3
BSkyB’s OTT service Now TV is now available on the Sony PlayStation 3 games console….
Magine launches Spanish OTT service
Cloud-based on-demand service Magine has launched in Spain, with Viacom, National Geographic Channel and Chello…
Nine out of ten UK consumers place high value on free TV
Ninety per cent of UK consumers across all platforms believe the main channels on the…
Live TV thriving despite VOD rise
Live viewing continues to thrive despite the popularity of video-on-demand, with the UK continuing to…
All Sky Deutschland packages now on Entertain
All Sky Deutschland packages are now available on the Deutsche Telekom Entertain IPTV service. Sky…
UK’s Pixsan licenses Comcast’s RDK
UK-based digital TV software specialist Pixsan has licensed Comcast Reference Development Kit (RDK) and will…
Trace strikes carriage deal with Dom.ru
Trace Group has struck a deal with Russian service provider ER-Telecom’s commercial arm Dom.ru for…
English Club TV launches in France
English-language teaching channel English Club TV has launched on Bouygues Telecom’s platform in France. The…
Canal+ Séries to debut in September
French pay TV operator Canal Plus is expected to add its new Canal+ Séries channel…
MultiChoice adds Cape Verde Television and SA community channels
South African pay TV operator MultiChoice has added a new Portuguese-language channel, Cape Verde Television,…
Skylink adds Pohoda to line-up
Czech pay TV service Skylink has added a new channel, Pohoda, to its programming line-up….
SFR adds new radio apps
French service provider SFR has added radio apps for RTL, NRJ and Europe 1 to…
The cost of quality assurance
The success of the iPad has helped change consumers’ expectations of what web video should…
Samsung acquires Boxee
Samsung has acquired US and Israel-based web TV service Boxee in a deal rumoured to…
Lifetime to launch in UK, expected to replace Bio
US cable network Lifetime has confirmed it will launch in the UK this autumn. The…
New potential bidders line up for Digitürk
Türk Telekom, Dogan Holding and Dogus Group have emerged as potential buyers for troubled pay…
Numericable launches YouTube HD on LaBox Fibre
French cable operator Numericable has made YouTube available in HD as part of its LaBox…
Spanish operators agree to share fibre
Telefónica, Vodafone and Orange have agreed a deal to share fibre optic infrastructure in buildings…
European industry players offer support for UHDTV logo
European broadcasters, consumer and professional electronics manufacturers, satellite operators and national HD Forums have agreed…
Bidders line up for Hulu deadline
Bidders including DirecTV and AT&T in partnership with Peter Chernin are still said to be…
Dailymotion to stream summer of festivals
Dailymotion has launched a dedicated space for its coverage of music festivals over the summer….