After more than 40 years of operation, DTVE is closing its doors and our website will no longer be updated daily. Thank you for all of your support.
Pay TV Operators
1 min read
FilmoTV secures SVOD deal with collecting societies
French video-on-demand service FlmoTV has signed a deal with local collecting societies SACD and ADAGP…
1 min read
VDSL2 for Freebox Révolution subscribers
French ISP Free’s Freebox Révolution subscribers in the Dordogne and Gironde regions now have access…
1 min read
Beltelecom launches new bundled offerings
Belarusian service provider Beltelecom has launched two new bundled packages combining broadband access with its…
1 min read
Vipnet acquires three local fixed-line operators
Telekom Austria’s Croatian subsidiary Vipnet has acquired a further three local fixed network operators. The…
2 min read
ANGA COM panelists mull cloud versus client for advanced services
Video-on-demand traffic will almost triple by 2017, and CDNs will deliver almost two thirds of…
1 min read
Europe home to nine of the world’s top 20 IPTV operators
The world’s 20 Largest IPTV operators served 83% of global IPTV households last year, with…
1 min read
AT&T reportedly eyeing Hulu
US telco AT&T is reportedly in discussions about making a joint bid for Hulu, marking…
1 min read
Channel 4 to launch centralised companion app
Channel 4 is set to launch a second screen companion app next month as a…
1 min read
Second screen used by 96% of viewers
Interacting with a second screen while watching entertainment has been done by 96% of people,…
1 min read
Chello DMC appoints VOD director
Playout provider Chello DMC has appointed former KPN executive Mike Riegel as director of VOD…
1 min read
Aurora Networks announces new RFoG solution
Cable operator optical access solution provider, Aurora Networks has launched a standards-compliant optical beat interference-free…
1 min read
Virgin Media deal to close Friday, LG would like to be “bigger in Germany”
With Liberty Global’s deal to acquire Virgin Media expected to close on Friday following Liberty…
2 min read
Sullivan: Sky Deutschland now on course for profitability
After four years of rebuilding the business, Sky Deutschland is set to turn a positive…
2 min read
German cable and pubcasters still at loggerheads over retrans fees
No agreement is in sight between Germany’s biggest cable operators and the country’s public broadcasters…
1 min read
DirecTV reportedly among US$1bn-plus bidders for Hulu
US pay TV provider DirecTV is one of three bidders offering upwards of US$1 billion…
1 min read
Vodafone reportedly mulling Kabel Deutschland deal again
Vodafone is reportedly taking a second look at German cable operator Kabel Deutschland, following reports…
1 min read
Most mobile TV viewing happens at home
New research has shown that most viewing of TV content on mobile devices happens in…
1 min read
Liberty Global appoints UPC exec as new Virgin Media COO
Liberty Global has appointed the managing director of UPC Ireland, Dana Strong, as the next…
1 min read
Rostelecom appoints vice president
Russian telco Rostelecom has appointed former Siemens and Tele2 Russia executive Kai-Uwe Mehlhorn as vice…
1 min read
Deutsche Telekom-Sky agreement to go live next month
Sky Deutschland and Deutsche Telekom’s agreement that will see the complete Sky offering made available…
2 min read
Saint Girons named HD Forum chief, httv teams up with Arantia
Interactive TV technology specialist httv’s CEO Régis Saint Girons has been named as the new…
1 min read
Arris partners with Vectra and ROPA
Video and broadband technology company Arris is partnering with Polish cable operator Vectra and German video…
1 min read
“Radical” EC Telecom Package could be in place by next Easter, says Kroes
The European Commission should be in a position to deliver a complete Telecoms Single Market…
1 min read
French Tennis Open sees first live HEVC broadcast
Orange Labs, through the 4EVER consortium, is leading the live broadcast of the French Tennis…
1 min read
Nordic TV chief departs amid management changes at MTG
Free and pay TV group MTG has implemented several senior changes management changes that include…
1 min read
Dailymotion strikes deal with sntv for enhances sports coverage
Online video provider Dailymotion has struck a strategic partnership with IMG and Associated Press joint…
1 min read
NTV Plus introduces instalment plan payment
Russian pay TV operator NTV Plus has introduced an instalment payment plan for its services….
1 min read
Amedia channels join Beeline TV
Russian service provider VimpelCom, which operates the Beeline brand, has struck a deal with producer…
1 min read
Apple ordered to pay private copy taxes
The French Tribunal de Grande Instance de Paris has ordered Apple to pay €5 million…
1 min read
iWedia partners with Switzerland’s WinGo
TV technology firm iWedia has partnered with Swisscom subsidiary WinGo to deploy its Teatro-3.5 software…