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Pay TV Operators
TF1 re-enters pay TV world with Lib’Télé
French broadcaster TF1 is set to re-enter the pay TV world five years after the…
Orange to expand 3D offering
French pay TV operator Orange is expanding its 3D content after striking a deal with…
OTE adds BBC World News
Greek pay TV operator OTE has added the BBC World News channel to its line-up….
CSA warns channels on subtitling
French media regulator the CSA has put five channels on notice about their failure to…
Al Jazeera launches live news apps
News channel operator Al Jazeera has launched new applications for Android and Blackberry mobile devices…
NTV-Plus launches connected TV sports app
Russian DTH operator NTV-Plus has developed an app for LG Smart TVs. The app gives…
Canal Plus and Bolloré finalise channels deal
French pay TV group Canal+ has finalised a deal to acquire the digital terrestrial channels…
INEA adds Disney Junior
Polish cable operator INEA has added Disney Junior to its programming line-up. The channel will…
French high-speed internet subscribers pass 600,000
The number of very high-speed internet subscribers in France passed 600,000 at the end of…
Beesmart teams up with Vestel
Slovenia-based middleware provider Beesmart has teamed up with Turkey-based device manufacturer Vestel to take the…
Sky Italia pulls out of DTT frequency contest
Pay TV operator Sky Italia has decided to pull out of the competition to acquire…
Liberty Global moves to assuage regulator on Kabel BW
Pan European cable operator Liberty Global has attempted to mitigate the concerns of Germany’s competition…
KDG adds MTV channel
German cable operator Kabel Deutschland (KDG) has added music channel MTV Brand New to its…
Multimedia Polska adds Orange Sport
Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska has added Orange Sport to its channel line-up. Orange Sport…
Beeline passes IPTV milestone
Russian IPTV service Beeline TV, the brand name of VimpelCom, has passed the milestone of…
France completes switchover, abolishes bonus channels
France has completed its digital switchover with the end of analogue broadcasts in the Languedoc-Roussillon…
Tablets cannibalising TV viewing, says Orange study
New research from Orange shows that tablet devices could be cannibalising home TV viewing. Orange…
MAXtv launches multiscreen service
Croatian pay TV operator T-Hrvatski Telekom has launched a MAXtv service giving access to channels…
Connected TV challenges French media regulation, says experts
A group of experts charged with investigating the impact of connected TV in France is…
Vodafone expands HD line-up
Vodafone is adding three new HD channels to its German IPTV platform. From December 1,…
Etisalat to add MBC HD channels
UAE-based telco Etisalat has added seven HD channels from broadcaster MBC to its eLife TV…
James Murdoch survives shareholder revolt
James Murdoch won the necessary amount of votes to be re-elected at BSkyB’s annual general…
New structure for Lagardère Active
Lagardère has reorganised the structure of its Lagardère Active media arm into four divisions. Lagardère…
Sky adds Movies to Sky Go
Sky has added content from Sky Movies to its Sky Go app for iPhone, iPad…
Virgin launches Spotify TiVo app
Virgin Media has today launched a Spotify app on its TiVo platform. The new app…
Orange’s Open passes one million subs
Orange France has passed the milestone of signing up one million subscribers to its Open…
Spiegel TV Wissen HD launching on KDG
German pay TV factual channel Spiegel TV Wissen HD is to launch on Kabel Deutschland’s…
BSkyB launching dedicated F1 channel
BSkyB is launching a dedicated Formula 1 auto racing channel. UK pay TV operator won…
Sky Deutschland looking to Bundesliga online and mobile rights
German pay TV operator Sky Deutschland wants to bid for all rights to the next…
Sunrise IPTV launching in Switzerland
Private equity-backed telco company Sunrise will launch an IPTV service in Switzerland in the first…