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Pay TV Operators
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NTV+ shuts down interactive TV service in favour of online
Russian pay TV operator NTV+ is shutting down its interactive TV offering in favour of…
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MultiChoice showcases new features as Mawela targets 40m across Africa
South Africa-based pay TV operator MultiChoice has showcased a raft of new features and services…
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Russia’s MTS grows TV base in face of pandemic
Russian service provider MTS has posted solid second-quarter results, with growth in TV numbers contributing…
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India’s Fastway taps Synamedia for converged headend
India’s fifth largest MSO Fastway Transmissions has tapped Synamedia to provide its converged headend. Fastway…
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Digi posts solid growth in face of pandemic
Romania-based service provider Digi has posted solid second-quarter financials in the face of the COVID-19…
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Viasat World expands presence with Antenna Hungária
Channel provider Viasat World has renewed a carriage agreement with Hungarian digital-terrestrial and OTT service…
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W4free expands with Netgem TV deal
UK-based AVOD W4free has continued its expansion via a distribution deal with cord-cutting operator Netgem.tv. …
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Mediapro secures Téléfoot deal with Bouygues Telecom
Spanish broadcaster and producer Mediapro has followed up the deal it struck with Altice France…
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Emerging markets and IPTV continuing to drive pay TV growth
Despite cord cutting in advanced markets, pay TV is continuing to grow overall, driven by…
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TDC sees TV subscribers and revenues drop as it preps revamp
TV and internet services contributed to a sharp decline in revenues for Denmark’s TDC in…
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AT&T offloads DirecTV Venezuela to Chilean firm
A Chilean investment firm has reached an agreement with AT&T to buy DirecTV’s Venezuelan business….
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Belgium’s Proximus to integrate Disney+ in packages
Belgium’s Proximus is stepping up competition in the streaming space by launching Disney+ on its…
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Pandemic continues to impact pay TV in US, as top operators lose over 1.5 million customers
Compounding a pre-existing trend towards cord-cutting with a devastated financial environment, pay TV providers in…
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Youfone launches Android TV-based service with Amino
Dutch mobile service provider Youfone has launched what it describes as the first Android TV…
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Volia starts selling Android TV boxes
Ukrainian cable operator Volia has begun distributing an Android TV 9.0-based set-top box. The Smart…
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SPI/FilmBox extends reach in Bulgaria
Channel provider SPI/FilmBox has extended its reach in Bulgaria through a new channel distribution agreement…
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Vivendi in fresh overture to Mediaset
Vivendi has contacted Mediaset senior management with a request to set up a meeting to…
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Com Hem to switch off analogue services in September
Tele2-owned Swedish cable operator Com Hem is to switch off its analogue cable TV service…
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Orange Belgium taps Zappware to deliver Eleven football channels to subscribers
Orange Belgium has tapped technology provider Zappware to deliver the football offering of Jupiler League…
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Liberty Global to acquire Switzerland’s Sunrise
Liberty Global has agreed to acquire Swiss telecom operator Sunrise in a move that completely…
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VodafoneZiggo resumes digital switchover of cable network
Liberty Global and Vodafone’s Dutch JV VodafoneZiggo is to restart the phased digitisation of its…
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Brazilian DTH service BluTV launches on Eutelsat
Uberlândia, Minas Gerais-based Brazilian pay TV outfit 1Sat Telecomunicaçoes has launched a new DTH service,…
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Eleven Sports agrees new deals in Belgium
Sports channel provider Eleven Sports Belgium has agreed three new partnerships for Belgian football offering….
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Ocilion signs 10 new operators for IPTV offering
Austria-based IPTV aggregator Ocilion has signed up 10 new network operators for its white label…
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Mirada takes Iris to the Caribbean with Viya
Video user experience specialist Mirada has launched its Iris multiscreen in the Caribbean with Viya,…
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Russia’s Beeline sees boost from TV as COVID-19 hits mobile
Russian service provider Veon, which operates the Beeline brand, saw its TV subscriber base jump…
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Ukraine’s Volia strikes deal with Disney
Ukrainian cable operator Volia has struck a long-term deal with Disney to offer content from…
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Vodafone Spain sees big impact TV viewing patterns under COVID lockdown
Vodafone España saw the number of TV minutes viewed per day jump from 213 in…
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Mediapro makes first payment for top-tier French football
Mediapro has made its first tranche of payment of top-tier French football rights, paying €172…
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KDDI taps VisualOn for 5G mobile video
Japanese service provider KDDI has chosen streaming software provider VisualOn’s media player to power video…