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Ofcom chief: time for ‘strong external oversight’ of social media
Ofcom chief executive Melanie Dawes has called for tougher regulation of social media to force…
Concert streamer Staccs announces key hires
Music concert video streaming service Staccs has announced a number of key hires, recruiting ‘top…
TV shipments set to drop in H2 2021
TV shipments are expected to suffer a year-over-year decline of more than 12% in the…
Liberty Global will ‘continue to invest’ in HFC and DOCSIS 4.0, says Fries
Liberty Global will continue to invest in its HFC network including DOCSIS 4.0 and will…
Major exhibitor Canon latest to pull out of IBC 2021
Canon, usually a major exhibitor at IBC, has confirmed that it will not be attending…
Rakuten TV expands FAST offering in Europe with 21 new channels
AVOD and FAST channel platform Rakuten TV has launched 21 new channels across Spain, Italy,…
Explore the future of cloud-native television at AWS’s EMEA Media & Entertainment Symposium
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is offering Digital TV Europe readers an opportunity to learn about…
AMCNI secures comprehensive rights deal with UEFA in Slovakia
AMC Networks International – Central and Northern Europe (AMCNI – CNE) has agreed a deal…
Rakuten TV rolls out five channels on LG smart TVs in the UK
AVOD and FAST channel operator Rakuten TV has expanded its content offering in the UK…
YouTube to hide public dislike count
YouTube is hiding the public dislike counter on videos across the site. In a blog…
Ad tech outfit DoubleVerify zones in on contextualisation with OpenSlate acquisition
Digital ad measurement and data analytics outfit DoubleVerify is to acquire OpenSlate, a company that…
French media regulator CSA to absorb HADOPI to become ARCOM
French media regulator the Conseil Supérieur de l’Audiovisuel (CSA) is to change its name to…
Digital TV Europe to run Symposium session of future of the set-top box
Digital TV Europe is to run a Symposium session on the future of the set-top…
Pluto TV launches in Italy with 40 original channels
Pluto TV, the free ad-supported streaming service from ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI) launches in Italy…
Piracy cost Spanish economy more than €2 billion and 20,000 jobs in 2020
Digital piracy in Spain has experienced a decline, but it is still costing rights holders…
IATSE agrees last-minute deal to avoid Hollywood production strike
Hollywood has avoided a potentially far-reaching strike, after the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees…
Smart TV market continuing to grow in Germany
The share of smart TVs and UHD TVs in Germany continues to increase. According to…
DTVE launches Summer Industry Survey 2021
The 2021 edition of Digital TV Europe’s Summer Industry Survey is now available to download….
Inside the Sky Glass launch event
Digital TV Europe was in attendance at Sky’s launch event for Sky Glass – the…
YouTube launches war on vaccine misinformation
YouTube has stepped up its campaign against Covid-19 misinformation, promising to ban any videos that…
Listen to the new episode of TV Watch with NENT Group chief content officer Filippa Wallestam
The latest episode of Digital TV Europe’s podcast TV Watch is now live on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. …
Reversal of fortune: Berenberg on SES and Eutelsat
In a notable reversal of their analysis of the two companies’ prospects earlier this year,…
TikTok at one billion users
Short-form social video platform TikTok has surpassed one billion users, parent company ByteDance has announced….
ODMedia teams with BuzzShow for video NFTs
Digital media services outfit and content aggregator ODMedia has teamed up with BuzzShow Network, a…
Xandr teams up with Molotov TV, Clubbing TV and Qwest TV in France
Xandr, AT&T’s advanced advertising unit, has teamed up with a number of connected TV services…
Apple TV+ sub-20 million subscriber count allows for lower worker pay, claims report
Apple TV+ is reportedly at less than 20 million subscribers in the US and Canada….
MIPCOM to run global streamers keynote series
The forthcoming MIPCOM event in Cannes, returning for the first time since the pandemic, has…
ITN names new technology chief
UK news production outfit ITN has named Jon Roberts as its new director of technology,…
Pluto TV France adds new comedy channels
ViacomCBS-owned FAST channel service Pluto TV has added three new comedy channels to its offering…
Omdia: long-form online and non-linear lead growth in cross-platform viewing
Average total daily viewing time went up in major advanced markets last year, with total…