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Bloomberg launches OTT Quicktake network

Bloomberg is expanding its Quicktake brand to launch a 24/7 streaming news network. Previously announced…

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Lionsgate UK president Nicola Pearcey to step down

Nicola Pearcey, president of UK and European TV and film operations for US-Canadian entertainment company…

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Sluggish 8K TV adoption blamed on Covid-19 by new report

Despite households watching more TV than ever before, the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has caused a…

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Eutelsat debuts new EPG for free-to-air broadcasters

Satellite operator Eutelsat has launched Sat.tv, an enhanced electronic programme guide for free-to-air channels. The…

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TikTok agrees music licencing deal with Sony

  Short-form video app TikTok has announced a licencing agreement with Sony that will bring…

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Video entertainment adspend to remain stable in face of pandemic

Despite the economic crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, video entertainment ad spend is expected…

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TikTok countersues Triller over patent infringement claims

TikTok’s parent company ByteDance is suing rival app Triller over patent infringement claims.  The allegations…

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Russian digital and media minister Volin replaced

Alexey Volin, the deputy minister of digital development, communications and mass media, who was responsible…

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Mediapro’s Roures claims 600k subs for Téléfoot as talks with league restart

Mediapro chief Jaume Roures has claimed that troubled French premium football service Téléfoot has about…

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VideoTech Innovation Awards 2020 shortlist announced

The shortlist for the VideoTech Innovation Awards 2020 has been announced. The second edition of…

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Paramount+ takes ‘Grease’ reboot from WarnerMedia’s HBO Max

ViacomCBS’s OTT service Paramount+ has picked up the forthcoming Grease spin-off, which had been previously with…

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US$4.5 billion sports highlights market dominated by YouTube viewing

YouTube has overtaken Facebook as the most popular social platform for viewing sports highlights, with…

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Stability for Sweden as media spend approaches pre-pandemic levels

Household spend on media services and products in Sweden appear to be returning to pre-pandemic…

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Italy set for video growth in 2021 following COVID decline

Despite being ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic, Italy’s video entertainment market is set for ‘vigorous…

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Take part in Digital TV Europe’s survey on the UI and the customer now

The home page of the UI is the shop window of a TV service offering,…

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Spanish watchdog consults on audiovisual services regulation of video-sharing platforms

Spanish competition watchdog the CNMC has opened a public consultation on the regulation of service…

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VideoTech Innovation Awards: final call for nominations

Nominations for this year’s coveted VideoTech Innovation Awards are set to close this Friday. This…

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Game subscriptions to be US$11 billion industry by 2025

Video game subscription services, already a dominant force in the entertainment industry, will become even…

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US TikTok ban temporarily halted

A US federal judge has temporarily halted the Trump administration’s ban on short-form video app…

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DTVE Digital Symposium looks in depth at Android TV, pay TV integration and local regulation

How can major operators tap the potential of Android TV standardisation to provide better revenue-generating…

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Premier League clubs could stream non-televised matches from October

Following the UK government’s announcement that the country is facing at least six months of…

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BBC Studios launches German prodco, exits All3 joint venture Tower

BBC Studios (BBCS) is parting ways with All3Media in Germany, ending its decade-long joint venture…

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SpotX launches new programmatic solutions to scale linear addressable TV

Video ad platform SpotX has announced the launch of new programmatic solutions with early backing…

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DTVE Digital Symposium tackles the bandwidth challenge facing operators in the post-COVID-19 era

The COVID-19 lockdown has seen massive spikes in broadband consumption and in the use of…

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Parrot Analytics: Amazon strikes gold with The Boys

Amazon’s big-budget dark superhero satire The Boys has topped Parrot Analytics’ originals in-demand chart in…

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DTVE Symposium session on the UX to address the issues facing multinational, multi-network operators

The user experience is the unique point of contact between the video service provider and…

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Pluto TV launches on Roku in LATAM

ViacomCBS’s ad-supported streamer Pluto TV has expanded its recently launched Latin American offer by adding…

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Starzplay experiences 141% growth in lockdown

Leading MENA streamer Starzplay experienced a significant growth of almost 150% during the peak of…

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CableLabs and Mediacom kick of 10G trial in Iowa

US cable standards organisation CableLabs has launched a trial of its new 10G technology in…

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TV as an app: the choices facing service providers

Service providers are increasingly looking to enhance their service proposition by aggregating apps and presenting…