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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…
Lionsgate UK president Nicola Pearcey to step down
Nicola Pearcey, president of UK and European TV and film operations for US-Canadian entertainment company…
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…
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…
TikTok agrees music licencing deal with Sony
Short-form video app TikTok has announced a licencing agreement with Sony that will bring…
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…
TikTok countersues Triller over patent infringement claims
TikTok’s parent company ByteDance is suing rival app Triller over patent infringement claims. The allegations…
Russian digital and media minister Volin replaced
Alexey Volin, the deputy minister of digital development, communications and mass media, who was responsible…
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…
VideoTech Innovation Awards 2020 shortlist announced
The shortlist for the VideoTech Innovation Awards 2020 has been announced. The second edition of…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
VideoTech Innovation Awards: final call for nominations
Nominations for this year’s coveted VideoTech Innovation Awards are set to close this Friday. This…
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…
US TikTok ban temporarily halted
A US federal judge has temporarily halted the Trump administration’s ban on short-form video app…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Pluto TV launches on Roku in LATAM
ViacomCBS’s ad-supported streamer Pluto TV has expanded its recently launched Latin American offer by adding…
Starzplay experiences 141% growth in lockdown
Leading MENA streamer Starzplay experienced a significant growth of almost 150% during the peak of…
CableLabs and Mediacom kick of 10G trial in Iowa
US cable standards organisation CableLabs has launched a trial of its new 10G technology in…
TV as an app: the choices facing service providers
Service providers are increasingly looking to enhance their service proposition by aggregating apps and presenting…