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Eutelsat meets full-year financial objectives
Eutelsat delivered on its financial objectives for full year 2017/18, despite reporting a decline in…
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Hopster content added to STV Player
Hopster, the kids’ learning and entertainment app, and STV are teaming up to add Hopster…
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EBU to run Ultra HD, HDR trials at European Championships
The EBU will distribute live Ultra High Definition (UHD) content, with High Frame Rates (HFR),…
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InterDigital completes takeover of Technicolor’s patent business
Mobile technology research and development company, InterDigital, has completed its acquisition of Technicolor’s patent licensing…
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T-Mobile and Nokia agree US$3.5bn 5G network deal
T-Mobile and Nokia have agreed a US$3.5 billion deal to accelerate the deployment of a…
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Comedy Central Play app launches in the UK
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has launched its Comedy Central Play mobile streaming app in…
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AsiaSat names new commercial chief
Satellite operator AsiaSat has named Ina Lui as senior vice-president, commercial, business development and strategy,…
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Viacom confirms Awesomeness TV acquisition
Viacom has confirmed that it will acquire Awesomeness TV, a digital-first destination for original programming…
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Paul Buccieri upped to president of A+E Networks Group
Hearst and Disney have upped Paul Buccieri, who has been president of A+E Studios and…
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Twitter signs 50 new video deals in Q2
Twitter signed 50 new video deals in Q2, including with major companies like ESPN, NBCUniversal…
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Report: Katzenberg’s NewTV raises US$1bn
Former DreamWorks Animation owner Jeffrey Katzenberg has reportedly raised US$1 billion (€850 million) in funding…
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Amazon to continue focus on Prime Channels build-out
Amazon said it plans to continue growing its Amazon Prime Channels service but would not…
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Sorenson Media launches addressable ad platform for live linear TV
US-based Sorenson Media has launched a targeted advertising platform for linear TV and signed up…
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Awareness of digital TV ‘varies widely’ in Francophone Africa
Awareness of digital-terrestrial TV and intention to acquire equipment to receive it vary widely between…
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Sky impresses with strong full year results
Sky reported strong full-year results with revenue and EBITDA gains, half a million new customer…
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Parks: 40% of streaming player owners use device daily
Streaming media players are the most frequently used internet-connected entertainment device in the US, with…
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Australia’s Nine to merge with Fairfax Media
Commercial TV network Nine Entertainment this morning confirmed it had agreed a merger deal with…
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Paywizard: viewers prefer OTT customer experience
Consumers prefer over-the-top services like Netflix and Amazon to traditional pay TV services at almost…
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ITV mulls SVOD plans as it aims to be ‘more than TV’
ITV has said that growing its direct-to-consumer business will be a “key focus” of its…
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Digital TV Research: 351 million SVOD subscribers in APAC by 2023
The number of subscription video-on-demand subscribers in Asia Pacific (APAC) will climb from 141 million…
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Discovery to launch new QuestOD on-demand service
Discovery is set to launch QuestOD, a catch-up and live streaming service for its free-to-air…
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Ofcom outlines full fibre support proposals
Ofcom has outlined a set of proposals to support long-term investment in full-fibre networks, following…
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Ansip: Euro-Parliament should move to EC position on copyright reform
The key element of the European Commission’s proposals for copyright reform “was on the right…
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TV4 Entertainment launching raft of health and wellness networks
Los Angeles-based OTT channels provider TV4 Entertainment has created a new subsidiary to operate a…
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UK unveils plans for full fibre and 5G internet
The UK government has unveiled plans to promote the quicker rollout of fibre broadband ahead…
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YouTube: viewers watch 180m hours on TV every day
YouTube viewers now watch over 180 million hours of the video service on TV screens…
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Virgin Media to drop UKTV channels
Virgin Media is set to drop UKTV’s portfolio of 10 channels from its platform in…
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BBC hails UHD live streaming trial as ‘great success’
The BBC’s ‘summer of Ultra HD stream trials,’ which resulted in 1.6 million iPlayer requests…
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UK grants £184m tax relief to 60 high-end TV shows in 2017/18
Sixty programmes received £184 million in High-End Television Tax Relief (HTR) in 2017-18, according to…
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Bulgarian watchdog says no to MTG’s Nova sale
Bulgaria’s competition regulator, the Commission on Protection of Competition has blocked the sale of Modern…