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MTG takes full control of digital video network Zoomin.TV

MTG has upped its stake in Zoomin.TV from 51% to 100% after agreeing to buy…

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Irdeto: nearly 5m illegal Champions League streamers detected

Digital security specialist Irdeto claims that illegal streams of this year’s Champions League knockout stages…

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Parks Associates: 50% of US broadband homes own a smart TV

More than 50% of US broadband households own a smart TV and more than 40%…

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Mediacorp expands social video deal with Grabyo

Singapore-based Mediacorp has agreed a new deal with Grabyo, which will power the media company’s…

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Parrot Analytics: Black Mirror tops Netflix dominated Russian in-demand digital originals

Black Mirror topped a Netflix-dominated top 10 in Parrot Analytics’ analysis of the most in-demand…

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Netflix ‘accessed by 17% of UK mobile internet users’

Roughly 17% of mobile internet users in the UK, some 5.8 million adults, accessed the…

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US pay TV subscriber losses narrow year-on-year

The major US pay TV providers – representing about 95% of the market – lost…

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eMarketer: Spanish TV ad market set to dip

TV’s share of total media ad spend in Spain will decrease from 39.3% to 38.5%…

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YouTube rebrands Red to Premium, announces European launches

YouTube is rebranding its subscription service from YouTube Red to YouTube Premium and has confirmed…

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TDG: Amazon Channels dominates direct-to-consumer subscriptions

Amazon Prime Channels accounts for 55% of all direct-to-consumer subscriptions in the US, according to…

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CBS’ Moonves gets Upfronts ovation as legal battle heats up

CBS chief Leslie Moonves received a standing ovation from buyers at its Upfronts presentation last…

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Second screen viewers more likely to engage with ads

Viewers are 75% more likely to follow up on an advert they’ve seen on TV…

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Netflix to experience largest subscriber growth to date in 2018

Netflix will have its largest growth year to date in 2018, adding around 28 million…

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ABI: OTT video market to reach US$51bn in 2022

The worldwide over-the-top (OTT) video market is due to increase at a compound annual growth…

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Eutelsat revenues fall despite stable broadcast performance

Eutelsat reported a 7.4% decline (-3.3% on a like-for-like basis) in third quarter revenues at…

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21st Century Fox to up investment in Indian streaming service Hotstar

Twenty-First Century Fox has announced plans to up its investment in its Indian streaming service…

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AMC Networks appoints Czech and Slovakia country manager

AMC Networks International – Central and Northern Europe (AMCNI CNE) has appointed former Discovery executive…

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Telekom Srbija and SES partner on new channel distribution deal

Telekom Srbija has agreed a new deal with SES to distribute a new TV bouquet…

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Northern Waves conference announces line-up

Norigin Media has announced the line-up for its new one-day conference, Northern Waves, which is…

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BBC predicts all-IP future, says it will evolve into an internet broadcaster

The BBC’s technology chief has predicted that all media will be delivered over the web…

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Microsoft: web media standards will let broadcast industry ‘re-imagine TV’

New web media standards constitute an inflection point that will allow the broadcast industry to…

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Google joins Streaming Video Alliance

Google has joined the Streaming Video Alliance, a global association of organisations from across the…

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ITV sees strong growth in online revenue and Studios

ITV has released a trading update ahead of its earnings report, revealing that its revenue…

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TV Connect Awards: the winners revealed

Axonista, SoftAtHome, Think Analytics, Netgem, Conviva, Cleeng and BT were among the winners at the…

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TV Connect: TV platforms better placed than most to survive GDPR

Interactive television platforms in Europe are well-placed to survive the imposition of the General Data…

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Tencent agrees UK trade deal that includes TV development with the BBC

Chinese internet giant Tencent has signed a cultural creative industries trade deal with the UK…

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LG launches Google Assistant on 2018 TVs

LG has launched Google Assistant voice controls on its 2018 AI TV line-up – including…

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Unitymedia launches 1 Gbps broadband in Germany

Unitymedia has started to roll out 1 Gbps broadband in Germany, launching the 1,000 megabits…

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ANACOM recommends big price drop for Fibroglobal

Portuguese regulator ANACOM has recommended that the government reduce the wholesale prices charged for rural…

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NBCUniversal rebrands flagship UK channel

NBCUniversal has renamed its flagship UK entertainment service Universal Channel as Universal TV with refreshed…