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Altice taps Cisco for DOCSIS 3.1 and CCAP upgrade
Cisco has struck a deal with Altice to provide its DOCSIS 3.1-enabled CCAP cable access…
RTL MCN buys kids and family channels group
RTL multichannel operator BroadbandTV has acquired YoBoHo, a YouTube networks curator and content producer. The…
Kaltura launches new HTML5 app for Amazon Fire TV
Online video platform provider Kaltura is providing a new HTML5 app for Amazon Fire TV. …
Residential gateways and set-tops to drive TR-069 growth, says Ovum
The number of residential gateways, TV set-top boxes and other consumer premises equipment in use…
Canal+ OTT service sees record use for El Clasico
Spanish pay TV provider Canal+’s Yomvi OTT TV service passed a live streaming record on…
Telekom Slovenije taps VO for TViN OTT TV service
Slovenian telco Telekom Slovenije has chosen Viacess-Orca’s Connected Sentinel Player to support its TViN multiscreen…
Channel 4 taps Piksel for new All 4 service
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has continued a long-standing relationship with Piksel to support the launch…
Al Jazeera’s BeIN Sports set to take over Digiturk
Al Jazeera’s BeIN Sports is expected to acquire Turkish pay TV operator Digiturk for between…
One in 10 users could not live without broadband, says study
One in 10 UK broadband users say they could not live without broadband, while one…
Gazprom Space Systems begins moving Yamal-300K to new position
Gazprom Space Systems has begun moving the Yamal-300K satellite from its previous location at 90°…
AZ Medien taps Kaltura for online channels
Swiss media company AZ Medien has chosen online video platform provider Kaltura to provide the…
Vodafone España launches Vodafone One, revamps TV services
Vodafone España has unveiled its new converged offering with the brand Vodafone One. The converged…
DISH taps Rovi for TV voice controls
US pay TV provider DISH has partnered with Rovi to add the latter’s Conversation Services’…
Ooyala adds syndication support for Amazon Fire TV
Video publishing, analytics and monetisation specialist Ooyala has said it is making it fast and…
Report: The data analytics revolution
The advent of Big Data means that TV operators and content providers are in a…
Arris and Charter buy ActiveVideo for US$135 million
Arris and Charter Communications have established a joint venture to buy cloud TV specialist ActiveVideo…
Nokia to acquire Alcatel-Lucent
Nokia is to acquire Alcatel-Lucent in an all-share deal that values the latter at €15.6…
Kudelski and Google strike patent cross-licensing deal
Kudelski Group and Google have struck a patent cross-licensing agreement the pair say will provide…
Google brings programmatic ad buying to streaming devices
Google is now allowing to TV providers to programmatically monetise inventory across web-streaming devices services,…
Industry players formalise SAT>IP grouping
Six satellite operators and manufacturers have teamed up to form the SAT>IP Alliance, building on…
Harmonic launches OTT video network
Video delivery specialist Harmonic has launched the Harmonic Video Network (HVN) – an OTT video…
FTTH and DOCSIS 3.0 lead global broadband CPE growth
The global broadband consumer premises market was worth US$10.5 billion (€9.9 billion) last year, up…
Bonnier taps Ericsson for C More OTT service
Bonnier Broadcasting has tapped Ericsson to provide the online platform for its under-development C More…
Intelsat launches IP distribution platform
Intelsat has launched a next-generation, IP content distribution platform and managed service called IntelsatOne Prism. …
TF1 launching premium VoD movie service
French commercial broadcaster TF1 is launching a new premium video-on-demand brand dedicated to movies not…
RTL leads US$19.4m round in ad technology firm Clypd
RTL Group has lead a US$19.4 million (€18 million) round of funding in TV advertising…
Vodafone tipped to adopt TiVo for Spanish TV service
Vodafone España is planning to adopt the TiVo platform used by cable unit Ono for…
Illegal downloads of Game of Thrones up 45%
Illegal downloads of episodes of Game of Thrones increase more than 45% year-on-year in the…
Saffron Digital and Verimatrix partner on OTT security
Video platform provider Saffron Digital has partnered with security specialist Verimatrix to offer “advanced revenue…
BBC to increasingly look to web delivery, says CTO
The BBC will increasingly use the web to deliver programmes and services to viewers in…