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Sky Deutschland rolls out Snap OTT service to Samsung Galaxy devices
Sky Deutschland has today launched an Android version of its Snap OTT service for Samsung…
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Ziggo ups broadband speeds
Dutch cable operator Ziggo has increased the speed of its internet offerings, raising the speed…
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Masstech acquires PlayBox assets
Masstech Group has acquired the products and technology assets of channel-in-a-box playout specialist PlayBox Technology….
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Amazon denies free streaming service report
Amazon has denied a Wall Street Journal report, claiming it is looking to launch an…
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Microsoft partners with Ooyala on multiscreen TV services
Microsoft and Ooyala have partnered to develop and accelerate the deployment of next-generation IP video…
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Verimatrix signs security deal with Russia’s MegaFon
Content security specialist Verimatrix has signed a deal with Russian telco MegaFon, which will use…
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IneoQuest names new CEO
Quality assurance specialist IneoQuest has named Calvin Harrison as its new president and CEO. Harrison…
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Competition regulator clears playout merger
The UK Competition Commission has confirmed its clearance, by a majority of Ericsson’s acquisition of…
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Telenor Broadcast sells Conax to Kudelski
Telenor Broadcast has agreed to sell its Conax conditional access unit to Nagra-owner Kudelski for…
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YouView shareholders set to back future investment
YouView’s shareholders, including the BBC, are set to sign a new agreement to secure the…
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African channels choose Globecast for distribution
African channels Benie TV and Ouest TV have chosen Globecast to distribute their programming via…
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Telefónica strikes global partnership with Akamai
Telefónica has struck a global partnership with content delivery network specialist Akamai to provide its…
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Cloud TV: applications and limitations
The use of cloud technology to deliver TV services as a technology choice is gaining…
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Space for more: satellite operators go interactive
Satellite operators are seeking to deliver TV services that match the functionality of fixed-line operators…
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Second coming: the evolution of the companion screen
With the recent disappearance of first-generation second-screen services GetGlue and IntoNow, what does the future…
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Virgin Media CEO rules out TiVo-Horizon migration
Virgin Media’s CEO Tom Mockridge has ruled migrating the firm’s TiVo TV service to Liberty…
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Arris lines up 4K set-tops and HDMI streaming sticks for 2015
TV technology provider Arris is planning to launch 4K set-tops and an operator-friendly streaming stick…
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UK internet ‘frustratingly slow’, says Which?
Some 63% of people experience problems with their broadband, while 45% claim they suffer slow…
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Samsung unveils 4K TVs and UHD video pack
Samsung has unveiled its 2014 home entertainment product line-up, which includes a range of curved…
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VP9 can help YouTube become more ‘TV like’, says Varela
Google’s VP9 video compression codec, the internet giant’s alternative to the H.265 next-generation video compression…
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ER-Telecom launches new HD set-top
Russian service provider ER-Telecom, which operates under the Dom.ru brand, has launched a new HD…
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Ericsson hails birth of EVE
Ericsson has used TV Connect to announce Ericsson Virtualised Encoding (EVE), a new solution that…
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Elemental delivering services for Viaplay
Compression specialist Elemental Technologies has said it is delivering live channels and video-on-demand content to…
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Cisco implements first cloud-based RDK IPTV for Europe
Cisco has implemented what it says is the industry’s first Reference Design Kit (RDK)-based IPTV…
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Maxisat partners with Arris for multiscreen Content Hub expansion
Finland-based multiscreen TV services firm Maxisat has selected Arris to provide a multiple bitrate (MBR)…
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R&M appoints former Technicolor exec
Swiss cabling systems manufacturer, R&M has appointed former Technicolor executive Roger Keller as its new…
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STB market declines 10% despite gateway gains
The global set-top box (STB) market declined 10% year-on-year in 2013, despite an increase in…
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Rovi appoints former Arris exec Burke as COO
Rovi has appointed former Motorola Home and Arris executive John Burke as executive vice president…
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Virgin Media eyes more content app launches
Virgin Media is open to adding more content apps to its platform after striking a…
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Sullivan, Sapan and Hollinger top DTVE Euro 50 Awards 2014
Sky Deutschland CEO Brian Sullivan, AMC Networks CEO Josh Sapan and Discovery Networks International CEO…