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Europe
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Technicolor buys display technology patents
French technology company Technicolor has bought 156 patents, in a move it said would strengthen…
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Netflix to raise US$400 million for expansion, original content
Netflix is planning to raise US$400 million (€296 million) in long-term debt in the first…
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Fox channels reshuffles European execs
Fox International Channels has moved several of its senior executives in Europe into new positions…
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Motive Television joins the HbbTV Consortium
UK-based TV technology services firm Motive Television has joined the HbbTV consortium in a bid to…
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Fox to air Super Bowl live in Europe for first time
Fox International Channels is to broadcast live coverage of the US Super Bowl live in…
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Kids VOD service Toon Goggles launches on Samsung TVs in Europe
US-based kids video-on-demand service Toon Goggles is launching as an app for Samsung smart TVs…
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AmberFin names EMEA sales chief
Media ingest, transcoding and quality control specialist AmberFin has named Adrian Smith as vice-president of…
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Netflix gears up for “substantial European expansion”
Netflix is set to “embark on a substantial European expansion” later this year, as it…
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Liberty may split international businesses
Cable giant Liberty Global is considering separating its European and Latin American businesses. Attending the…
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Loewe secures investment, former Apple exec comes on-board
A group of investors that includes the former head of Apple Europe have acquired a…
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New European advisory group to report on UHF spectrum for TV
Former World Trade Organisation chief Pascal Lamy has been appointed to lead a new European…
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Pace predicts strong 2013 after European gains
Set-top provider Pace said it expects its full-year results for 2013 to be ahead of…
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Euro pubcasters slam ‘excessive’ cuts
Europe’s public broadcasting body has issued a statement slamming funding cuts across the continent as…
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CNBC makes key international appointments
News channel CNBC has made a number of key appointments to its international team. CNBC…
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Eurosport ties up French Open tennis rights until 2021
The Eurosport Group has signed a new long-term partnership with the Fédération Française de Tennis…
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Jason Thorp exiting Fox
Jason Thorp is leaving Fox International Channels a decade after launching the FX network in…
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Totalmovie goes white label with UUX, targets global expansion
Total Media Networks, the owner of South American OTT service Totalmovie, has merged with OTT…
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Google eyes Chromecast international launches
Google is rumoured to be preparing to launch its internet TV dongle, Chromecast, internationally, after…
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Viacom looks to growth in Europe after difficult 2013
Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman has said that its business in Europe is stabilising after a…
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Tricolor tipped to become Europe’s second largest pay TV operator
Russia’s Tricolor is set to overtake BSkyB to become the second largest pay TV operator…
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Almost 300 news channels now available in Europe
There are almost 300 news channels currently available in Europe, with 214 based in the…
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India’s Zee TV launches Sky offer for DittoTV
Indian broadcaster Zee is making its online live TV and VOD service, DittoTV, available free…
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RTL eyes further digital growth
RTL Group said that its strong and rapidly growing digital presence has now established it…
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A&E channel set to launch in Europe
The A&E Network is set to launch in Europe within weeks for the first time,…
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Deutsche Telekom TV numbers boosted by Digi Slovakia deal
Deutsche Telekom recorded “significant gains” in Europe in the third quarter, including 361,000 new TV…
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Fox hires new legal boss
Fox International Channels has hired Mitzi Berberi as head of business & legal affairs, UK,…
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Thema launches African channels OTT service outside France
Channel distributor Thema and Alpha Networks have teamed up to launch a new OTT service…
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Fox strikes European Major League Baseball deal
Fox International Channels has acquired European rights to the Major League Baseball series. The channels…
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Europe now has 100% broadband coverage
Europe has achieved 100% basic broadband coverage, one of the main goals of the Digital…
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German SVOD platform latest to go Under the Dome
Vivendi’s European SVOD service Watchever is the latest buyer of CBS miniseries Under the Dome….