After more than 40 years of operation, DTVE is closing its doors and our website will no longer be updated daily. Thank you for all of your support.
UK
1 min read
Virgin Media integrates Smallworld
Liberty Global-owned UK cable operator Virgin Media has integrated Smallworld Fibre, the regional service provider…
1 min read
Arise News goes live on Freeview
Global news and entertainment channel Arise News has launched on the Freeview platform in the…
1 min read
New development chief for Comedy Central
Comedy Central has named Joe McVey as head of development. McVey, whose appointment is effective…
2 min read
Ofcom: UK is first for smart TV
The UK leads EU countries for the use of internet-connected televisions, with almost a quarter…
1 min read
EE TV customers now get BBC connected red button
UK mobile operator EE’s EE TV customers can now access BBC connected red button services….
1 min read
Blinkx Media hires Fox’s Tit
Online video specialist Blinkx Media has hired Fox International executive Sander Tit as director of…
1 min read
UK leads for video app downloads
Netflix was the more downloaded video app in the UK in the third quarter of…
1 min read
Sainsbury’s launches movie and TV store on Roku
Supermarket chain Sainsbury’s has launched its Sainsbury’s Entertainment movie and TV show store on Roku…
2 min read
Number of UK homes with a TV set falls for first time
After years of consecutive growth, the number of UK households with a TV set has…
1 min read
TV ads strong in 2014, weaker than expected in 2015
Media agency ZenithOptimedia is forecasting that global ad expenditure will grow 4.9% in 2015, reaching…
1 min read
Motive’s Tablet TV tuner launches in the UK
TabletTV, a digital tuner that is designed to let UK viewers watch Freeview TV from…
1 min read
UKTV hires NBCUniversal exec for Watch
Adam Collings has joined UKTV from NBCUniversal and will oversee programming at its Watch channel….
1 min read
BBC Worldwide launches pre-school app
BBC Wordwide has teamed up with Scary Beasties to launch an app targeted at pre-school…
1 min read
BT TV launches multiscreen buy-to-keep and TV everywhere
BT TV has begun offering buy-to-keep movies on multiple devices in addition to the set-top…
1 min read
S4C joins BBC iPlayer as first third-party channel
Welsh-language channel S4C has joined the BBC iPlayer service. The move marks the first time…
1 min read
Vision247 adds new channels to connected Freeview service
Hybrid TV technology and aggregation specialist Vision247 has added to the raft of channels it…
1 min read
STV Player launches on Xbox 360
STV Player, the online catch-up service for Scottish broadcaster STV, is now available as an…
1 min read
UK pay TV customers watch just 25% of available channels
Pay TV customers in the UK watch just 25% of the channels they pay for,…
1 min read
Arqiva adds channels to YouView Connect TV
Media services provider Arqiva has added a range of new channels to its Connect TV…
1 min read
Globecast launches Téléfrance package in UK
Media services provider Globecast has launched its French TV package Téléfrance in the UK, available…
1 min read
Sky Deutschland to drop out of MDAX as Sky stake passes 90%
Sky’s stake in Sky Deutschland has now passed the 90% mark, meaning that the German…
2 min read
Vodafone mulling Liberty Global acquisition
Vodafone is mulling an acquisition of Liberty Global among other potential acquisitions, according to Reuters,…
2 min read
Hazlitt exits ITV as Williams takes over
Fru Hazlitt is leaving UK broadcaster ITV to move overseas with her family, with her…
1 min read
BBC outlines another £400m in cost cuts
The BBC is set to outline how it can make an additional £400 million (€505…
1 min read
TalkTalk launches cut-price sport and entertainment offer
UK service provider TalkTalk is offering customers three months of half price Sky Sports and…
1 min read
ASA calls for ad transparency on YouTube vlogs
The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority has called for YouTube video bloggers to be clear upfront…
1 min read
Digital UK awards contracts for connected Freeview service
Digital UK has signed contracts for the building and testing of Freeview’s new branded connected…
1 min read
Creative Industries Federation launches in the UK
The Creative Industries Federation, a new body to represent the UK’s creative community, has launched…
1 min read
BT in preliminary talks to buy O2
BT has confirmed that it has held “highly preliminary stage” discussions about buying a UK…
1 min read
Bear Grylls, Barcroft launch on YouTube net
Adventurer Bear Grylls is partnering with UK production group Barcroft Media to create a adrenaline-fuelled…