Orange/Bouygues end merger talks
The board of directors of Orange has concluded that an agreement reaching a possible consolidation with Bouygues Telecom has not been reached. … [Read More...]
M7 develops TVE App and expands IPTV offer
M7 Deutschland is rolling out its white label TV Everywhere app for B2B customers and expanding its IPTV offer. … [Read More...]
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Sky to sell Osterley HQ
Sky is to sell its West London headquarters in a deal worth £545 million. … [Read More...]
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France set for HD upgrade
The French public broadcaster France Télévisions will upgrade all of France 3’s regional channels to HD from this coming Tuesday, April 5. … [Read More...]
Senior Discovery Iberia appointment
Vera Buzanello has been appointed executive VP general manager of Discovery Networks Iberia, responsible for Spain and Portugal. … [Read More...]
Challenging times for Forthnet
Greece’s Forthnet suffered a 2.5% loss in pay-TV subscribers in 2015, ending the year with 494,643. … [Read More...]
Channel 4 adds Watch Live to Android app
Channel 4 has added a Watch Live facility to the Android app of digital service All 4. … [Read More...]
New cable deals for Eleven Sports Network
Eleven Sports Network has signed distribution agreements with six cable operators in Poland. … [Read More...]
Gazprom Media buys NMG stake
Gazprom Media has acquired an additional 7.5% stake in National Media Group (NMG), Russia’s largest media holding. … [Read More...]
Tough year for CTC Media
The Russian national commercial broadcaster CTC Media saw its revenue halve in 2015, down from $710.40 million in the previous year to $350.56 million. … [Read More...]
Heimatkanal to join Teleclub and UPC Cablecom
German media company Mainstream Media will expand the distribution of its pay-TV channel Heimatkanal in German-speaking Europe. … [Read More...]
Studio 100 launches kids channel beJunior
German production and distribution company Studio 100 Media will create, supply and schedule a cobranded channel for the Middle East and North Africa. … [Read More...]
Central & East Europe
Motorvision TV launches on six new platforms
Motorvision TV, the German pay-TV channel for car and motor sports fans, extends its reach in Europe, the Middle East and Africa by launching on six additional platforms. … [Read More...]
Compensation for nc+ subs
Subscribers to the Polish nc+ digital platform are set to receive financial compensation from its operator ITI Neovision. … [Read More...]
Netflix gets Hungarian advice
Netflix will only become a significant player in the Hungarian TV market if it offers more content dubbed or subtitled into the local language. … [Read More...]
Newsline
BT still leads pay-TV complaints
The number of pay-TV complaints received against BT fell in the fourth quarter of 2015. … [Read More...]
EE TV allows Recordings To Go
EE is launching a new feature that allows customers to record programmes and watch them whilst out and about. … [Read More...]
Slovak milestone for AMC
AMC Networks International – Central Europe (AMCNI CE) will significantly increase its reach in Slovakia from this Friday, April 1, when Digi Slovakia and Slovak Telekom both add the channel to their lineup. … [Read More...]
Editors’ Choice
Man arrested in pirate set-top opp
A man has been arrested in East London as part of an ongoing operation by the City of London Police’s Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU). … [Read More...]
OTT video is growing in Europe
OTT video usage in Western Europe is continuing to expand, with 55% of UK broadband households and 51% in France watching TV programming and movies online, compared to 70% in the US. … [Read More...]
Arte to broadcast live in Ultra HD
European cultural channel Arte will transmit in Ultra HD on April 2, 2016 for the first time. … [Read More...]