The European Commission has given the green light for the joint venture between Holland’s largest cable operator Ziggo and HBO to launch premium channels in the country.
CE manufacturers to pre-empt Apple TV
21.35 Europe/London, December 21, 2011 By
There are plenty of rumours going around about a possible launch of an advanced Apple TV sometime next year, but consumer electronics manufacturers are ready to meet the challenge.
Prima TV winds down regional presence
17.33 Europe/London, December 21, 2011 By
The Czech MTG-backed commercial broadcaster Prima TV is to dispose of its regional studios, which together constitute a network known as R1.
YouTube lists most viewed videos of 2011
21.16 Europe/London, December 20, 2011 By
WATCH VIDEOS. Like her or not – Rebecca Black’s ‘Friday’ is the most watched video of the year on YouTube with 180 million views.
KPN launches live TV on Android tablets
11.02 Europe/London, December 20, 2011 By
Dutch incumbent KPN has launched a live TV app for Android tablets offering a total of 20 live streaming channels. Live TV for iPhones and Android smart phones is due for release early next year.
RCS&RDS make the news
10.54 Europe/London, December 20, 2011 By
Romania’s leading cable and DTH operator RCS&RDS will launch a news channel early next year.
Top 10 most pirated US TV shows unveiled
10.08 Europe/London, December 20, 2011 By
With 3,620,000 downloads per single episode, Dexter has the honour of becoming the most pirated TV-show of the year, according to TorrentFreak’s annual review of the most-pirated entertainment titles.
Sky D launches Disney Channel HD
09.35 Europe/London, December 20, 2011 By
Disney Channel HD will be added to Sky Deutschland’s line-up of HD channels on December 24.
Euronews changes at the top
09.21 Europe/London, December 20, 2011 By
The shareholders of Euronews have appointed Paolo Garimberti, current chairman of RAI, as the new chairman of the supervisory board and Michael Peters as the new CEO.
DTT STB shipments to peak in 2012
09.13 Europe/London, December 20, 2011 By
Worldwide digital terrestrial set-top box shipments will peak at 20.5 million shipments in 2012, according to IMS Research.
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