Caroline Thomson, the BBC’s former Chief Operating Officer, has been appointed the new chair of Digital UK.
Half of UK main screens have internet connectivity
More than half of UK households have connected their main screens to the internet, according to YouGov.
BT mulls Sky Sports pricing appeal
BT chief executive Ian Livingston has told a Morgan Stanley conference the telco is “minded to appeal” against the Competition Appeal Tribunal’s ruling on the wholesale pricing of Sky Sports.
YouView faces brand change
Just three months after its launch, YouView could be forced to change its name after it lost a High Court appeal brought by a Gloucestershire telecoms firm.
FX UK to rebrand as Fox
FX, the UK home to popular US series including The Walking Dead and Dexter, is to take the Fox brand from the New Year.
Africa providing Canal+ growth
Francophone Africa has delivered an additional 170,000 subscribers to the Canal+ Group in the first nine months of 2012.
Sky Deutschland reaching milestones
Sky Deutschland has taken the number of HD subscribers past the 2 million mark for the first time.
Mediaset Premium begins to plateau
Mediaset’s pay-DTT platform failed to grow revenues in the third quarter.
Voddler adds movie buythough
Scandinavian VOD service Voddler has added movies to buy to its existing video streaming platform.
America keeps Pace on course
Pay-TV technology provider Pace says its next generation Media Server products for the North American market kept its revenues in line with management expectations.