The OTT service Kartina. TV will shortly make its debut in Russia.
Alexandar Vassilev heads ProSiebenSat.1/Discovery OTT service 7TV
ProSiebenSat.1 and Discovery Communications have appointed Alexandar Vassilev as the CEO of 7TV, its joint streaming service in Germany.
Molotov.tv reaches 2 million active users
French OTT multiscreen service Molotov.tv said it now has two million regular users of its service, of which 500,000 use the platform almost daily.
O2 grows Czech TV business
The Czech incumbent O2 ended 2017 with a combined total of 237,000 IPTV and OTT customers for its O2 TV service.
RTL to launch free-to-air channel for US series in Germany
German broadcaster Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland will launch an advertising-supported, free-to-air TV channel for US series in spring 2018.
Linear OTT Pay TV subs in Europe tops 7.4 million
Linear OTT Pay TV market in Europe reached 7.4 million subscribers at the end of September 2017, according to Dataxis research.
AXN, Sony Channel, Animax join Amazon Channels
Sony Pictures Television Networks has launched three pay-TV services on OTT platform Amazon Channels in Germany and Austria: AXN, Sony Channel and Animax Plus.
Eurosport Player slashes price for Winter Olympics
Eurosport Player is offering a special cut-price deal for the Winter Olympics PyeongChang 2018 – new subscribers can access the OTT service at special prices for the month of February.
BonGusto joins 1&1 and TV Spielfilm live
BonGusto, the German pay-TV channel for hobby chefs and gourmets, has joined 1&1 Digital-TV and OTT service TV Spielfilm live.
Ukraine reveals most popular IPTV/OTT channels
1+1, Ukraina and ICTV were the most viewed entertainment and information channels among IPTV/OTT users in November 2017.