Roku is adding the BBC iPlayer to its content partners as the streaming platform commences UK shipments.
Virgin Media looking for quality TiVo apps
11.05 Europe/London, February 9, 2012 By
Virgin Media’s COO has defended the relatively slow rollout of applications onto the next generation platform, arguing that the cablenet would keep to heavyweight apps and not just fodder.
All systems Go for Agama
11.01 Europe/London, February 8, 2012 By
Go, Malta’s leading telecommunications provider, has selected a complete Agama DTV Monitoring Solution for its IPTV ecosystem.
Europe angered by mobile spectrum proposal
11.41 Europe/London, February 7, 2012 By
European delegates at the WRC-12 conference in Geneva have expressed their dismay at proposals by Arab and African regional administrations to take broadcast spectrum in the 700 MHz band and allocate it to mobile services.
Conax inks Russian deal
11.27 Europe/London, February 7, 2012 By
Conax has strengthened its cooperation with Moscow-based National Cable Networks (NCN) by agreeing to provide OnLime.net with a comprehensive solution for securing video rental.
Czech Republic moves closer to DVB-T2
11.07 Europe/London, February 7, 2012 By
The Czech Telecom Office (CTU) is now prepared to allocate frequencies for two national multiplexes employing the DVB-T2 standard.
Alcatel-Lucent extends ‘Motive’ brand
09.01 Europe/London, February 7, 2012 By
Alcatel-Lucent is building a new range of customer service solutions around its Motive brand, extending its portfolio of software and services designed to improve the consumer experience on smartphones, tablets and other connected devices.
MTS picks Teleste for Russian headend project
11.26 Europe/London, February 6, 2012 By
Mobile TeleSystems OJSC (MTS) is to deploy the Teleste Luminato video headend platform and Teleste Broadcast Manager service as part of a nationwide digital TV network across Russia.
France 24 adds more connected TV sets
10.13 Europe/London, February 3, 2012 By
France 24, the international news channel, is launching a new application for connected television sets.
Russia gears up for OTT services
09.24 Europe/London, January 31, 2012 By
Interest in content delivery networks (CDNs) is growing amongst leading telcos in Russia.
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