Representatives of Hulu and Netflix are understood to have held preliminary talks about the possibility of entering the Russian market.
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.
SBS to launch HbbTV in the Netherlands
12.36 Europe/London, February 7, 2012 By
Dutch private broadcaster SBS has announced it will start to offer HbbTV services from Q2 2012. Public broadcaster NPO and RTL will follow suit.
TalkTalk: YouView launch on track
11.53 Europe/London, February 7, 2012 By
TalkTalk CEO Dido Harding says the ISP has begun end-to-end consumer acceptance testing of its YouView product as the precursor to a full consumer trial.
M6 questions future of pay-DTT
19.44 Europe/London, February 6, 2012 By
Pay television over digital terrestrial looks like being in serious trouble in France. Nicolas de Tavernost, CEO of M6, is sounding the alarm bell.
No injunction in satellite football case
11.02 Europe/London, February 6, 2012 By
A High Court judge has declined to give an immediate injunction in favour of the Premier League in the ongoing dispute over the carriage of foreign satellite broadcasts. However, Lord Justice Kitchen indicated an injunction would be brought if no agreement was reached between the League and groups including the card distributor QC Leisure.
Ofcom considers shape of broadcast regulation
11.40 Europe/London, February 3, 2012 By
Ofcom chief executive Ed Richards has told the Leveson Inquiry into media ethics that the current system of broadcast regulation is one linked to the era of analogue spectrum constraints.
Sky D finally reaches 3 million mark
10.35 Europe/London, February 2, 2012 By
The German premium broadcaster Sky Deutschland surpassed 3 million customers on December 31, 2011 and has secured additional financing of €300 million for continued growth and product innovation.
Sky launches new internet TV platform
07.33 Europe/London, January 31, 2012 By
Sky has announced plans to launch a new internet-based TV platform that it is positioning as an additional choice for those who do not currently subscribe to a pay-TV service.
Upgrade to Sky Anytime+ adds BBC iPlayer and ITV Player
10.34 Europe/London, January 30, 2012 By
Catch-up content from the BBC and ITV will be made available in Sky homes during 2012. All five million homes with the Sky+ HD box will be able to connect their boxes to Sky Anytime+ through the internet, regardless of whether they have chosen one of Sky’s own broadband packages.
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