It will be business as usual for Liberty Global in the UK following the Brexit referendum vote.
YouTube launches mobile live video streaming
In face of increased competition from live streaming from mobile devices on Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat, YouTube is now introducing mobile live video streaming.
BBC to move towards HbbTV
As the rest of the country votes for Brexit the BBC has announced it’s to follow the international standards followed in mainland Europe.
Liberty Global to create European Wi-Fi hot spot network
Telenet subscribers have become the first customers to take advantage of Liberty Global’s policy of opening up free Wi-Fi hot spots across Europe.
Vodafone Deutschland revises HD cable carriage conditions
Vodafone Deutschland has revised its so called coins per subscriber (CPS) model for the distribution of encrypted HD channels on its cable network (formerly Kabel Deutschland) to comply with the […]
ARD/ZDF in quarrel with Discovery over Olympic rights
German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF might not be able to transmit the Olympic Games in 2018 and 2020.
Sky Deutschland to launch Sky Cinema Family HD
German pay-TV broadcaster Sky Deutschland will launch new channel Sky Cinema Family HD in Germany and Austria on September 22, 2016, heralding a brand redesign of Sky’s movie channels on […]
On demand is for the young
The young are more likely to subscribe to on demand services than the old, according to a new study from UK polling organisation YouGov.
Perform Group to launch OTT live sports service in Germany
UK-based media company Perform Group will launch a multiscreen OTT subscription service for sports fans in Germany, Austria and Switzerland in summer 2016.
Sky Deutschland’s Bundesliga deal: Hefty price, but worth it
The award of the match packages in the 2017-2021 domestic football rights auction in Germany is probably optimal for Sky Deutschland (within the “no single buyer” constraint), according to research […]