US media company Viacom International Media Networks Northern Europe is changing the distribution strategy of the HD version of its music and youth channel MTV in Germany.
First audience figures for UK SVOD
The UK’s first study has revealed the most watched shows on subscription video on demand services and the reasons why the public sign up in the first place.
Viewers begin to make smart TV connection
The Smart TV has come of age as viewers finally connect their sets to watch on demand content.
Fox withdraws Time Warner offer
21st Century Fox has decided to withdraw its unsolicited offer for Time Warner, with its chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch citing the latter’s refusal to consider it and an 11% […]
Italy moves to HbbTV 2.0
Italian broadcasters are planning to adopt the new HTML5-based HbbTV 2.0 when the specification is released later this year.
MGM Channel rebrands as AMC
AMC is to rebrand the MGM Channel as AMC. It’s the first time that the AMC moniker has been used outside of the United States.
EBU questions LTE TV viability
The EBU says it is unrealistic to expect LTE to become a viable broadcast distribution platform.
35,000 go in BT TV customer clearout
The swapout of older BT Vision boxes in favour of the new YouView units has resulted in the loss of 35,000 customers.
CSA decision stuns French TV market
The French 24-hour news channel LCI is likely to close at the end of the year, according to Nonce Paolini, the head of TF1. This follows a controversial decision by […]
Tveter to lead Liberty Swiss and Austrian
Liberty Global is combining its cable assets in Austria and Switzerland into a single organisation based in Zurich.