The German media authorities aim for a coordinated approach by all industry players to establish a joint date for nationwide analogue switch-off on cable networks.
Premium OTT: the next three years
Globally, no country regards its premium OTT video market as mature, with even advanced ones seeing themselves as moving from a fast growing to plateauing stage.
UPC Cablecom offers 7 day replay and 500Mbps
Switzerland’s largest cable operator UPC Cablecom has commenced offering its customers the possibility to watch TV channels’ programmes up to seven days after their broadcast.
Kabel Deutschland in trouble for HD cable carriage conditions
The current HD carriage distribution model of Germany’s largest cable operator Kabel Deutschland doesn’t comply with the principle of equal chances and poses unreasonable obstructions to smaller and new TV […]
Bouygues rejects Altice bid
The board of directors at French telco has unanimously rejected a bid for the company by Patrick Drahi’s Altice. It comes against a background of opposition from the governing socialist […]
Germany approves HbbTV removal by platform operators
German platform operators don’t have to distribute TV channels’ HbbTV services on their networks as they are not considered to be part of the programme content.
Showtime strikes Hulu streaming deal
Showtime has become the first US premium channel to be made available on the streaming platform Hulu.
The rise of MCNs
A huge cultural shift among young viewers has led to the creation of Multichannel Networks (MCNs), according to Sebastian Weil, CEO, Studio71, ProSiebenSat 1 Media.
BBC iPlayer ahead in May
After recent concern over a possible stall in growth, the BBC iPlayer has bounced back with 276 million requests in May. This represents an increase of 2% on the previous […]
Telekom Austria inks Bulgarian channel deal
Telekom Austria has entered into a three-year partnership with Payner Media for distribution of the latter’s Bulgarian channels Planeta HD and Planeta Folk.