MIPTV 2013 – Cannes. MIPTV is teaming with YouTube to launch the inaugural Original Online Content Screenings, which offer a unique showcase for a new generation of creative producers.
Liberty Global acquires 12.65% stake in Ziggo
Liberty Global has acquired 25.3 million shares in Holland’s largest cable operator, Ziggo from Barclays Capital Securities Limited at €25.00 per share.
ACCESS HTML5 browser the choice for HyperPanel
Middleware provider HyperPanel has selected the ACCESS NetFront Brower NX for integration with its middleware solution.
Pressure mounts on nc+
Poland’s Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) has received the first complaints from customers dissatisfied with the services offered by the new DTH platform nc+.
Envivio gives customers early access to HEVC
Envivio has unveiled an HEVC Early Access Program for customers planning a move to the new HEVC (H.265) encoding.
Voyo inks Sony deal
CME’s on demand service Voyo has signed an agreement with the Hollywood studio Sony Pictures.
Syfy Kids targets CEE
KidsCo has confirmed that the previously announced Syfy Kids programming block will first launch in Central and Eastern Europe in June 2013.
New look for NATPE BUDAPEST
NATPE BUDAPEST will this year for the first time include a briefing session, organised jointly with Broadband TV News.
BBC makes TV Application Layer open source
The BBC is to share its TV Application Layer (TAL) with the connected TV sector at large through the open source repository GitHub.
Discovery launches TLC in the UK
Discovery Networks is launching its reboot of the TLC brand in the UK on April 30.