Discovery Ultra launches in Russia
Discovery’s first-ever linear Ultra HD channel has been launched today (September 18) in Russia by Media Alliance and MTS. … [Read More...]
Newsline
Tencent Sports takes up Chinese Premier League rights
Tencent is to screen the remaining 372 Premier League matches in the 2020/21 season in the Chinese market. … [Read More...]
DVB considers future codec options
DVB members have been discussing the capabilities of five new video coding solutions. … [Read More...]
MagentaTV App added to Samsung Smart TVs
Deutsche Telekom’s MagentaTV platform is now available through selected Samsung Smart TVs. … [Read More...]
Crime + Investigation Germany launches in Apple TV app
Crime + Investigation is going direct to the consumer in the German market. … [Read More...]
Poland to investigate TV broadcasters’ practices
Poland’s Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) has launched an investigation into the practices of TV broadcasters. … [Read More...]
Ukrainian police expose TV pirates
Ukraine’s Cyberpolice department and main investigation department of the National Police have uncovered a company that illegally distributed TV channels in Kyiv and Vinnytsia oblasts. … [Read More...]
Gracenote allows sports search across multiple OTT platforms
A new launch from Gracenote makes it possible to search for popular sports content across multiple sports services. … [Read More...]
Eurosport to cover Roland Garos in Ultra HD
Eurosport has announced plans to cover the delayed Roland Garos in Ultra High Defintion. … [Read More...]
Bouygues Telecom adopts Google advertising solution
Bouygues Telecom has selected the Google Ad Manager platform for its addressable TV advertising service. … [Read More...]
FTTH surges in Spain
The number of FTTH connections in Spain increased by 1.4 million in the year to April 30. … [Read More...]
Central & East Europe
Vodafone TV debuts in Romania
Vodafone has launched Vodafone TV and new converged fixed-mobile offers under the Vodafone One umbrella in Romania. … [Read More...]
Lithuania tackles TV piracy
The Lithuanian Radio and Television Commission (LRTK) has decided to issue mandatory instructions to network service providers to block the illegal distribution of TV content. … [Read More...]
UPC Polska offers Insight TV
UPC Polska has added the 4K Ultra HD channel Insight TV to its line-up. … [Read More...]
Channels
SPI/Filmbox inks Orange Romania deal
SPI/FilmBox has expanded its footprint in Romania through a new channel distribution agreement with Orange Romania for its flagship FilmBox channel. … [Read More...]
Euronews taps Globecast for Asia and Oceania expansion
Euronews has selected Globecast to provide distribution services for the launch of its new HD version of Euronews English HD, covering Asia and Oceania. … [Read More...]
Comcast wants to channel Smart TVs for global service
Comcast plans to develop a global platform based around Smart TVs. … [Read More...]
Editors’ Choice
Apple bundles TV, video and music services
Apple has made its subscription services, including Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, Apple News+, Apple Fitness+, and iCloud, available in a single plan. … [Read More...]
CBS All Access becomes Paramount+ for international rollout
The Nordics will be one of the first international markets for CBS’ rebooted streaming service. … [Read More...]
BBC Studios warns of “tight rein” on costs
BBC Studios has warned that the coronavirus pandemic will “significantly affect” its ability to deliver revenues in the coming year. … [Read More...]