Gigaworld is to unlock a wave of innovation worth at least €250 billion per year to the European economy by 2025. … [Read More...]
Newsline
French VOD platform Afrostream to close
After two years of service, French VOD platform Afrostream is to close down its service. … [Read More...]
ProSiebenSat.1 plans acquisitions
ProSiebenSat.1 wants to become less dependent on the volatile TV advertising market through further acquisitions. … [Read More...]
IBC Special
IBC2017 reports record visitor numbers
In its 50th anniversary, IBC2017 has confirmed a year-on-year increase in visitor numbers, marking a record attendance of 57,669 across the six day event.
Conax registers Argentinian success
Conax has secured the regional Argentinian pay-TV operators CableVideo and Colsecor as new clients.
SMPTE approves ST 2110 standards
SMPTE has announced the approval of the first standards within SMPTE ST 2110, Professional Media Over Managed IP Networks.
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Western Europe to reach 65 million SVOD subs
Western European SVOD revenues will increase to $6.5 billion by 2022, up from $2.8 billion in 2016. … [Read More...]
Christian Drobnyk joins Nat Geo
Christian Drobnyk has been appointed executive VP, programming strategy and acquisitions for National Geographic Channels. … [Read More...]
Cartoon Network localises in Czech/Slovakia
A localised version of Cartoon Network has been launched in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. … [Read More...]
RTVi Archive gets licence
German media commission KEK has granted RTVi Germany the green light for the new entertainment channel RTVi Archive. … [Read More...]
FTTH overtakes DSL in Spain
FTTH is now outperforming DSL in Spain, according to the latest data produced by the regulator CNMC. … [Read More...]
Financial woes deepen at Romania’s TVR
Senior management at TVR face the prospect of dismissal due to the Romanian public broadcaster’s disappointing financial performance in 2016. … [Read More...]
Arris to deliver 4K set-tops to Altice Group
Arris International is to deploy next generation 4K HDR set-tops to Altice Group operations in the United States and Europe. … [Read More...]
EchoStar 105/SES-11 shipped for SpaceX launch
The new EchoStar 105/SES-11 spacecraft, built by Airbus, has been shipped from the Airbus facilities in Toulouse, France, to Cape Canaveral, Florida, for its forthcoming launch by SpaceX in October. … [Read More...]
Central & East Europe
Viara Ankova joins Bulgaria’s Nova
Viara Ankova has been appointed the general director of information at the Nova Broadcasting Group in Bulgaria, effective October 9. … [Read More...]
Baltcom launches interactive TV
The Latvian cable operator Baltcom has launched a new interactive TV platform. … [Read More...]
HEVC first for Telekom Austria
Telekom Austria has completed the upgrade of its white-label DTH platform to H.265 encoding for the Czech Republic and Slovakia. … [Read More...]
Channels
Amazon Prime Video signs 20th Century Fox deal
Amazon Prime Video and 20th Century Fox Television Distribution have announced an international content licensing agreement to bring TV serieds This Is Us and the TV adaptation of The Exorcist to Prime Video customers. … [Read More...]
Lithuania to rule on Russian channel
The Lithuanian Radio and Television Commission (LRTK) will meet this week to discuss the future distribution of the Russian channel TVCI in the country. … [Read More...]
More time-shift channels for Skylink
M7 Group has added two time-shifted channels to its Skylink offer in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. … [Read More...]
Editors’ Choice
Dutch triple play providers see reduced churn
The number of triple play customers switching to another provider has continued to fall, according to the Dutch Multiplay report by Telecompaper Consumer Insights. … [Read More...]
Brexit: over 1,000 exported TV channels exposed
Following Brexit, over 1,000 exported TV channels will find themselves exposed. They originate in the UK with a Ofcom licence but will need a new one after the country leaves the EU. … [Read More...]
Hispasat and Media Broadcast Satellite to launch 4K platform [UPDATE]
Spanish satellite operator Hispasat and German service provider Media Broadcast Satellite have signed an agreement at IBC to provide 4K content distribution services in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. … [Read More...]