Eric Tveter, outgoing CEO of Switzerland’s largest cable operator UPC, is in favour of merging his company with another market player.
Archives for August 2018
Demand for super large TV panels to quadruple in 10 years
Consumers are wanting ever larger TV panels with demand multiplying four-fold over ten years.
Clover’s Week: Amazon enters Primetime
There’s something comforting about tennis coverage. Whichever channel you turn to there’s a reasonable chance that you’ll get the same presenters and commentary team.
1&1 and Zattoo join Deutsche TV-Plattform
German ISP 1&1 Telecom and TV streaming provider Zattoo have joined Deutsche TV-Plattform. The German industry association now has a total of 57 members.
20% of S-VOD catalogues are European
European films make up 20% of the subscription VOD catalogues, and 85% of European films available on SVOD are non-national.
HbbTV Awards 2018 open for entries
The HbbTV Association is inviting entries for the HbbTV Awards 2018.
Ukraine puts back DTH encryption
The leading media companies in Ukraine have set a new date for the encryption of their satellite-delivered TV channels.
Miran Gosta to head HAKOM
The Croatian Regulatory Agency for Network Activities (HAKOM) has appointed Miran Gosta as its director for the next four years.
Gazprom’s media business on a roll
The media business segment of Russia’s Gazprombank saw its revenues grow by 14% to R46,323 million (€581.8 million) in the first half of this year.
Deutsche Telekom turns Entertain TV into OTT service
In a landmark move, German telco Deutsche Telekom will offer its IPTV platform Entertain TV as an OTT version from autumn 2018.