Orange has signed an agreement with the French movie studio Gaumont to make the extensive catalogue available on a number of VOD platforms, including TV, PC and mobile. The new […]
TMF launches live HD channel in Belgium
MTV Networks launched its first HD channel in Europe at 6am this morning. However, for the time being the new service, known as TMF Live HD, is only available on […]
Google continues to lead online video market
According to the comScore Video Metrix report for September 2007, nearly 75% of US Internet users watched a video online (including both streaming video and progressive downloads), averaging three hours […]
Nokia predicts surge of Circular Entertainment
Up to a quarter of the entertainment consumed by people in five years time will have been created, edited and shared within their peer circle rather than coming out of […]
18 million digital STBs for Germany
There are about 18 million digital set-top boxes in the German homes, according to estimates of the consumer electronics association Zentralverbandes Elektrotechnik- und Elektronikindustrie (ZVEI). The majority of these are […]
First cable deal for Austria 9 TV
The new commercial TV channel Austria 9 TV, which will launch on December 12, has signed its first distribution deal with UPC. The general entertainment channel will be available to […]
SVT switches from Sirius to Eurobird
The Swedish expat TV service SVT Europa and Radio Sweden will switch from the Sirius 2 satellite (5 degrees East) to Eurobird 9 (9 degrees East) on December 8. The […]
Germany plans 2008 DTT launches
Germany is hoping to complete its DTT rollout next year. In May the remaining areas of the state of Bavaria will be covered, according to Thorsten Mann-Raudies, chairman of the […]
New channel launches for MTV
MTV Networks is launching several new channels in the European market. In Holland, the company has launched the three new channels TMF Pure, Nick Toons and Nick Hits on the […]
Universal CAM technology for Italian DTT
SmarDTV, part of the Kudelski Group, has announced the availability of a new Conditional Access Module (CAM) for Italy and is currently demonstrating the product at the National Digital Terrestrial […]