A dispute regarding carriage conditions has broken out between Sky Deutschland and Discovery Networks Deutschland which could lead to Eurosport 1 HD, Eurosport 2 HD, Eurosport 360 HD and Discovery […]
Discovery: Sky carriage talks at impasse
Discovery-branded channels could be removed from satellite homes in the UK and Germany after carriage talks between Discovery Networks and Sky broke down.
Netflix allows downloads to Android SD cards
Netflix is now allowing subscribers to download content to the SD cards of their Android devices.
RTL XL to offer real time commercials on smart TVs
RTL Nederland has launched real-time pre-rolls and mid-rolls on the connected TV app RTL XL through the video inventory management platform SpotX.
TechUK unites to take on Brexit challenge
TechUK has set out a list of ‘key asks’ for the UK government in its exit negotiations from the European Union, warning that the sector is not immune to Brexit.
Sport1 launches new HbbTV service
German commercial sports broadcaster Sport1 has launched a new HbbTV service offering additional content accompanying its TV programmes.
BT Sport loses ‘Freemium’ status
BT is to cease bundling its BT Sport offer in with its broadband services as part of a series of price increases being brought in from April.
TV set remains main TV/video screen in Germany
The TV set is still first choice for TV and video consumption in German households despite the growing popularity of smartphones and tablets, but viewing habits change.
Spacecom-Xinwei talks on hold
Spacecom says it hasn’t formally concluded talks with the Chinese investors lined up to buy the platform, but admits there have been no recent conversations.
Prices of Dutch OTT services slashed
Both Dutch operators KPN and T-Mobile have slashed the price of their OTT TV services to EUR9.99 per month.