The controversial internet tax that was going to be introduced by Hungarian government is now dead and will never the revived, according to Tamás Deutsche, the commissioner for the national […]
One in three Dutch homes have their TV connected
Dutch households with connected TVs rose to 31% from 23% a year ago, according to the Media Standard Survey by TNS Nipo for ratings group SKO.
BBC plans to sublease BBC Three capacity
The BBC has plans to sublease capacity made available by the move of BBC Three to an online-only channel.
Ziggo adds Replay TV to Horizon Go app
Dutch cable operator Ziggo is adding the Replay TV function to its Horizon Go app, allowing viewers to restart a programme after it began.
German Bundesliga plans international football app
Germany’s national football league Deutsche Fußball Liga (DFL) wants to launch its own app for smartphones and tablets during the forthcoming Bundesliga season.
Is OTT friend or foe to pay-TV?
OTT streaming video on demand services remain a complement to, not a replacement for, traditional pay TV, according to Horowitz Research.
Connected TV set boom continues
The number of TV sets connected to the Internet will reach 876 million by 2020, up from 105 million at end-2010 and the 415 million expected at end-2015, according to […]
Mike Fries: “Amount of money on linear channel carriage will decline”
The amount of money Liberty Global spend on linear channel carriage will decline and shift to online rights, digital rights, On Demand rights, and SVOD rights.
Over a quarter of Germans use paid-for VOD
More than a quarter (28%) of internet users in Germany use paid-for video-on-demand (VOD) services such as Netflix, maxdome, Amazon Prime, Watchever or Sky Snap.
Ofcom says BT Sport Europe charge unfair
Ofcom has stepped in after BT customers complained the £5 charge for the new BT Sport Europe was an extra cost that hadn’t been previously agreed.