Sky plans to leapfrog its pay-TV rivals when its new set-top developed under Project Ethan is released in the next few weeks.
New football channel for Italy
A new channel named Serie A tv will make its debut in Italy on August 22.
Court of Appeal rejects Rovi’s appeal against Virgin Media
The Court of Appeal delivered its judgment in an appeal of one of the patent cases brought by Rovi against Virgin Media, and have comprehensively dismissed Rovi’s claims.
Arris set to lead video infrastructure market
Arris is set to take the leadership of the video infrastructure market, taking over from Cisco, with Technicolor claiming the #3 ranking.
EC launches antitrust case against Sky, US studios
The European Commission has sent a Statement of Objections on cross-border provision of pay-TV services available in UK and Ireland.
Technicolor to acquire Cisco STB business for €550m
Technicolor has entered into an exclusive agreement with Cisco to acquire its customer premises equipment (CPE) business for €550 million in a cash and stock transaction.
Netflix launches first major update to TV applications
Netflix has released the first major update to TV applications since late 2013.
Discovery to take full control of Eurosport
Discovery Communications has agreed to acquire full ownership of Eurosport, paying TFI Group €491 million for a 49% stake in the sports broadcaster.
Slingbox Class Action lawsuit filed over unwanted ads
Two men who bought Sling Media Inc.’s Slingbox device filed a class action against the company in New York federal court, alleging that when they purchased the devices to stream […]
Irdeto, Samsung and SMiT launch STB-less system
Irdeto, Samsung and SMiT are launching the first broadcast Direct-2-TV (D2TV) system for the Indonesian market that does not require a set-top box.