Poland’s second largest cable operator Vectra is seeking to buy a stake in Netia, the country’s leading alternative telco.
Four-fifths aware of on demand services
The percentage of UK viewers aware that it is possible to watch or download programmes online now stands at 79%, according to a new Ofcom survey.
EC clears Ono sale
The European Commission has approved the €7.2 billion acquisition of the Spanish cable operator Ono by Vodafone.
RTL looks to European justice
RTL is planning to contest Hungary’s controversial new ad tax law in the International Court of Justice in The Hague, according to Andreas Rudas, VP, regional operations & business development […]
OTE lodges Nova bid
OTE has submitted a non-binding offer to Forthnet for the acquisition of its Nova pay-TV operations. The Greek incumbent says it is in the range of €250-300 million on a […]
Brian Sullivan to stay CEO of Sky Deutschland
Brian Sullivan, CEO of Sky Deutschland, will continue to head the German pay-TV broadcaster.
In the US, VOD users watch more linear TV
People in VOD homes watch an hour and five minutes of live television per day, compared with the 54 minutes of live TV time among non-VOD users.
France: DTT goes down, while IPTV remains stable
Digital terrestrial reception is still dominant in France, but the number of people using DTT is slowly going down, according to media authority CSA.
After Supreme Court ruling Aereo ‘pauses’ service
After the United States Supreme Court reversed a lower court decision, Aereo has ‘paused’ its services.
World Cup breaks TV viewing records around the world
As the group stages in Brazil have come to an end, TV broadcasters are reflecting on an outstanding set of results from the first two weeks of the FIFA World […]