At the end of June 2013, there were 87.2m IPTV subscriptions across the globe. In the 12 months since Q2 2012, the IPTV subscriber market grew by 24%, with 17m […]
Belgian Open Cable comes closer
The combined Belgian regulators have published their final decisions regarding the Telenet, Tecteo, Brutélé and Coditel (Numéricable) reference offers for opening up of the country’s cable networks.
Pace acquires Aurora Networks for $310m
Pace has purchased optical transport and access network solutions provider Aurora Networks in a $310 million cash deal.
International channels to earn $5.5b by 2018
Viacom ($749 million) will reap the highest revenues of any international channel group in Europe in 2013, according to a new report from Digital TV Research.
Bisson: Vodafone-KDG buy is vote of confidence in cable
Vodafone’s interest in cable is a vote of confidence in the cable business model, according to IHS research director Guy Bisson.
Sky Sports to Tweet real-time Champions League clips
Sky Sports is to Tweet clips from the UEFA Champions League almost as soon as they are broadcast.
NOW TV reduces ongoing subscription price
NOW TV has reduced the monthly cost of its ongoing subscription from £15 to £8.99, bringing it closer to its OTT rivals Netflix and Lovefilm Instant.
Scale of Polish online piracy revealed
Pirate sites duped 2.4 million Poles into paying for illegal online content in 2012, according to Jaroslaw Mojsiejuk, president of the Association of TV Programme Distributors Sygnal.
Russia not ready for Netflix
Russia is not currently a good prospect for Netflix and is unlikely to be so for at least the next 3-5 years, according to Egor Iakovlev, CEO and founder of […]
Ziggo claims Cloud TV success
The cloud-based interactive TV services rolled out by Ziggo has been declared a resounding success with over 229,000 set-tops activated. The cabler is now testing cloud TV with CI+ 1.3 […]