Sky, which launched in 2017 in Spain in order to compete with HBO and Netflix, will cease its OTT service in the Spanish territory as of September 1.
Great Olympic Moments streaming channel launches
With the start of the countdown toward the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 scheduled for 2021, the Olympic Channel has announced its summer programming line-up highlighted by a Great Olympic Moments streaming channel,
Lithuanian success story for Netflix
Netflix ended the first half of this year with around 40,000 users in Lithuania.
Netflix denies Turkish exit
Netflix has issued a statement denying rumours circulating in social media that it plans to cease operations in Turkey.
Servus TV launches catch-up service via HbbTV 2.0
Austrian commercial broadcaster Servus TV has rolled out an extended catch-up service based on HbbTV 2.0, the latest version of the open standard for interactive TV features.
Nick+ debuts in Portugal
The premium on demand TV service Nick+ has been launched in Portugal on Altice Portugal’s Meo.
Alchimie adds ORF content to VOD services
French video tech content enabler Alchimie will be able to offer ORF-Enterprise’s extensive catalogue of German-language premium factual programming on its themed video-on-demand (VOD) channels.
MediaMelon and Nowtilus team up for AVOD ad insertion
MediaMelon, a US company focussing on online streaming video intelligence and automated experience improvement, has formed a partnership with Nowtilus, a German provider of AI-driven video personalisation services.
Major expansion for Showmax Pro
The new live streaming service Showmax Pro has expanded to an additional 40 countries in sub-Saharan Africa.
Sky Deutschland launches new streaming package
For the first time, German pay-TV broadcaster Sky Deutschland offers a combined package for movies and series fans on its streaming platform Sky Ticket.