Viaplay Group has appointed Jonas Karlén as executive vice president and CEO Viaplay Group Sweden, giving him overall responsibility for the company’s Swedish operations.
SkyShowtime joins United Group in Bulgaria, Croatia and Slovenia
United Group has added SkyShowtime to its platforms in Bulgaria, Croatia and Slovenia under a new multi-market carriage deal.
“Piracy is exploding – operators must move from reacting to preventing”
Interview with Verimatrix’s Maria Malinkowitsch on the evolving fight against content theft.
ECHR faults Italy’s DTT frequency regime over lack of safeguards
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Italy’s framework for allocating digital terrestrial television frequencies breached freedom of expression rights, finding that the legal and regulatory safeguards in […]
iPlayer growth lifts BBC viewing as BVOD climbs
Ofcom’s latest annual report on the BBC shows that increasing use of BBC iPlayer is now propping up overall BBC television viewing, as traditional broadcast audiences continue their long-term decline.
Paramount+ signs global partnership with Arsenal
Paramount+ has become an Official Partner of Arsenal in a global content and marketing tie-up that brings the streamer’s entertainment brands into the Premier League club’s men’s and women’s matchday […]
Digi Romania cleared in Bucharest Court of Appeal
Digi Romania has secured a first-instance acquittal from the Bucharest Court of Appeal in the long-running corruption case brought by Romania’s National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) over football rights payments.
Allente adds profiles and kids mode to streaming app
Nordic pay TV operator Allente has introduced user profiles and a dedicated kids mode in its Allente TV app, as it continues to push a more personalised, household-focused streaming offer.
Telenet to drop Play Sports on legacy TV platforms
Belgian operator Telenet is removing its Play Sports channels from legacy TV hardware from 1 December, as it accelerates plans to migrate customers to its newer IP-based TV box.
Italy tightens listed-events rules with expanded free-to-air obligations
Italy has adopted an updated list of “events of major importance to society” that must be made available free-to-air, in a move that will shape future rights deals for pay-TV […]