Slovenia-based Satellite Telecommunications Network (STN) has begun playout and distribution services for iROKO’s Nollywood entertainment channels on Eutelsat 5WA, with wide beam coverage over Africa.
Interactive TV channel YUN!Q to launch in Germany
German media company onMedia.TV wants to launch an interactive TV channel shortly aiming to take viewers between 14 and 34 years of age back to linear television.
Slingbox M1 debuts in Europe
Sling Media has launched Slingbox M1, which features WiFi connectivity, in the UK and Europe.
FreeviewPlay revealed; Freeview passes 100 million items sold
Digital UK has shown the first pictures of the EPG that will be used by Panasonic for its interpretation of the new FreeviewPlay platform.
ProSiebenSat.1 takes over Putpat TV
German commercial TV broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has acquired interactive music TV service Putpat TV.
Ofcom threatens action over 4K labelling
Ofcom’s CTO has suggested the regulator may be prepared to act if consumers were misled by the labelling of TV displays as 4K ready.
New head for Telenor
Telenor has appointed Sigve Brekke as its new group president and CEO, succeeding Jon Fredrik Baksaas by August 17.
Numericable plans fibre investment
Numericable-SFR says it plans to speed up its deployment of both fibre and 4G services.
Small growth in US pay-TV market
The top 10 pay-TV services in the United States have between them added 54,800 digital television subscribers in the first three months of 2015.
Internet and telephony drive Tele Columbus
The internet and telephony services were the main growth drivers of Germany’s third-largest cable operator Tele Columbus in Q1 2015.