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Pay TV grows in Spain
Pay TV penetration in Spain has grown by 10% over the last year, while 28%…
Former France Télévisions boss dies at 62
Former France Télévisions director-general Rémy Pflimlin has died at the age of 62. Pflimlin died…
US deal for UHD net 4KUniverse
A new 4K UHD channel, 4KUniverse, has take capacity on SES’s satellite platform to broadcast…
Amazon channels service adds HBO
Amazon has struck a deal with HBO to include HBO and its Cinemax offering on…
EBU gives thumbs-up to content portability
European public broadcaster organisation the EBU has expressed approval of the EC’s proposed changes to…
Netflix introduces downloading
Netflix has introduced the ability to download content as well as stream, enabling users to…
TF1 buys into MinuteBuzz
French broadcaster TF1 has taken a majority stake in local online video entertainment MinuteBuzz as…
Ofcom names C4 board members
UK media regulator Ofcom has announced four new board members for UK public broadcaster Channel…
Virgin Media launches downloads and TellyTablet
Virgin Media has unveiled its new ‘home entertainment experience’, based on its new 4K UHD…
AT&T launches OTT service DirecTV Now
AT&T will launch its much-anticipated OTT TV service DirecTV Now tomorrow, along with two other…
AT&T launches OTT service DirecTV Now
AT&T will launch its much-anticipated OTT TV service DirecTV Now tomorrow, along with two other…
German pubcasters miss Discovery Olympics deal
German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF have failed to secure a deal with Discovery to…
Netflix rival Viu passes subs milestone
PCCW-owned South-East Asian OTT TV service Viu has passed the milestone of pulling in four…
HBO launches in Spain with Nick and Disney fare
HBO has launched its Spanish service. HBO España is currently available exclusively to Vodafone customers…
Closing pay TV ‘worst option’ for Mediaset
Closing Mediaset Premium would be the worst of the choices on offer to the Italian broadcaster, but…
Hooq launches in Singapore
Video streaming service Hooq has launched in Singapore. Hooq has struck a deal with one…
Youfone launching TV service in the Netherlands
Dutch SIM-only mobile operator Youfone is planning to launch a new IP-delivered TV service in…
TV4 hires ex-Zodiak Americas creative exec
Swedish free and pay TV broadcaster TV4 Group has made two key content appointments, bringing…
Alden could walk free in Kenya murder case
Richard Alden, the former CEO of Wananchi TV and Spanish cable operator Ono, may not…
Discovery hands digital chief control of Nordics
Discovery Networks International has upped Michael Lang, its UK-based corporate development and digital chief and…
4K TV on threshold of mass-market, says report
Ownership of 4K Ultra HD TVs is on the threshold of becoming a mass-market phenomenon,…
Amazon ‘exploring’ live sports offering
Amazon is weighing up plans to break into the world of live sports streaming, according…
Croatian pubcaster names acting general manager
Croatia’s parliament has named Blago Markota as the new acting general manager of public broadcaster…
Mediaset ‘to explore Sky deal’ if Vivendi war ends
Mediaset is in contact with Sky over a possible deal for control of troubled Italian…
Former Canal+ boss Meheut joining SFR
Bertrand Méheut, the former CEO of Canal+, is to join cable and telecom group Altice’s…
Canal+ suffers further subs, revenue losses
Strong revenue growth in Africa helped to partially offset a continued precipitous decline in pay…
Growing SVOD sector ‘will drive Maxdome’
Growing demand for SVOD in Germany will drive growth for ProSiebenSat.1’s Maxdome service, with curation…
Mediaset demands Vivendi honour pay TV deal
Mediaset still expects Vivendi to honour the terms of the aborted strategic agreement between the…
Films, series dominate pay on-demand services
Film and series channels account for over three in five of all paid-for on-demand services…
Hulu takes binge-viewing route for first time
US streaming service Hulu is to follow the example of rival services such as Netflix…