German cable network operators added around 500,000 Internet subscribers in 2017 and currently supply 7.7 million in Germany with high-speed Internet households (an increase of seven per cent). The figure represents an increase of 54 per cent in five years. The findings were revealed by the Verband Deutscher Kabelnetzbetreiber (ANGA), the Association of German Cable […]
Eutelsat has at long last concluded the sale of its 33.69 per cent stake in Madrid-based satellite operator Hispasat. The sale has generated $302 million for Eutelsat. “The transaction concludes an agreement reached in May 2017 between Eutelsat and Abertis which was recently approved by the Spanish Council of Ministers, thereby lifting the last condition […]
BT Sport has appointed EE’s Matt Stagg to the new role of Director of Mobile Strategy, highlighting the importance of mobile to the broadcaster’s ambitions. In his new role, Stagg will report to BT Sport COO Jamie Hindhaugh. Matt will be responsible for developing BT Sport’s mobile capabilities, building on a heritage of innovation in […]
Following the announcement of the process to initiate a split of MTG into two companies, MTG and Nordic Entertainment Group, the Nordic Entertainment Group leadership team has now been established. All Group leadership team members will report in to Anders Jensen, the President and CEO of Nordic Entertainment Group. Nordic Entertainment Group will comprise MTG’s […]
SpotX, the video advertising and monetisation platform, has announced a strategic partnership with Dutch music television network XITE, a provider of personalised music television services. The collaboration with SpotX enables XITE to launch a programmatic advertising solution for linear TV, with the benefits of advanced targeting capabilities. XITE Networks’ partnership with SpotX opens up new […]
Fulwell73, the producers of hit TV series Sounds Like Friday Night, The Late Late Show and Roast Battle, are expanding their TV development team with the hire of Caroline Roseman as UK head of development. In this newly created post, Roseman will work across Fulwell’s entire TV slate including the two new formats Pants on […]
SmartLabs announces that it has worked in partnership with Latvian Internet and television operator, Baltcom, to successfully migrate their subscribers to SmartTUBE5, the latest version of SmartLabs’ service delivery product, without swapping their legacy STBs and without the need for an engineer to visit. The project involved the migration of the entire subscriber base from […]
UK broadcast regulator Ofcom has opened seven new investigations into the due impartiality of news and current affairs programmes on the RT news channel. The investigations form part of an Ofcom update into the licences held by TV Novosti, the company that broadcasts RT. Until recently, TV Novosti’s overall compliance record has not been materially […]
Sky Deutschland will launch the advanced Sky Q service next month. Sky Q will be available to all its pay-TV subscribers in Germany and Austria, with Sky+ Pro subscribers receiving the upgrade at no extra cost. Sky Q will also be offered automatically to all new Sky customers. Unlike in the UK and Italy, where […]
Spanish TV operator Atresmedia, owner of Antena 3 and La Sexta among other channels, has reached an agreement with streaming service Netflix to produce and distribute the TV series La casa de Papel. This is the first deal of this kind in Spain between a FTA operator and a pay TV service, opening the door […]