Google’s HDMI dongle Chromecast has seen strong sales in France, with a total of

Service validation product and platform integration service specialist S3 Group has been selected by NAGRA, the Kudelski Group’s digital TV division and independent provider of content protection and multiscreen TV solutions, to automate testing of its OpenTV 5 STB middleware and guide solutions deployed with leading pay-TV service providers on a worldwide basis. NAGRA will […]

RGB Networks, a provider of solutions for multiscreen video delivery, has partnered with Pi Telecom, a specialist in the development of interactive IP video solutions, to deliver a full, end-to-end software-based OTT solution. As a subsidiary of top Russian system integrator BCC, Pi Telecom represents the integrator’s operations outside of Russia. Pi Telecom’s MediaStage family […]

Katy Perry whipping the crowd into frenzy at the iTunes Festival, Plan B thumping out a high-octane set from an underground car park in London and Ben Howard giving the ultimate in intimate performances from his home in Totnes! – Just some of the magical moments live music fans can enjoy in the comfort of […]

Video game streaming service Twitch looks set to be acquired by YouTube for about $1 billion. Twitch was launched in June 2011 by Justin.tv co-founders Justin Kan and Emmett Shear and focuses on live video game streams and eSports broadcasting. The site boasts more than 45 million visitors per month and topped 1 million monthly […]

French pay-TV sports channel beIN Sports is set to launch an OTT channel. Branded beIN Sports Connect, the OTT offering will give subscribers access to beIN Sports channels beIN Sports 1 and 2 as well as event channels beIN Sports Max, from a tablet, smartphone or computer. Several kinds of subscription packages will be  available […]

Mirada, the AIM-quoted audio-visual technology expert, has announced that the company has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract in Latin America for its multiscreen product, iris. London-based technology services provider did not disclose the client’s company name, but it unveiled that the contract has been signed with a large established Latin American digital TV operator. […]

Spanish media group Mediapro, shareholder in La Sexta channel and owner of football TV rights to Real Madrid and Barcelona, has acquired the OTT service TotalChannel. In its gamble on Premium TV, Mediapro has decided to rescue TotalChannel from bankruptcy to offer it as an added-value service to all its subscribers to the pay-DTT channel […]

FreeWheel has published its video monetisation report for Q1 2014 which has identified a huge shift in