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Philips uWand teams with Gamious for smart TV same-screen gaming

Philips uWand, which provides camera-based direct pointing remote control technology, has struck a partnership with…

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Swisscom sees 30% growth in TV base

Swisscom has seen 30% growth in its TV base over the last year to end…

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MTG names new Baltic chiefs, expands production unit

Modern Times Group (MTG) is making a series of changes to the management of Viasat…

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Disney’s Iger: investment in Hulu a boon for content owners

Disney chief Bob Iger has said Hulu has real strategic and financial value for the…

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CTC Media gains from ad growth, but profits slip

Russian broadcaster CTC Media reported a 10% increase in operating revenues in the second quarter…

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Skype co-founder Friis’s Vdio expands into Canada

Vdio, the new video rental service for movies and TV shows from Skype co-founder Janus…

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Axonista makes UK push with new partnerships director

Irish social TV and second screen technology firm Axonista has appointed Brian Armstrong, who has…

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ThinkAnalytics appoints chief technical advisor

Multiplatform TV search and recommendation firm ThinkAnalytics has appointed former Canoe Ventures, Thomson and Canal+ executive…

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Playboy TV Europe to outsource broadcast, expand VOD

Playboy TV Europe is outsourcing its broadcast operations to Los Angeles-based Encompass and has announced…

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South Africa’s Saffron shuts down

South African DTH operator DStv, owned by MultiChoice, has dropped locally produced channel Saffron from…