Philip Hunter

Virgin Media is reviving red button interactive services on its TiVo platform

The Dutch senate has passed a telecom law making net neutrality compulsory, in a move likely to be followed by other European countries.

The UK’s leading IPTV operator BT Vision has increased its subscriber base by 23 percent over the last year despite getting the most customer complaints.

Sky Italia subs have turned downwards after growth in 2011.

The UK’s 2 million plus viewers of Free-To-Air Freeview terrestrial channels face bills of up to £212 ($320) to pay for filters to counteract interference from the country’s 4G mobile network.

France’s newly elected socialist government is considering requiring a license for a computer

France Telecom company GlobeCast has launched its new OTT platform MyGlobeTV in the U.S. with 16 premium Romanian-language channels.

Cloud platforms combined with rights relaxations are helping network-based TV recording take off in Europe.

San Francisco private equity firm Vector Capital Corp. has emerged as a contender to buy a majority stake in French film and video production equipment maker Technicolor SA.

Controversy over the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest’s staging in Azerbaijan subsided amid the glitz and kitsch of the event.

TiVo’s European business boosted the DVR specialist’s subscriber base by 524,000 to 2.5 million in the year ending April 30.

Italian Telco Fastweb is planning to close down its IPTV service by November 2012, according to local reports.

A French project kicks off this week to cut the bandwidth needed for future ultra HD transmissions.

It appears to be a short-term win for Sky, but it may actually be a two-edged sword.

Operators and broadcasters are struggling to get to grips with social TV.

UPC Poland has launched a service allowing up to 12 sports channels to be shown simultaneously.

The dramatic conclusion to the UK premier league season was great news for the clubs, but less so in the short term for broadcasters faced with having to pay even more for rights as a result.

HbbTV is poised for adoption by a number of countries outside Europe after successful trials.

Although surveys differ widely over usage of smart TVs in Europe they agree it is set for lift off.

The UK government has admitted that as many as 2 million homes using digital terrestrial services could suffer interference from emerging 4G services.

Figures from Portugal and Poland indicate continued growth for IPTV despite Eurozone problems.

Russian Telco Rostelecom has relaunched its IPTV service with OTT extensions for multi-screen access, amid rapid customer growth.

A significant TV milestone has been reached with setting of firm standards for the two flavors of Ultra HD, 4K and 8K, by the ITU with help from the EBU.

The EBU met last week with Italian member RAI to discuss the future of radio spectrum across Europe in the wake of WRC-12 disagreements.