Just a week after the UK’s hybrid TV platform YouView finally launched, an industry group released an alternative specification based on HbbTV.

Swiss Telco Swisscom has chosen a content recommendation engine from Jinni of Israel for its IPTV service “Swisscom TV,” with the promise of recommendations based on taste and mood.

The London Olympics marks the end of standard definition for premium sports in Europe.

The BBC’s online video service, iPlayer, has come out top in a survey of UK brands by polling organization YouGov.

GET of Norway and Poland’s Multimedia Polska are the latest European MSOs up for sale with Liberty Global’s UPC among the favorites to acquire both.

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.

The EBU has secured European Union funding to promote media freedom among countries queuing up to join the EU.

America Movil is getting into Europe by buying minority stakes in leading Telcos.

TV usage is rising sharply in all leading nations surveyed by NPD.

The UK’s hybrid TV platform YouView is launching this week, two years later than originally planned after a series of delays.

The European Commission says that broadcasters will have to hand over another 200MHz of spectrum to mobile broadband.

Hybrid HbbTV services are ready for deployment in Poland following commitment from Samsung.

The BBC is playing catch up with U.S. counterparts by adding live restart to its iPlayer.

The DVB’s version of digital terrestrial used in Europe is gaining ground in Asia Pacific following adoption in Singapore.

Philips and LG have teamed up to form Smart TV alliance and invited their competitors to join.

Another step on the way to Ultra HD (UHDTV) services has been taken by the EBU.