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Vectra adds sports channels to offering
Polish cable operator Vectra is adding more sports channels to its offering. From August 1,…
News Corp completes split
News Corp’s entertainment and publishing arms begin trading under separate companies today following the completion…
Cyfrowy Polsat offers Samsung tablet and new range of data packages
Polish pay TV provider Cyfrowy Polsat has launched a new series of offers that include…
MultiChoice opens new customer service centre in Durban
South African pay TV provider MultiChoice has opened a new customer service centre in Durban…
BBCWW looking to commission more content, seeking longer runs of BBC shows
BBC Worldwide is looking to commission more of its own content and is seeking longer…
BT plans TV rebrand, entertainment push
BT is planning to slowly rebrand its TV service from BT Vision to BT TV,…
Vodafone agrees Sky Deutschland deal
Vodafone and Sky Deutschland have agreed a deal that will see all Sky packages launch…
Middle East ‘Netflix’ scores Miramax deal
Upcoming Middle Eastern streaming service icflix has scored another deal with a US studio –…
Denmark’s TDC appoints channels head
Danish telco TDC Group has appointed the former CEO of the Danish national lottery gaming company,…
Canal+ takes majority stake in telco operator Mediaserv
Canal+ Overseas, the international subsidiary for Canal+ Group, has acquired a 51% stake in Loret…
BBC to air 360 hours of digital content this weekend
The BBC is due to broadcast some 360 hours of digital content this weekend from…
Netflix orders more original drama
Streaming service Netflix has given the go-ahead to a second season of Orange is the…
Ofcom orders Scuzz to clean up
UK broadcast regulator has fined the owner of digital satellite channel Scuzz £10,000 for broadcasting…
BT demands ‘parity’ in Sky Sports spat
The head of BT’s TV division Marc Watson has renewed the company’s calls for Sky…
Discovery appoints content division boss
Factual channel operator Discovery has appointed Charlie Foley executive VP of its recently-created Original Content…
Sky to offer day of free sport
BskyB has announced that it will offer live coverage from the first day of this…
Consumers moving to on-demand but bundling still makes sense, says Discovery
Polish and other central and eastern European customers are increasingly looking to non-linear and advanced…
RTL Group invests US$36m in YouTube network BroadbandTV
RTL Group has partnered with multi-channel YouTube content network BroadbandTV, putting US$36 million (€27.7 million)…
Fox rebrands Dutch channel, preps Fox Sports launch
Fox has continued the rebranding of its channels and roll out of Fox Sports service…
BBC raises £170m funding for Worldwide
The BBC has raised £170 million (€199.50 million) in a seven-year US bond deal in…
Blip aims for Europe expansion
US online video site and web series specialist Blip is looking to make a UK…
4oD launches on Freesat
Channel 4’s on-demand service 4oD has launched on UK free-to-air satellite platform Freesat. The service…
Romania’s Cosmote partners with MTV
Romanian mobile operator Cosmote has partnered with MTV to offer a premium youth-focused entertainment offering…
Disney Channel relaunches UK website
The Disney Channel has relaunched its website in the UK, bringing together all Disney Channel…
Viacom ups Kerry Taylor to international MTV programming boss
Viacom International Media Networks has promoted Kerry Taylor to senior VP, Youth & Music. The…
Digital TV Labs launches 4G interference testing service
Digital media testing company Digital TV Labs has launched a service to test UK Freeview…
Smart TV tech firm Foxxum appoints business development exec
Smart TV technology company Foxxum has appointed former Amino Communications, ANT Software and Espial executive,…
BBC weather app hits 1 million downloads
The BBC’s recently launched free weather app has reached 1 million downloads in just two…
Orange preparing for multiscreen launch
Following its satellite TV launch, Orange Romania will roll out services on multiple devices to…
Toya looks to OTT to extend reach
Toya is looking to OTT to serve distributed networks around the country and work in…