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Blinkbox snags HBO content
Blinkbox has inked a deal with HBO that gives it UK electronic sell-through rights to…
Russia’s Kosmos TV to shut down service after 20 years
Russia’s oldest pay TV service Kosmos TV, which broadcasts in the Moscow region is to…
Sky Atlantic to launch on KDG
The German version of entertainment channel Sky Atlantic will be made available on Kabel Deutschland’s…
BBC Trust and S4C Authority launch consultation on deal
The BBC Trust and the S4C Authority, the governing bodies of the BBC and Welsh-language…
Canal Plus España to share Champions League with Telefónica
Canal Plus España is to make UEFA Champions League football, to which it holds the…
RCS & RDS makes History in Romania
A+E Networks’ History channel has launched on the RCS & RDS, the largest pay TV…
Canal Plus Polska secures French football
Canal Plus Polska has secured rights to top-tier French football for the next three seasons….
Capablue teams up with Intrasonics for second-screen solution
Connected TV specialist Capablue has teamed up with watermarking specialist Intrasonics to integrate the latter’s…
Telenet to change financial structure
Belgian cable operator Telenet is taking on an additional €700 million of debt and has…
CME raising €70 million
A Czech subsidiary of Time Warner-backed broadcast group CME is raising €70 million that it…
Eurosport secures German under-21 football rights
Eurosport has acquired rights to show home qualifier and friendly matches of the German under-21…
TV rights issues could delay La Liga start
Thirteen clubs from Spain’s top football league La Liga are threatening to strike over a…
DT sees significant TV growth
Deutsche Telekom’s Entertain TV service continued to grow during the first half of the year,…
Magyar Telekom sees IPTV success
Hungarian telco Magyar Telekom ended the second quarter with 822,201 TV subscribers, an 8.6% year-on-year…
Connected TV games spending to reach US$1.6 billion in 2016
Consumer spending on video games on connected TV sets is set to increase to US$1.6…
SmarDTV completes CI Plus v1.3 certification
SmarDTV, part of the Kudelski Group, has announced that its latest generation of conditional access…
South African news channel set for UK launch
South African news network eNews is to launch in the UK after striking a deal…
Google’s Kyncl to give keynote at MIPCOM
Robert Kyncl, global head of content at Google/YouTube is to give a keynote speech at…
Volia and Samsung offer discounted services
Ukrainian pay TV operator Volia has entered an agreement with TV manufacturer Samsung. Customers purchasing…
UEFA awards Kazakhstani rights
Football governing body UEFA has awarded the free-to-air media rights for the 2012-15 UEFA Champions…
Comux UK reveals Muxco bid details
Comux UK, the first company to announce a bid for the Muxco local TV licence,…
BSkyB wins battle on regulation of sports channels
BSkyB has claimed victory in its battle with regulator Ofcom after the latter’s imposition of…
Canal Digital taps NDS for hosted next-gen pay TV platform
Norway-based pay TV operator Canal Digital is to launch its next-generation TV platform as a…
Court blocks plans for ProSieben and RTL’s online TV service
A German court has blocked plans by ProSiebenSat.1 and RTL to launch a catch-up TV…
Tricolor sets goal of global number two in pay TV
Russian pay TV operator Tricolor TV believes it can reach 17 million subscribers by 2014,…
Sky Italia loses subscribers
News Corp’s Italian pay TV service Sky Italia recorded a loss of 42,000 subscribers in…
Swisscom sees strong TV growth
Swisscom had 694,000 IPTV customers at the end of June, up 35.5% year-on-year. Swisscom added…
Netflix launches kids package in US
US streaming service Netflix has launched its kids package Just For Kids on Microsoft’s XBox360…
Vivid launches TV division
Adult film producer Vivid Entertainment is launching a new TV division and has announced plans…
Viasat boosts 3D output with High TV deal
3D channel High TV will be available to viewers in the Nordic region after the…