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Cyfrowy Polsat launches third HD set-top
Polish DTH operator Cyfrowy Polsat has launched a new HD set-top box. The HD 3000…
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Christian TV package launches on Freeview
A bouquet of Christian thematic channels has launched via the UK’s Freeview HD service. The…
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Dubai Media launching six free sports channels for Olympics
Dubai Media is launching six free-to-air sports channels on the Arabsat platform to broadcast the…
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TV4 Group takes Ligue 1 rights
Swedish free and pay TV provider TV4 Group has secured rights to French Ligue 1…
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Tele Columbus adds SalveTV to digital tier
German cable operator Tele Columbus is making Thuringian local TV channel SalveTV available on its…
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Telekom Slovenia names TSMedia chief as new CEO
Telekom Slovenia has named Rudolf Skobe as its new CEO. Skobe, who is currently the…
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CME’s Fanda launching Saturday
Central and Eastern European broadcast group CME will launch its new male-skewing Czech channel Fanda…
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NBC Universal agrees deal to sell A+E Networks stake
US cable and media giant Comcast’s NBC Universal unit has agreed to sell its 15.8%…
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TivùSat registers 1.5 million active smartcards
TivùSat, the Italian free-to-air digital satellite service, has passed the 1.5 million customer mark. The…
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Multiscreen to equal set-top TV delivery for major operators in 2015
Almost half of all devices that receive TV services from the largest global pay TV…
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Emerging markets to take pay TV revenues to US$200 billion
Global pay TV revenues will reach US$200 billion (€163 billion) in 2017, an increase of…
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Playcast claims World first first for cable cloud gaming
Korean cable operator CJ Hellovision has teamed up with gaming specialist Playcast to launch what…
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Swisscom launches mood-based discovery with Jinni
Swisscom has integrated Jinni’s taste-and-mood based discovery engine into its TV platform for live channels…
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Food Network to expand to 24 hours on Freeview
The Food Network is to expand its programming hours on UK digital terrestrial television service…
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Liberty Global confirms Curran as Chellomedia president
Liberty Global has confirmed that Niall Curran will become president of its content and channels…
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BBC News boss leaves for RTÉ
The editor of the BBC News Channel, Kevin Bakhurst, has left the UK public broadcaster’s…
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Orange France gets mobile football rights
Orange has secured mobile broadcasting rights to French Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 football matches…
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Eutelsat signs new contract with Arianespace
Satellite operator Eutelsat has signed a new launch contract with Arianespace for a future satellite…
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MTS wins approval for possible ZhegGorTelekom acquisition
Russian service provider MTS has won approval from the country’s anti-monopoly regulator for the acquisition…
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Belarus extends digital TV reach
Digital-terrestrial TV broadcasting in Belarus now covers 92.25% of the country’s population, according to the…
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Elion extends movie rental period
Estonian IPTV provider Elion has extended the rental period for its video-on-demand titles. Customers will…
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YouTube to launch thematic channels in France
YouTube plans to launch 13 new online video channels in France in October, according to…
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French competition watchdog will not split up Canal Plus
France’s competition watchdog has confirmed that it will not force a separation of Canal Plus’…
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Second screens boost ratings for Chello’s Canal Panda
Chellomedia’s Spanish kids channel Canal Panda has seen its monthly viewer ratings increase to 0.6%…
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Russia’s Stream inks SVOD deal with Miramax
Russian pay TV service Stream has inked a subscription video-on-demand service with US distributor Miramax….
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VPRT names pay TV working group chair
German commercial broadcasters association the VPRT has named Sabine Christmann as chairman of its working…
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Intellect releases trial UK HbbTV spec
UK technology trade body Intellect has released a trial specification for HbbTV in the UK…
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Analysts bullish on ‘resilient’ Ono
Ono’s ability to maintain profit margins through the economic crisis and several quarters of revenue…
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QuickPlay secures US$100 million investment
Muiltiscreen video technology company QuickPlay has received US$100 million (€81 million) of investment from private…
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Viasat wins the Olympics
Viasat has acquired TV rights to the 2014 Olympic Winter Games and the 2016 Olympic…