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Yahoo! appoints former Discovery COO
Online firm Yahoo! has appointed three new directors to its board including former Discovery chief…
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Antena 3 and La Sexta to complete merger next month
Spanish broadcasters Antena 3 and La Sexta are set to complete their merger on April…
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BBC WW names Japan president
BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the British public broadcaster, has appointed former Sony executive…
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Taiwan’s Azio launches entertainment channel in Europe
Taiwanese media company Azio is launching a new entertainment channel across Asia and Europe and…
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Intelsat successfully launches 22
Intelsat has successfully launched the Intelsat 22 satellite. The satellite took off from the Baikonur…
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Netflix chief: no need to regulate Sky Movies
US online video service Netflix has called for possible moves to have rival pay TV…
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RTÉ looks to new models for catch-up and VOD
Irish public broadcaster RTÉ could look to develop pay services and international services as it…
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Samsung launches DTH TVs for Africa
Samsung is launching a TV set integrated with a free-to-air satellite receiver in sub-Saharan Africa….
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Finland faces challenges in DVB-T2 migration
Finland’s planned migration of its digital-terrestrial platform to the DVB-T2 standard and the more efficient…
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CNN to launch on DTT in Finland
International news broadcaster CNN is to launch via digital terrestrial television (DTT) in Finland after…
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Sky Deutschland adds MTV Live HD
Sky Deutschland will add MTV Live HD to its line-up next month. The live music…
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‘n’ acquires WSB boxing rights
Polish pay TV operator ‘n’ has secured rights to World Series Boxing (WSB). ‘n’ will…
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Kenya to ban importation of analogue TVs
Kenya is to ban the importation of analogue TV sets by June this year in…
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South Africa approves framework for DTT subsidies
The South African government has approved the general framework of a scheme to subsidies the…
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Bouygues unveils 4G plan
French quad-play provider Bouygues Telecom has unveiled plans to roll out a 4G mobile network…
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Sony promotes Cunningham
Sony Pictures Television has promoted Donna Cunningham to executive vice-president, operations, international production. Cunningham was…
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Kabel BW shops for QVD HD
German cable operator Kabel BW has added shopping channel QVC HD to its offering and…
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Global iPlayer will help BBC avoid fate of Kodak, says Littleford
BBC Worldwide’s Global iPlayer service will enable the BBC to hedge against the relative decline…
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Lovefilm streaming overtakes DVD rentals
The number of films and TV series being streamed via Lovefilm’s online service has rapidly…
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Al Jazeera to charge €11 for French sport channels
Al Jazeera is to charge a subscription price of €11 a month for its Sport…
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Scripps acquires UK’s Travel Channel
US-based channel operator Scripps Networks Interactive (SNI) is acquiring the UK’s Travel Channel. Scripps will…
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SeaChange sells off broadcast and server business
SeaChange is selling its broadcast server and storage business so it can focus on its…
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UKTV gets BT Vision distribution
British thematic broadcaster UKTV has struck a video-on-demand deal with BT Vision, marking the first…
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Rostelecom selects Mototola Mobility for digital rollout
Russian telco Rostelecom is deploying new Motorola Mobility’s IPTV set-top boxes as it expands its…
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A+E appoints international content chief
A+E Networks has appointed Marielle Zuccarelli as managing director, international content distribution. Zuccarelli will manage…
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Qatar becomes 2% shareholder in Vivendi
Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund has become a 2% shareholder in Vivendi after investing over €350…
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Government reduces stake in TeliaSonera
The Finnish government has reduced its stake in Nordic telco and pay TV operator TeliaSonera….
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T-Hrvatski Telekom choose Mariner
Croatian telco T-Hrvatski Telekom has chosen Mariner’s xVu IPTV service monitoring suite for troubleshooting and…
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Horse & Country TV hires for international expansion
British pay TV broadcaster Horse & Country TV is ramping up its international expansion and…
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BT Vision, Telstra and DirecTV amongst winners
Service providers Telstra, BT Vision and DirecTV were amongst the winners of the IP&TV World…