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TFI to release Fox’s Alcatraz day after the US
Leading French commercial broadcaster TF1 is making JJ Abrams’ latest scripted series Alcatraz available a…
Telemach launches TV Everywhere service
Slovenian cable operator Telemach has launched a multiscreen service enabling users to watch television channels…
Fox buys Finnish channel Suomi TV
Fox has acquired Finnish free-to-air broadcaster Suomi TV. The US company’s global channels division, Fox…
Sky, ITV refute claims they should invest more in film
UK commercial broadcaster ITV and its pay TV counterpart BSkyB have refuted claims in a…
Georgia gets first DTH platform
Georgia’s first DTH platform will launch this month. MagtiCom, the Georgian mobile and telecommunication company,…
Visiware raises €5 million to develop social TV services
French interactive TV gaming company Visiware has raised €5 million from Crédit Agricole Private Equity…
News Corp to swap JV for stake in Moby
News Corp is to take a minority stake in Dubai-based media group Moby, which is…
Orange adds M6 channels to satellite offering
Orange is adding three additional M6-owned thematic channels to its satellite offering in France. The…
Orange strikes FTTH partnership with Bouygues Telecom
Orange/France Télécom has struck a partnership with Bouygues Telecom to share fibre infrastructure in densely…
Eurosport launches QR code-based interactivity
Sports channel Eurosport has launched an on-air QR code campaign across Europe with the aim…
SABC appoints new CEO
The SABC has named Lulama Mokhobo as its new CEO. Mokhobo becomes the South African…
Ad specialist BlackArrow makes trio of key hires
US-based advanced TV advertising specialist BlackArrow has hired Joseph Matarese as its chief technology officer….
EBU publishes new subtitling spec for broadcasters
The EBU has published a new specification for subtitling. The new format, EBU Timed Text…
Baltcom swaps ProPoker for Weapons
Latvian cable operator Baltcom has added Russian-language channel Oruzhie (Weapons) to its channel line-up. The…
Belarus enhances DTT coverage
Digital-terrestrial TV in Belarus is now available to 94.8% of the country’s population, according to…
Blinkx teams up with IBTimes
Online video specialist Blinkx has teamed up with business news provider International Business Times (IBTimes)…
SFR offering cloud-based gaming to TV customers
French service provider SFR has launched a cloud-based gaming-on-demand service, allowing subscribers to access games…
Murdoch accuses Google of piracy
Rupert Murdoch has accused Google of being a “piracy leader” for allowing illegal video content…
Orange inks connected TV deal for Thomson TVs
French telco Orange has cut a deal with Chinese TV manufacturer TCL and will launch…
FremantleMedia UK launches new digital division
Production company FremantleMedia UK has launched a new digital division combining the former Talkback Thames…
HBO launching in the Netherlands
HBO is launching a suite of channels and services in the Netherlands. The Time Warner-backed…
ITV scores £90 million soccer deal
ITV has inked a £90 million (€109 million) TV soccer rights deal that allows it…
Inea launches movie VOD service
Polish cable operator Inea has launched a new movie VOD service. The platform will offer…
UPC ups Aster broadband speeds
Aster’s new owner UPC is increasing the Polish cable operator’s broadband speeds. As part of…
Zon takes HD channel line-up to 38
Portuguese cable operator Zon Multimédia has added two new HD channels to its line-up, taking…
UPC Poland launches independent movie section
UPC Poland has added a new section on its VOD platform dedicated to independent movies….
Sky News HD launches in Singapore
BSkyB’s Sky News has struck a deal with Singapore pay TV operator StarHub to launch…
Bouygues offers DVR capacity upgrade
French service provider Bouygues Télécom has introduced an option allowing subscribers to increase the capacity…
SIS Live increases Eutelsat capacity
Satellite uplink specialist SIS Live, is increasing the amount of permanent capacity it leases from…
Alpari launches TV channel
Online trading group Alpari is to launch a TV channel in Russia, according to local…