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First brands sign up to Channel 4’s interactive ad formats
Channel 4 has signed up the first brands to use its new interactive ad formats….
Modern Times Group ups sales and revenues
Modern Times Group has reported an 8% increase in revenues of SEK9.8 billion (€1 billion)…
ITV to deliver first mobile catch-up service with Three
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has struck its first mobile TV catch-up deal with mobile operator…
Sky Sports News HD set for December launch
Sky Sports News HD will launch in Germany and Austria on December 1, pay TV…
Carlyle acquires Spain’s Telecable
Private equity firm The Carlyle Group has acquired an 85% stake in Spanish cable operator…
German online TV grows
Germany currently has 1,418 online TV services attracting 166 million hits daily, according to Bavarian…
Allociné looks to DTT and international expansion for growth
French movie website provider Allociné has emerged as one of the candidates to apply to…
Sport1 takes MotoGP rights
German channel Sport1 has secured TV rights to the MotoGP motorcycle racing series. The Constantin…
Kabel BW strikes deal with Stuttgart housing group
German cable operator Kabel BW has struck a deal with the Stuttgart Housing and Urban…
France 24 editorial director resigns
The editorial director of news channel France 24, Jean Lesieur, has resigned. According to the…
S4C confirms Ian Jones appointment
S4C has confirmed that it has appointed Ian Jones its new chief executive. Jones will…
Universal launches international Facebook movie app
Hollywood studio Universal Pictures is extending its Facebook movie application internationally following a successful launch…
BSkyB weathering tough conditions
BSkyB ended September with 10.4 million customers after connecting 77,000 new homes during the quarter….
Orange launches 3D magazine show
Orange and Troisième Œil Productions are joining forces to produce Mag3D, a regular magazine show…
CSA begins HD DTT auction
French communications regulator CSA has announced an auction for six new HD channels on the…
SES appoints marketing VP
Satellite operator SES has appointed Niclas Friese-Greene as senior vice-president marketing and corporate communications. In…
Nat Geo launches Farsi language channel
National Geographic Channel has launched a Farsi-language channel across the Middle East. The factual channel…
Dogan sells Star TV channel
Turkish media group Dogan Yayin Holdings has sold one of its three television channels –…
Kabel BW HD line-up reaches 40
Kabel BW is claiming to offer more HD channels than any other German TV operator…
UEFA announces Greek and Portuguese deals
UEFA has struck a raft of soccer rights deals in Europe. Greek free-to-air broadcaster ERT…
Teo’s TV numbers on the rise
Lithuanian telco and pay TV operator Teo ended September with a total of 147,104 IPTV…
Over 42 million homes using connected TV services
Over 42 million US and European homes are watching connected TV services, according to research…
SFR brings YouTube to the TV
Subscribers to French telco SFR’s Neufbox TV service can now access YouTube on the TV….
Dutch digital TV penetration passes 70%
By the end of June, 72% of Dutch TV subscribers took a digital subscription, with…
ESPN Goals app reaches one million downloads
Sports broadcaster ESPN’s Goals App has been downloaded one million times in the UK. The…
ER-Telecom doubles digital channels
Russian service provider ER-Telecom has doubled the number of digital channels it offers to TV…
PBS chooses Channel 4 for UK ad sales
US public service broadcaster PBS has selected Channel 4 to manage ad sales for its…
ITV wins Europa League from Channel 5
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has secured rights to Uefa Europa League soccer games, wresting the…
A+E promotes sales execs
Channel operator and programme seller A+E Networks has upped two sales executives. Jonathan South has…
Mattel closes in on £500 million Hit deal
Mattel is reportedly close to sealing a £500 million (€364 million) deal for kids TV…