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RDF exec named as Cbeebies Investment chief
Former RDF kids exec Henrietta Hurford-Jones has left the UK producer and distributor to join…
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BBC Worldwide hires Syfy programming chief
BBC Worldwide Channels, the international channels arm of the British commercial broadcaster, has hired SyFy…
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NigeriaÂs Silverbird inks Nickelodeon deal
Nigerian broadcaster Silverbird TV (STV) is to launch a Nickelodeon kids block after striking a…
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Channel 4 to sell UKTV ads
UK free-to-air broadcaster Channel 4 has struck an agreement with digital channel operator UKTV and…
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French TV ads up 17%
Cumulative ad revenues from French commercial broadcasters reached 3.8bn in the first six months of…
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Freesat adds channels
Freesat, the UK free-to-air digital satellite TV service, is has added True Entertainment and Showcase…
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Aster acquires business telco
Polish cable operator Aster has acquired a 100% stake in telco Mediatel 4B from Mediatel…
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KidsCo launches in South Africa
Kids channel KidsCo has launched on South African pay-TV service DStv. The broadcaster signed…
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Kabel BW enters mobile market with O2 deal
German cable operator Kabel BW is set to offer triple-play packages after signing a network…
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Back-to-basics strategy sees Orange reduce investment in exclusive content
France Telecom-Orange CEO Stéphane Richard has unveiled a five-year plan called Conquests 2015 designed to…
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Digital switchover boosts tech confidence
One-in-three older TV viewers in the UK says that getting ready for digital TV switchover…
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Primacom restructuring secures future
Primacom has completed the first stage of restructuring after the German cable operators shareholders transferred…
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NextRadioTV and NRJ to launch HD channels
French media groups NextRadioTV and NRJ are to launch two new high definition digital terrestrial…
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ITN signs Iliffe for online video content
UK commercial news network ITN has signed up media group Iliffe News & Media to…
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DaringTV launches in Europe
Adult video distributor Sapphire Media has entered into a licensing and cross-promotion agreement with a…
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Orbit to leave Bahrain base
Middle Eastern broadcaster Orbit Showtime Network plans to move its headquarters out of Bahrain and…
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BBCWW Channels contributes to £1bn sales
BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, has reported sales of £1.074bn (Â1.3bn) for…
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Sky Ireland to follow UK sports channels lead
Sky Ireland, the Irish arm of the News Corp-backed satellite pay-TV operator, is set to…
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UK digital dividend announcement due
UK communications minister Ed Vaizey is set to announce plans for the sale of the…
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Virgin Media launches senior notes exchange offer
Virgin Media has commenced an offer to exchange any and all of the US$1bn (797m)…
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Chakkara heads to Talk Talk
UK broadband provider Talk Talk has hired BBC future media TV platforms head Rahul Chakkara….
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Eurosport records 20m web hits in May
Eurosport’s global network of 10 language websites received a record 20 million unique visitors in…
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Freesat awards ITV1 HD with special honour
Freesat has announced the winners of the annual Freesat Awards for 2010, which celebrates the…
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Volia launches My Planet
Ukrainian cable operator Volia has added new channel My Planet to its line-up. My…
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UPC Austria sees half a million movie requests
UPC Austria had over 500,000 million requests for movies from its on-demand service during the…
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Lagardere seeks IPO for Canal Plus stake
French conglomerate Lagardere has failed to agree a price for its stake in Canal Plus…
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French broadcaster grant given go-ahead
The French government’s decision to give public broadcasters a grant has been given the green…
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Nilesat-201 arrives at launch site
Arianespace has announced that Nilesats latest satellite has arrived at the launch site in French…
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KabelBW offers free flights to new customers
German cable operator Kabel BW is offering new customers signing up to a CleverKabel package…
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Ono partners with TiVo
Ono has signed a strategic partnership with DVR specialist TiVo. Ono will become the exclusive…