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RTE appoints switchover chief
Irish broadcaster RTE has appointed Mary Curtis as director of digital switchover. Curtis, who…
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De Mol makes Five bid
Big Brother creator John De Mol has teamed with Greek broadcaster Antenna to make a…
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History launches on CroatiaÂs B-Net
A fully localised version of the History channel has today launched on Croatian cable platform…
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NPO to trial P2P technology for catch-up
Dutch public broadcaster NPO is to test the use of peer-to-peer technology to deliver online…
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Versatel sells cable operation to Chequers Capital
Telco Versatel has sold its German cable operation Versatel Kabel to French private-equity outfit Chequers…
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HbbTV specifications get ETSI approval
Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV (HbbTV), a pan-European initiative to harmonise the hybrid delivery of video…
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Eutelsat chooses Astrium for W5A
Satellite operator Eutelsat has selected Astrium to build a new 48-transponder Ku-band satellite that will…
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DNA completes Welho acquisition, plans new services
Finnish mobile telco DNA has completed the acquisition of cable operator Welho following approval from…
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Voddler open to all
Swedish broadband video-on-demand service Voddler has opened the platform up to all 3.5 million broadband…
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Canvas confirmed for 2011, Talk Talk plans bundled offering
Project Canvas chief technology officer Anthony Rose has confirmed that the UK connected TV service…
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DenmarkÂs TV2 in Premier League channels launch
Danish broadcaster TV2 Sport is set to launch two new channels to air English Premier…
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Mediaset answers Sky Italia with price cut
Italian broadcaster Mediaset has responded to a cut in the price of rival Sky Italias…
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BT launches low-cost sports but Sky ups the price
UK telco BT has launched its new low-cost Sky Sports package, just as pay-TV rival…
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Eutelsat names Wallace as commercial chief
Satellite operator Eutelsat has named Andrew Wallace as chief commercial officer, replacing Olivier Millié-Lacroix. Wallace,…
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Nat Geo promotes Prince
National Geographic Global Media has promoted Ted Prince Jr. as chief operating officer. Prince,…
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Possenniskie joins AETN
A&E Television Networks has appointed Dean Possenniskie as managing director, Europe. Possenniskie, who joins from…
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Picturebox strikes deal with Disney for Poland
Subscription video-on-demand service Picturebox has inked a deal with The Walt Disney Company that will…
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Al Jazeera to launch on UKÂs Freeview
Al Jazeera English, the English-language version of the Qatar-based news broadcaster, will launch on UK…
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STV signs deal with YouTube
Scottish broadcaster STV has inked a content deal with online video sharing site YouTube. …
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UPC Poland further extends on-demand service
UPC Poland has extended its on-demand service to the cities of Wroclaw, Opole, Brzeg and…
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Hulu launches pay service, eyes international expansion
US online video site Hulu has launched its much-vaunted subscription service. The video platform,…
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Swisscom finalises FTTH deal with Homeowners Association
Swisscom and the Swiss Homeowner Association have agreed terms for the previously announced contract covering…
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Astra signs Wibox broadband deal
Satellite operator SES Astra has signed a deal with French WiMAX operator Wibox for the…
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Polsat adds two new Discovery channels
Cyfrowy Polsat has added Discovery Travel & Living and Animal Planet HD to its channel…
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Cap 24 acquisition approved
French media group NextRadioTV has had its acquisition of digital terrestrial broadcaster Cap 24…
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French DTT leads to more fiction broadcast but not investment
The number of hours of fiction programming broadcast on Frances free-to-air channels increased threefold between…
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Stream-TV adds home photo and picture-in-picture services
Russian pay-TV provider Stream-TV has added new functionality to its service. The Comstar-UTS-owned service…
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M6 hires former CSA executive
French commercial broadcaster M6 has hired former CSA exec Marie Grau-Chevallereau as director of regulation….
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Omneon appoints EMEA sales manager
Production and playout specialist Omenon has appointed Jayson Chase as channel sales manager for the…
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Free launches catch-up service
French IPTV provider Free has launched a new catch-up TV service, TVReplay, featuring programmes from…