After more than 40 years of operation, DTVE is closing its doors and our website will no longer be updated daily. Thank you for all of your support.
Broadcasters
2 min read
Discovery looking to partnerships for premium sports rights
Discovery boss David Zaslav has told DTVE sister title TBI that it is weighing partnering…
1 min read
Tuchman takes control of global MGM channels
AMC/Sundance Channel Global president Bruce Tuchman has added the role of president, MGM Channel Global…
1 min read
Crackle signs AVOD deal with NBCU
Sony Pictures Television’s on-demand service Crackle has signed a multi-year licensing deal with NBCUniversal Television…
1 min read
ITV lines up summer launch for Encore
UK broadcaster ITV is set to launch its new pay channel, ITV Encore, on June…
1 min read
TV ratings start-up TVbeat appoints former TalkTalk TV director
Former TalkTalk and MTG executive Laurence Miall-d’Août has been appointed CEO of London-based TVbeat –…
1 min read
Comedy Central hires former Heat magazine editor
The former editor of popular gossip magazine Heat, Sam Delaney, has joined Comedy Central UK…
1 min read
Fox International Channels names Euro chief
Fox International Channels has named Jan Koeppen as president, Europe and Africa. He will replace…
1 min read
BBC Worldwide picks six startups for 2014 Labs scheme
The BBC’s commercial arm has selected six new start-ups to take part in its BBC…
1 min read
Freesat signs smart TV deal with Vestel
UK free-to-air satellite platform Freesat has signed a deal with TV manufacturer Vestel to offer its…
1 min read
Accenture powers Mediaset Infinity
Management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company, Accenture, is powering Mediaset Italy’s new on-demand service…
1 min read
Tele Columbus runs Easter HD promotion with ProSiebenSat.1
German cable operator Tele Columbus is making four ProSiebenSat.1 HD channels available to watch for…
1 min read
BBC Worldwide CEO re-joins BBC executive board
BBC Worldwide CEO and director of global, Tim Davie, is re-joining the BBC’s executive board…
1 min read
CBS Reality launches on Freeview in the UK
Factual channel CBS Reality has launched in the UK on digital-terrestrial platform Freeview, making it available…
1 min read
CNBC makes two international appointments
Business and financial news broadcaster CNBC has made two executive appointments to its international team. …
2 min read
Turner poaches BBC Worldwide’s McDonough
Turner Broadcasting System has poached BBC Worldwide’s Ian McDonough to lead its new Northern Europe…
1 min read
Lattelecom fails to strike deal with MTG
Latvian service provider Lattelecom has failed to strike a distribution deal with Modern Times Group…
1 min read
UPC Polska promotes FilmBox HD channels
Liberty Global-owned cable TV operator UPC Polska is to make SPI’s FilmBox, FilmBox HD, FilmBox…
10 min read
The channels survey
In the run-up to April’s MIPTV market, Digital TV Europe surveys top channel providers to…
1 min read
London Live to launch in UK today
A new channel is launching on digital free-TV in the UK today. London Live will…
1 min read
UPC DTH to carry Da Vinci Learning
Da Vinci Learning has launched on Liberty Global-owned UPC DTH’s satellite TV platforms in Hungary,…
1 min read
BBC iPlayer tops 300 million for second month running
BBC iPlayer requests broke the 300 million barrier in February for the second consecutive month,…
1 min read
Lagardère Active names new head of programmes
French conglomerate Lagardère’s media arm Lagardère Active has named Caroline Cochaux as director-general of programmes…
1 min read
Zaslav outlines Eurosport strategy
Discovery may look to bid for top-tier European sports rights for Eurosport if it can…
2 min read
Modern Times Group creates new combined digital unit
Modern Times Group is to merge its Viaplay online pay TV business with the MTGx…
2 min read
ProSiebenSat.1 buys stake in US multichannel operator
Germany’s ProSieben.1 Group has acquired a 20% stake in US-based multichannel network Collective Digital Studios….
1 min read
ProSiebenSat.1 creates new chief investment officer role
ProSiebenSat.1 has named Gunnar Wiedenfels as deputy chief financial officer and Ralf Schremper to the…
1 min read
Raduga TV owners reportedly set to sell up
The owners of Russian pay TV platform Raduga TV – Modern Times Group and Russia’s…
2 min read
EBU slams mobile industry spectrum claims
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has criticised claims made by the mobile telecom industry regarding…
1 min read
M6 to launch new online TV channels
French commercial broadcaster M6 Group will tomorrow launch four online TV channels on its 6play…
1 min read
YouView shareholders set to back future investment
YouView’s shareholders, including the BBC, are set to sign a new agreement to secure the…