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French watchdog unhappy with Canal Plus TPS Star move
France’s competition authority has reportedly expressed strong reservations about pay TV operator Canal Plus’s recent…
Nick Jr launches in Israel
Viacom International Media Networks has launched its pre-school channel Nick Jr in Israel. The Hebrew-language…
Cyfra Plus offers free BBC channels
Polish pay TV operator Cyfra Plus is offering BBC Entertainment and BBC Knowledge free-of-charge to…
The Euro50 Q&A: David Pollack, Spacecom
As president and CEO, David Pollack is realising Spacecom’s vision of becoming a multi-regional satellite…
EBU to offer free HbbTV platform for Olympics
The EBU is offering its members a platform to deploy HbbTV services during this year’s…
Viacom’s Paramount Pictures channel roll out starting in Spain
Viacom is preparing to launch a raft of Paramount movie channels internationally and the first…
Trace appoints Sports CEO
Music and sports broadcaster Trace has appointed Laurent Dumeau as CEO of Trace Sports. Dumeau…
Crime on the increase in Poland
The Crime & Investigation Network has secured carriage on the ‘n’ platform in Poland. The…
New head for Etisalat UAE
UAE-based service provider Etisalat has named Saleh Al Abdooli as CEO of Etisalat UAE. Al…
France 24 launching new internet TV platform
France 24 is launching a new connected TV platform giving access to its three channels…
Sky Deutschland strikes deal with WB
German pay TV operator Sky Deutschland has struck a long-term multi-platform deal with Warner Bros…
UPC Poland adds Eurosport HD channels
Cable operator UPC Poland has today added Eurosport HD and Eurosport 2 HD to its…
MTV Live HD launches on Sky Italia
Live music channel MTV Live HD has launched on Italian DTH platform Sky Italia. The…
Chellomedia reports channels growth
Liberty Global-owned Dutch broadcaster Chellomedia saw considerable subscriber growth across its portfolio of sports and…
CTC launching international channel in Kazakhstan
Russian broadcaster CTC Media will launch the international version of its main channel in Kazakhstan…
Al Jazeera secures remaining French football rights
Qatari broadcaster Al Jazeera has secured a further package of broadcast rights for France’s Ligue…
Eurosport extends Grand Slam tennis deals
Pay TV channel Eurosport has extended its deals to provide coverage of the French and…
Turner’s Glitz to launch on May 8
Turner Broadcast System’s new pay TV channel Glitz will reportedly launch in Germany on May…
Channel 4’s Project Shuffle to offer new catch-up platform
UK broadcaster Channel 4 is lining up a new channel to offer repeats of recently…
Thompson could quit BBC this year
Mark Thompson, the director general of UK public broadcaster the BBC, could step down by…
Discovery launches TLC in Baltic States
Discovery Group is to replace Discovery Travel & Living with female-focused lifestyle channel TLC in…
Euronews launches Moscow office
International news broadcaster Euronews is launching a Moscow office as it looks to expand its…
A+E will roll out Lifetime this year
A+E networks will launch its female-skewing Lifetime channel in at least two major territories this…
Al Jazeera in exclusive negotiations for French football
Qatar-based broadcaster Al Jazeera has enterted into exclusive negotiations with the French professional football league,…
BBC World News on SFR
BBC World News, the international news channel operated by the British public broadcaster, has extended…
ProSiebenSat.1 HD channels on NetCologne
German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has struck a deal with Cologne, Bonn and Aachen area service provider…
The Euro50 Q&A: Linda Jensen, HBO Central Europe
HBO Central Europe, headed by CEO Linda Jensen, has continued to invest strongly in local…
CME to launch new channels, expand pay TV
Central and Eastern European broadcast group CME is preparing to launch a number of new…
History UK claims record year
History UK, the factual channel owned by A+E Networks and BSkyB, recorded its highest-rating year…
France 24 reaches 235 million homes
News broadcaster France 24 increased its distribution by 33 million homes last year. The company,…