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Volia adds two new channels
Ukrainian cable operator Volia has added Bollywood channel Zee TV and Russian TV movies and…
UPC DTH adds Sport2 HD
Liberty Global-owned satellite pay TV provider UPC DTH has added sports channel Sport2 HD to…
Nickelodeon launches iPad app
Viacom-owned kids network Nickelodeon is launching a branded TV Everywhere iPad app. The Nick App…
Fashion One launches on TopTV
Fashion and lifestyle channel Fashion One has expanded its presence in Africa on the TopTV…
DSO in CIS making slow progress, new rules likely to increase government power, says report
Moves towards digital migration has accelerate wider changes in regulation of media in Russia and…
Sky inks sports news channel deal with Viasat
UK pay TV platform BSkyB has inked a deal with its Scandinavian counterpart Viasat for…
BBC launches sports app for Android
UK broadcaster the BBC has launched a version of its sport app for Android devices….
TF1 to accelerate cost-cutting plan
French commercial broadcaster TF1 Group has said it will accelerate its plan to rationalise its…
Arte takes step into SVOD with Dailymotion
French cultural channel Arte is to take its first step into subscription video-on-demand by making…
One bidder now in contention for La7
Telecom Italia has said it is in exclusive negotiations with Italian media firm Cairo Communications…
Turner reshapes CNN International’s commercial division
Turner has rejigged the commercial and ad-sales operation at news operation CNN International. Amid wide-ranging…
BBC Two to launch in HD
The BBC is to launch an HD version of its BBC Two channel on March…
Channel 4 taps Kit Digital for Windows 8 app
UK broadcaster Channel 4 is using technology supplied by Kit Digital to deliver its 4oD…
TV5 Monde Afrique on Amos-5
TV5 Monde Afrique is now broadcasting via the Amos-5 satellite at Spacecom’s 17° East position….
M6 sees small decrease in revenues
French commercial broadcaster M6 posted a small decrease in revenues of 2.4% to €1.387 million…
Linear TV still “bedrock” as UK timeshifted viewing remains steady
New data reveals that viewers in the UK watched an average of four hours, one…
TF1 seeks to extend Paolini’s leadership to 2017
French broadcaster TF1’s administrative council is today expected to propose changing the company’s statutes to…
TV4 Group boosted by buoyant Swedish ad market
Swedish free-to-air commercial and pay TV broadcaster TV4 Group benefited from a buoyant domestic advertising…
Sky Italia launches dedicated F1 channel
Italian pay TV operator Sky has launched a dedicated Formula 1 channel, Sky Sport F1…
TV2 chooses Agama for quality assurance
Norwegian broadcaster TV2 has chosen quality assurance specialist Agama Technologies to to provide service quality…
Berlusconi opponent interested in La7 acquisition
Italian entrepreneur and Diego Della Valle has expressed a serious interest in La7. The Italian…
Ofcom awards Leeds local TV licence to Ian West’s Made Television
UK media regulator Ofcom has awarded a local TV licence for the Northern city of…
Shorts TV gains carriage in Romania and East Africa
Short film channel Shorts TV has launched on Romtelecom in Romania and on the Zuku…
Russian advertising market growth slows in 2012
Overall annual growth in the advertising market in Russia slowed last year to 13%, according…
International business drives growth at Discovery
Double-digit growth at Discovery’s international networks helped drive overall revenue and profit growth at the…
Euronews launches on Etisalat
News channel Euronews has signed an agreement with Abu Dhabi-based Etisalat to join its platform. The…
Purnell to rejoin BBC; Davie to take over at Worldwide
Former UK Labour government culture secretary James Purnell is to re-join the BBC as director…
Lagardère launches Gulli synchronised app with Civolution
French media group Lagardère is using Civolution’s SyncNow ACR technology to deliver an interactive app…
France 24 on Movistar Imagenio
News channel France 24 has secured carriage on the Movistar Imagenio IPTV platform of Telefónica….
RTL Klub on UPC Direct for Hungary
Liberty Global-owned DTH operator UPC DTH has added RTL Klub HD to its offering for…