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Volia adds two new channels

Ukrainian cable operator Volia has added Bollywood channel Zee TV and Russian TV movies and…

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UPC DTH adds Sport2 HD

Liberty Global-owned satellite pay TV provider UPC DTH has added sports channel Sport2 HD to…

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Nickelodeon launches iPad app

Viacom-owned kids network Nickelodeon is launching a branded TV Everywhere iPad app. The Nick App…

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Fashion One launches on TopTV

Fashion and lifestyle channel Fashion One has expanded its presence in Africa on the TopTV…

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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…

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Sky inks sports news channel deal with Viasat

UK pay TV platform BSkyB has inked a deal with its Scandinavian counterpart Viasat for…

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BBC launches sports app for Android

UK broadcaster the BBC has launched a version of its sport app for Android devices….

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TF1 to accelerate cost-cutting plan

French commercial broadcaster TF1 Group has said it will accelerate its plan to rationalise its…

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Arte takes step into SVOD with Dailymotion

French cultural channel Arte is to take its first step into subscription video-on-demand by making…

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One bidder now in contention for La7

Telecom Italia has said it is in exclusive negotiations with Italian media firm Cairo Communications…

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Turner reshapes CNN International’s commercial division

Turner has rejigged the commercial and ad-sales operation at news operation CNN International. Amid wide-ranging…

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BBC Two to launch in HD

The BBC is to launch an HD version of its BBC Two channel on March…

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Channel 4 taps Kit Digital for Windows 8 app

UK broadcaster Channel 4 is using technology supplied by Kit Digital to deliver its 4oD…

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TV5 Monde Afrique on Amos-5

TV5 Monde Afrique is now broadcasting via the Amos-5 satellite at Spacecom’s 17° East position….

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M6 sees small decrease in revenues

French commercial broadcaster M6 posted a small decrease in revenues of 2.4% to €1.387 million…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Sky Italia launches dedicated F1 channel

Italian pay TV operator Sky has launched a dedicated Formula 1 channel, Sky Sport F1…

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TV2 chooses Agama for quality assurance

Norwegian broadcaster TV2 has chosen quality assurance specialist Agama Technologies to to provide service quality…

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Berlusconi opponent interested in La7 acquisition

Italian entrepreneur and Diego Della Valle has expressed a serious interest in  La7. The Italian…

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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…

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Shorts TV gains carriage in Romania and East Africa

Short film channel Shorts TV has launched on Romtelecom in Romania and on the Zuku…

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Russian advertising market growth slows in 2012

Overall annual growth in the advertising market in Russia slowed last year to 13%, according…

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International business drives growth at Discovery

Double-digit growth at Discovery’s international networks helped drive overall revenue and profit growth at the…

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Euronews launches on Etisalat

News channel Euronews has signed an agreement with Abu Dhabi-based Etisalat to join its platform. The…

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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…

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Lagardère launches Gulli synchronised app with Civolution

French media group Lagardère is using Civolution’s SyncNow ACR technology to deliver an interactive app…

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France 24 on Movistar Imagenio

News channel France 24 has secured carriage on the Movistar Imagenio IPTV platform of Telefónica….

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RTL Klub on UPC Direct for Hungary

Liberty Global-owned DTH operator UPC DTH has added RTL Klub HD to its offering for…