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Sony Turbo makes Russian debut
Sony’s male-skewed entertainment channel Sony Turbo has launched in Russia on pay TV operator Akado’s…
Paramount Comedy on Beeline TV
Paramount Comedy Channel has secured carriage on Russian IPTV platform Beeline TV. The deal will…
AXN HD on Sky Deutschland
Action and adventure channel AXN HD is to launch on the Sky Deutschland platform tomorrow….
TV4 channels on Boxer
Swedish broadcaster TV4’s TV4 HD and TV4 News channels are now available on the Boxer…
Euronews launching local Greek and Hungarian channels
Euronews this morning unveiled plans to launch a 24-hour rolling news service in Athens, to…
Sundance Channel signs Spain and Romania deals
Sundance Channel is expanding its European distribution after parent company AMC/Sundance Channel Global signed deals…
Canal Plus names D8 director
Canal Plus has appointed Xavier Gandon as director of programming at channels D8 and D17….
Optimus Clix adds AXN Black and White
Portuguese IPTV service Optimus Clix has added two HD channels from Sony to its line-up….
Fashion One makes Inea debut
International fashion and entertainment channel Fashion One has launched on Polish cable operator Inea’s network….
Cosmos TV adds Setanta Sports
Belarusian pay TV operator Cosmos TV has added sports channel Setanta Sports to its line-up….
European PSBs must be properly financed, forum attendees told
European governments must deliver sufficient funding to ensure that public service broadcasters fulfill their mission…
CTC Media names new finance chief
Russian broadcaster CTC Media has named Nikolay Surikov as chief financial officer. Surikov was previously…
France 24 launches Google TV service
France 24 has launched a multilingual TV service for the French Google TV platform. Google’s…
Inea rolls out Canal Plus HD line-up
Polish cable operator Inea has added Canal Plus Cyfrowy’s bouquet of HD channels to its…
Q&A: Dean Possenniskie, managing director, Europe, A+E Networks
Dean Possenniskie, A+E Networks’ managing director for Europe, spoke to DTVE about growing audience reach,…
ZDF expanding pay TV channel activities after Romantic success
ZDF Enterprises says it is talking to platform operators in Europe about extend the distribution…
Sky Deutschland tempts new subs with budget package
German cable operator Sky Deutschland is launching a new budget package of channels. Sky Starter…
French local channels call for suspension of DTT reordering
Almost 40 French local TV channels have completed the first stage of an appeal to…
Sky News Arabia goes OTT with Envivio
Sky News Arabia has launched a new OTT video service using technology from Envivio. Sky…
MTV named the biggest TV channel in Europe
Viacom’s MTV is the most widely distributed channel in Europe, according to new research. The…
C More renews first pay TV window deals with MGM, Paramount
Nordic pay TV channel provider C More has renewed multi-year first pay TV window deals…
UEFA awards rights in Finland
European football body UEFA has awarded of media rights for the 2012-15 Europa League in…
SCAM calls for increase in licence fee, reform of COSIP
French content creators society SCAM has called for an increase in the licence fee to…
ABC to remake YouTube web series for TV
US network ABC is to remake web series Recipe Rehab, marking the first time that…
Eurosport strikes deal for university sports
Eurosport has struck a six-year agreement with the International University Sports Federation (FISU) to air…
Fox inks programming deal with C More
Nordic pay TV platform C More has inked a programming deal with Fox. The agreement…
UEFA awards Champions League rights in South Africa
European football governing body UEFA has awarded certain media rights for the 2012-15 Champions League…
KidsCo to redesign on-air look
KidsCo is developing a new on-air identity that will roll out next year. The kids…
Pay TV dual revenue stream under threat, says Roedy
Pay TV’s dual revenue stream model faces a number of challenges that could have a…
Sky Italia says ‘no’ to La7
Sky Italia has ruled itself out of the running to acquire Telecom Italia Media’s La7…