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Canal Plus names new i>Télé editorial chief

Canal Plus Group has named Céline Pigalle as editorial director of news channel i>Télé. Pigalle,…

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Virgin Media nets 3D tennis


UK cabler Virgin Media will transmit Eurosport’s 3D coverage of the French Open tennis tournament….

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Endemol appoints French managing director


Production and distribution group Endemol has hired Nicholas Coppermann as the managing director of Endemol…

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Al Jazeera to launch at 13° East and 5° West, expects to profitable in “four to five years”

Al Jazeera Networks has chosen Eutelsat’s Hot Bird platform at 13° East and Eutelsat 5…

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Film1 inks pay TV and SVOD deal

Chellomedia has agreed an output deal with MGM that gives its Dutch movie channel Film1…

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ProSiebenSat.1 buys into price comparison site

German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1’s SevenVentures subsidiary has acquired a majority stake in Sixt e-ventures-backed price…

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Broussard named as programming chief for TMC-NT1

French commercial broadcaster TF1 has named Vincent Broussard as vice-president, broadcasting and programming at its…

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Fox’s Jiménez extends responsibilities to Portugal

Fox Inernational Channels (FIC) has extended the responsibilities of its general manager for Spain, Pilar…

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Channel 4’s 4oD views up 15%

Channel 4’s online VOD platform 4oD recorded 41 million views in April, taking the total…

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UPC Poland launches split screen service for multiple sports channels

UPC Poland has launched a service enabling users to watch up to 12 sports channels…

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SBS renews CBS output deal

SBS has renewed its output deal with CBS Studios, giving its stations in the Netherlands…

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Lattelecom adds CTC Baltics

Latvia IPTV and digital-terrestrial TV provider Lattelecom has added Russian channel CTC Baltics to its…

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MTV looks to mobile to socialise TV experience

MTV is using its mobile platform and app to socialise the TV experience, Michel Dupont,…

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Wayne Garvie leaving All3Media to become Sony TV CCO

Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has recruited Wayne Garvie as its chief creative officer, the position…

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Turkish international channel takes capacity on Astra

Turkish public broadcaster Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT) has signed a multi-year contract with…

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Al Jazeera to launch sports channels in US

Al Jazeera has said it will launch two new sports channels in the US in…

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Sky Deutschland adds Sky Atlantic and sports content to Go

German pay TV operator Sky Deutschland will make HBO content from the Sky Atlantic channel,…

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Kabel BW adds Sky Atlantic and Super RTL HD

German cable operator Kabel BW is to add Sky Atlantic and Super RTL HD to…

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Sport1 launches on iPad

Chellomedia has launched an iPad app for its premium sports channel Sport1. Subscribers to the…

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Mediaset voices TV advertising concerns


A senior executive at Mediaset has said that the TV advertising market shows no signs…

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DanceTrippin launches at 5° East

Netherlands-based music channel DanceTrippin has launched on the SES Astra 4A satellite at 5° East…

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English Club TV strikes Hungarian deal

English-language teaching channel English Club TV has struck a deal with the Hungarian Cable Communications…

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New milestone for KidsCo

Kids channel KidsCo says it has passed the 15 million subscribers milestone following the signing…

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TVP goes HD


Polish broadcaster TVP is about to launch high-definition versions of its two main channels. TVP1…

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Euronews and BBC World News increase reach

News broadcasters Euronews and BBC World News have increased their reach, according to new EMS…

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TwoFour54 unveils 30% rebate for TV producers

Abu Dhabi media development group TwoFour54 is introducing a rebate for TV and film producers…

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Viacom reveals social media results


Media giant Viacom has published the results of its research into social media. “While fairly…

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Eurosport to bring Roland Garros in 3D to UK

Eurosport will broadcast coverage of the Roland Garros tennis tournament in 3D in the UK….

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UKTV strikes major output deal with Channel 4

UK digital channels group UKTV has inked an output deal with Channel 4 and will…

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ITV launches new online service for Euro2012

UK broadcaster ITV has unveiled its dedicated digital offering for the Euro2012 football championship. ITV…