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Greek government moves to create slimmed down pubcaster as criticism mounts
The Greek government has unveiled plans to open a new, small-scale public broadcaster as criticism…
BBC to launch first Red Button Holby City episode
The BBC is due to launch a special one-off episode of its medical drama Holby…
FIC promotes Platt to NGCI top job, Gandevia takes Asia
Fox International Channels has promoted its Asia Pacific boss Ward Platt to FIC COO and…
TV4 names new deputy channels chief
Swedish commercial broadcaster TV4 Group has named Anton Glanzelius as its new deputy channel director….
Amhara TV chooses Grass Valley for Ethiopia’s first HD station
Ethiopian government-owned Amhara TV has selected Grass Valley to provide several solutions to build Ethiopia’s…
EBU urges Greece to reverse ERT closure
The European Broadcasting Union has urged the Greek prime minister to “use all his powers”…
BBC to live-stream Wimbledon
The BBC will offer an “unprecedented” 10 live streams as part of its coverage of…
BBC criticised over failed digital initiative
The BBC has come under fire for its failed Digital Media Initiative (DMI) with BBC Trustee Anthony…
Chello takes SPT titles for Turkey
Chello Zone has acquired more than 50 titles from Sony Pictures Television for Turkish channel…
A+E Networks UK names new general manager for Poland
A+E Networks UK has named Izabella Wiley in the new role of general manager for…
NPO streamlines web presence
Dutch public broadcasting organisation NPO has launched the new NPO.nl website as it looks to simplify…
Numericable launches new African package, adds new channels
French cable operator Numericable has added two new international à la carte premium channels to…
Numericable adds Orange Cinéma Séries channels
French cable operator Numericable has launched the five Orange Cinéma Séries movie channels on its…
BBC launches free weather app
The BBC has launched a free weather app in the UK, rolling it today out…
MGM HD launches on Sky in Germany and Austria
The MGM Channel in HD has launched exclusively on Sky in Germany and Austria. The…
Kosovan public broadcaster launches minority channel
Kosovan public broadcaster RTK has launched a second channel to serve the country’s largest minority…
Antena slams CEO blackmail charges
Romanian free-to-air broadcaster Antena has said the arrest of its CEO violated several of his…
BBC.com adds new features
BBC.com, the commercial web property operated by BBC Worldwide, has added two new features focusing…
Former Channel 4 exec takes Digital UK top job
Former director of strategy for Ofcom and Channel 4, Jonathan Thompson, has been appointed chief…
Turkey’s Show TV sells for US$402m
Turkish conglomerate Ciner Group has acquired Turkish commercial channel Show TV for US$402 million (€306…
Channel 4 to launch centralised companion app
Channel 4 is set to launch a second screen companion app next month as a…
A+E Networks UK to up European localisation efforts
A+E Networks UK is looking to differentiate its European offering with more distinct channel feeds…
Deutsche Telekom to air full range of Sky content
The full range of Sky Deutschland’s content line-up will be available on Deutsche Telekom’s Entertain…
Netflix continues to dominate SVOD space
Netflix accounted for 90% of subscription video streams in the US in the first quarter…
Virgin adds 11 channels to TV Anywhere service
Virgin Media has added 11 new live channels to its cloud-based Virgin TV Anywhere entertainment…
Amazon signs Viacom VOD content deal
Amazon has signed a multi-year video licensing deal with Viacom, giving Amazon Prime Instant and…
Nordic TV chief departs amid management changes at MTG
Free and pay TV group MTG has implemented several senior changes management changes that include…
Children’s TV services in Europe number 320
There are more than 280 children’s TV channels in the European Union and some 320…
NTV Plus introduces instalment plan payment
Russian pay TV operator NTV Plus has introduced an instalment payment plan for its services….
Tricolor adds Lagardère channels to new kids package
Russian pay TV operator Tricolor TV has added Lagardère channels TiJi Russia and Gulli Russia…