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Croatia’s Iskon makes promotional offering

Deutsch Telekom-owned Croatian telco T-Hrvatski Telekom’s low-cost subsidiary Iskon is offering its customers the option…

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Satellite broadband specialist Vizocom taps Eutelsat for capacity

Satellite broadband provider Vizocom has chosen the Eutelsat 21B satellite to deliver connectivity services in…

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A&E set for Spain and Portugal launch

A+E Networks’ general entertainment channel A&E will continue its international rollout next week with the…

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CSA censures Canal+ for breaking ad rules

French media regulator the CSA has issued a warning to Canal+ for exceeding the amount…

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Orange strikes deal with Netflix, unveils plan for own SVoD service

Orange is set to become the second French telecom operator to agree to distribute Netflix,…

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Ofcom CEO Ed Richards steps down

Ofcom’s chief executive officer, Ed Richards will step down at the end of December after…

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Sky faces Premier League risk, says Credit Suisse

The forthcoming English Premier League auction poses significant risks for BSkyB, according to Credit Suisse,…

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Netflix film strategy continues with Sandler exclusives

Netflix has penned a deal with movie actor Adam Sandler to bring four of his…

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BSkyB ups Roku investment

UK pay TV operator Roku has made a further US$0.7 million investment internet streaming set-top…

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Netflix, Arad line up King Kong toon

Netflix has partnered with former Marvel Studios president Avi Arad to produce an animated kids…

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Kantar Media readies Twitter TV ratings tools

WPP-owned audience research firm Kantar Media is set to roll out its new Kantar Twitter TV…

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Virgin Media adds 15 channels to mobile TV service

UK pay TV operator Virgin Media has added 15 new live channels to its mobile…

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nc+ names channel brand manager

Polish pay TV platform nc+ has named Paweł Kobryński as the brand manager for its…

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1+1 International extends Polish reach with Orange

Ukrainian broadcaster 1+1’s international channel 1+1 International is now available on Orange Poland’s platform. The…

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RCS&RDS progresses with Digi brand plan

Romanian cable operator RCS&RDS has moved forwards with its plans to rebrand its consumer offerings…

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Da Vinci Learning extends reach in Hungary

Educational channel Da Vinci Learning has struck a deal with Hungarian transmission services provider Da…

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Mozilla launches Chromecast rival Matchstick

Mozilla has thrown its hat into the increasingly competitive streaming video dongle ring by endorsing…

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Tesco shuts Clubcard TV, reportedly looks to sell Blinkbox

Tesco has reportedly put its movie and TV streaming service Blinkbox up for sale and…

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YouView reported to be partnering with Netflix

UK connected TV platform YouView is reportedly partnering with Netflix to add access to the…

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Murdoch exiting Shine after merger

Liz Murdoch with leave Shine Group, which she founded in 2001, when the production group…

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Netflix reportedly growing fast in France

Netflix has attracted over 100,000 users in France two weeks after it launched, according to…

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Telekom Romania taps Viaccess Orca for TV everywhere

Telecom Romania, the Deutsche Telekom-owned operator formerly known as Romtelecom, has chose Viaccess Orca’s Voyage…

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Italy’s Lega Serie A opens tender for international rights

Italy’s Lega Serie A and its media rights adviser Infront Sports & Media have unveiled…

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TV4’s Beck-Friis named as Bonnier’s digital chief

Swedish free and pay TV broadcaster’s TV4 Group’s vice-president, Cecilia Beck-Friis, has been given an…

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Al Jazeera joins new MSN

News broadcaster Al Jazeera is to be avaialble via Microsoft’s revamped MSN information and entertainment…

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Akado orders new set-tops from Novabase

Russian cable operator Akado has ordered an initial supply of 20,000 HD boxes from Portuguese…

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Google’s Chromecast offers buyers free Hulu Plus

Google’s Chromecast is offering new US customers a two-month Hulu Plus subscription. The streaming HDMI…

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MTG’s Viaplay signs exclusive VoD deal with Nickelodeon

MTG’s Viaplay streaming and on-demand service has secured the exclusive video-on-demand rights for Nickelodeon programmes…

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Northern Ireland’s first local TV station goes live

Northern Ireland’s first local TV channel, Belfast-based NvTv, went on air for the first time…

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Telefónica closes E-Plus acquisition

Telefónica has closed its acquisition of German mobile operator and KPN subsidiary, E-Plus, establishing it…