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Belgacom unit launches low-cost triple-play
Belgacom has launched a new triple-play package for subscribers to its Scarlet low-cost telecom subsidiary….
Rastamouse makes tracks for Lovefilm
Amazon-owned streaming service Lovefilm has acquired a children’s programming package including Rastamouse from NBCUniversal International…
B.net adds sports channels
Vipnet-owned Croatian cable unit B.net has added two sports channel to its line-up. The operator…
UPC Slovakia adds music channels
Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Slovakia is adding two new music channels to its line-up….
Four new channels for Belarus’s Zala TV
Belarusian pay TV operator Beltelecom has added four channels to its Zala TV service. Zala…
Liberty posts loss but customer numbers boosted by Virgin deal
Liberty Global reported a net loss of US$12 million (€9.09 million) in its second quarter…
Kit Digital launches legal action against Utd. by Content
Kit Digital has launched legal action against Utd. by Content, formerly known as Content Solutions…
BSkyB and BBC to lead UK Ultra HD forum
Representatives from BSkyB and the BBC will co-chair a new industry group, designed to help…
Virgin Media adding 14,000 TiVo customers per week
Virgin Media said that 44% of its TV customers have now opted to take its…
Chello appoints Tematic to handle Romanian operations
Chello Central Europe has appointed CEE TV channel distribution specialist Tematic Cable to manage its…
Vice Media appoints Nutopia’s Franses, preps UK online channels
Vice, the publishing-to-TV media company, has hired Laura Franses to run its UK operation. Franses…
Netflix launches user profiles
Netflix has launched a new feature that will let members of a household create separate…
YouTube to launch production office
Google-owned video website YouTube is to launch a new production office in New York next…
Alki David’s FilmOn inks deal with Spain’s RTVE
Over the top service FilmOn has inked a deal with RTVE and will stream the…
Globecast launches MyGlobeTV app
Broadcast services provider GlobeCast has launched an app for its US consumer television service MyGlobeTV. The…
Travel Channel launches Freeview block
Scripps Networks International has launched a four-hour Travel Channel programming block on UK digital-terrestrial service…
BBC World News launches in HD in Middle East
BBC World News is launching in HD in the Middle East for the first time…
Ofcom hails return of digital ‘1950s-style’ living room
More than half of UK adults now media multi-task while watching TV, though an increasing…
ProSiebenSat.1 boosted by channel and digital gains
German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 Group reported strong second quarter earnings, buoyed by gains in it channels…
Chello restructures CEE channels unit
Chellomedia has restructured its channels distribution unit at its CEE division. The company, the content…
Kantar Media partners with Twitter for UK TV analytics
Kantar Media, a market research firm owned by ad giant WPP, has partnered with Twitter…
BBC Four controller role axed
The BBC’s director of television Danny Cohen has scrapped the BBC Four controller that Richard…
Amazon orders five more original series pilots
Amazon Studios has ordered five kids series pilots for Amazon Prime Instant Video service in…
BT Sport goes live
BT today launches its new sports channel line-up today, along with the new BT Sport…
BBC launches sport app on Kindle Fire
The BBC has launched its BBC Sport mobile app for Kindle Fire and Kindle Fire…
Trace Group signs Beeline TV carriage deal
Music and sports channel provider Trace Group has signed a carriage deal with Russian pay-TV…
Sky and Microsoft settle trademark dispute
BskyB and Microsoft have reached a settlement over the latter’s use of the SkyDrive brand…
Facebook reportedly eyeing TV-style ads
Facebook is reportedly looking to sell 15 second TV-style ad spots for its site, with…
Channel 4 deputy chairman of board appointed
UK broadcast regulator Ofcom has appointed non-exec Channel 4 board member Mark Price as deputy…
Box TV signs broadcast service deal with Red Bee
Box TV, a joint music TV venture between Channel 4 and Bauer Media, has signed…