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Denmark’s TDC appoints channels head
Danish telco TDC Group has appointed the former CEO of the Danish national lottery gaming company,…
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Canal+ takes majority stake in telco operator Mediaserv
Canal+ Overseas, the international subsidiary for Canal+ Group, has acquired a 51% stake in Loret…
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BBC to air 360 hours of digital content this weekend
The BBC is due to broadcast some 360 hours of digital content this weekend from…
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Netflix orders more original drama
Streaming service Netflix has given the go-ahead to a second season of Orange is the…
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Ofcom orders Scuzz to clean up
UK broadcast regulator has fined the owner of digital satellite channel Scuzz £10,000 for broadcasting…
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BT demands ‘parity’ in Sky Sports spat
The head of BT’s TV division Marc Watson has renewed the company’s calls for Sky…
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Discovery appoints content division boss
Factual channel operator Discovery has appointed Charlie Foley executive VP of its recently-created Original Content…
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Sky to offer day of free sport
BskyB has announced that it will offer live coverage from the first day of this…
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Consumers moving to on-demand but bundling still makes sense, says Discovery
Polish and other central and eastern European customers are increasingly looking to non-linear and advanced…
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RTL Group invests US$36m in YouTube network BroadbandTV
RTL Group has partnered with multi-channel YouTube content network BroadbandTV, putting US$36 million (€27.7 million)…
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Fox rebrands Dutch channel, preps Fox Sports launch
Fox has continued the rebranding of its channels and roll out of Fox Sports service…
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BBC raises £170m funding for Worldwide
The BBC has raised £170 million (€199.50 million) in a seven-year US bond deal in…
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Blip aims for Europe expansion
US online video site and web series specialist Blip is looking to make a UK…
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4oD launches on Freesat
Channel 4’s on-demand service 4oD has launched on UK free-to-air satellite platform Freesat. The service…
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Romania’s Cosmote partners with MTV
Romanian mobile operator Cosmote has partnered with MTV to offer a premium youth-focused entertainment offering…
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Disney Channel relaunches UK website
The Disney Channel has relaunched its website in the UK, bringing together all Disney Channel…
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Viacom ups Kerry Taylor to international MTV programming boss
Viacom International Media Networks has promoted Kerry Taylor to senior VP, Youth & Music. The…
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Digital TV Labs launches 4G interference testing service
Digital media testing company Digital TV Labs has launched a service to test UK Freeview…
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Smart TV tech firm Foxxum appoints business development exec
Smart TV technology company Foxxum has appointed former Amino Communications, ANT Software and Espial executive,…
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BBC weather app hits 1 million downloads
The BBC’s recently launched free weather app has reached 1 million downloads in just two…
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Orange preparing for multiscreen launch
Following its satellite TV launch, Orange Romania will roll out services on multiple devices to…
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Toya looks to OTT to extend reach
Toya is looking to OTT to serve distributed networks around the country and work in…
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Time Warner buys US$200m CME shares
Broadcast group Central European Media Enterprises (CME) has sold 200,000 shares in the company to…
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Conservative investment climate favours cable and DTH, says Resource Partners
Cable, DTH and infrastructure-based operators are still the best investment opportunities in the sector, according…
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Volia set to add new features to Smart HD
Ukrainian cable operator Volia will launch its hybrid IP/cable Smart HD set-top box and catch-up…
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Netflix signs ZDF Enterprises deal
Netflix has picked up exclusive rights to kids series Mako Mermaids from ZDF Enterprises, the…
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Poland’s Vectra focuses on churn reduction and new services
Focusing on customer retention and maintaining good relations with existing customers is more important for…
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Crime being replaced by Fox channel in Norway
Fox International Channels is replacing its Fox Crime channel with the core Fox service in…
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Brightcove appoints former RealNetworks CEO
Online video and cloud content specialist Brightcove has appointed former RealNetworks CEO Thomas Nielsen as…
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ESOA appoints Eutelsat boss as chairman
The European Satellite Operators Association (ESOA) has appointed Eutelsat CEO Michel de Rosen as its…