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UKTV appoints marketing boss
UKTV has hired Simon Michaelides as its head of marketing. The UK digital TV channels…
Mezzo Live HD launches in Israel
Jazz and classical music channel Mezzo Live HD has launched in Israel. The Lagardère-owned channel…
MTG gets new ice hockey deal
Modern Times Group has extended a deal for free and pay TV rights to the…
Rai Way deploys T-VIPS monitoring switch
Video transport company T-VIPS has announced that Rai Way, the operator of Italy’s DTT network,…
TF1 re-enters pay TV world with Lib’Télé
French broadcaster TF1 is set to re-enter the pay TV world five years after the…
Lovefilm launches on Xbox Live
European streaming service and DVD rental company Lovefilm is launching via Microsoft’s Xbox Live service…
Ad expenditure set for Olympic boost
Global ad expenditure is expected to grow by 4.7% next year, up from 3.5% this…
Orange to expand 3D offering
French pay TV operator Orange is expanding its 3D content after striking a deal with…
MBC Group delivers HD bouquet to YahLive
United Arab Emirates-based YahLive, a joint venture between YahSat and SES, has signed a deal…
Polsat launches FTA package
Polish DTH operator Cyfrowy Polsat has launched a new offer giving users access to TVP1,…
Eurosport and ESPN pick up Club World Cup rights
Eurosport and ESPN have jointly been awarded the rights to the FIFA Club World Cup…
Sport1 acquires Spanish football rights
Dutch sports broadcaster Sport1 has acquired the rights to show the Spanish Primera División soccer…
OTE adds BBC World News
Greek pay TV operator OTE has added the BBC World News channel to its line-up….
UEFA awards Ukrainian rights to Euro 2012
The Ukrainian state broadcaster National Television Company of Ukraine and commercial broadcaster TRK/Ukraina have jointly…
CSA warns channels on subtitling
French media regulator the CSA has put five channels on notice about their failure to…
Turner to boost local production in Germany
Following the announcement in September of its planned launch of a female-focused channel, Glitz, next…
Google gives YouTube a TV-like makeover
Google has launched a new design for YouTube, offering viewers access to a range of…
EBU members agree to develop hybrid TV for 2012
Twenty three members of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) have agreed to collaborate on the…
Sony adds YouTube HD and Twitter to Bravia TV
Sony has introduced a number of new features to its Bravia connected TVs including YouTube…
Imagenio channels launch on Xbox
Users of the Xbox 360 console in Spain can now access twelve channels from the…
Al Jazeera launches live news apps
News channel operator Al Jazeera has launched new applications for Android and Blackberry mobile devices…
NTV-Plus launches connected TV sports app
Russian DTH operator NTV-Plus has developed an app for LG Smart TVs. The app gives…
Canal Plus and Bolloré finalise channels deal
French pay TV group Canal+ has finalised a deal to acquire the digital terrestrial channels…
Comedy Central rolls out in Sub-Saharan Africa
MTV is launching its Comedy Central channel in sub-Saharan Africa next week on DStv. It…
FetchTV app goes live on Panasonic Viera
IP Vision has launched a connected TV app for its FetchTV OTT platform on Panasonic…
INEA adds Disney Junior
Polish cable operator INEA has added Disney Junior to its programming line-up. The channel will…
Russia’s RTR launches Fight Club channel
Russian broadcaster RTR has launched a new channel devoted to combat sports, Fight Club. The…
French high-speed internet subscribers pass 600,000
The number of very high-speed internet subscribers in France passed 600,000 at the end of…
Beesmart teams up with Vestel
Slovenia-based middleware provider Beesmart has teamed up with Turkey-based device manufacturer Vestel to take the…
Eutelsat to rebrand satellite fleet
Eutelsat has announced plans to unify the names of its satellites as part of a…