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BBC Worldwide Channels appoints EMEA development VP
BBC Worldwide Channels has appointed Nina Laricheva as vice-president development for its EMEA business. Laricheva…
MTG reorganises management team
Nordic free and pay TV broadcaster Modern Times Group (MTG) has named Jørgen Madsen as…
Prisa grows pay TV numbers
Spanish pay TV platform Canal Plus, which was recently rebranded from Digital Plus, ended September…
Free’s Niel looking at Orange Switzerland
French quad-play provider Free’s owner Xavier Niel is to take part in the second round…
nutiTV reaches one in four Estonian homes
Estonian telco Elion’s nutiTV service now reaches 134,600 subscribers, or about one in four Estonian…
KidsCo launches in Belarus
Kids channel KidsCo has launched in Belarus on the IPTV platform of Cosmos TV. KidsCo…
Astra 1N operational
SES’s new satellite Astra 1N has entered commercial service at the orbital position of 28.2°…
Pace troubled by Thailand floods
Flooding in Thailand could negatively impact set-top vendor Pace’s operating profit by up to US$9…
Netflix hires exec to drive original programming
Netflix has hired a senior production and development executive to expand its moves into original…
ODG to deliver ITV content to Three
On Demand Group is to distribute commercial broadcaster ITV’s content to mobile operator Three’s customers….
Voddler begins selling premium US series
Scandinavian online video service Voddler has begun selling premium US series for the first time….
Discovery Networks makes international appointments
Discovery Networks has announced a raft of international appointments. Doug Baker, formerly chief financial officer…
TV ownership growing in Poland
Over five million Polish households have two or more TV sets, according to a survey…
KidsCo names Disney exec as distribution director
International children’s channel KidsCo has named Kimberly Huttnestine as its new distribution director. Huttnestine joins…
MTG gets NHL hockey rights
Modern Times Group has acquired the exclusive distribution rights to the National Hockey League (NHL)…
Cyfra Plus adds 10 HD channels
Polish cable operator Cyfra Plus will add 10 HD channels to its line-up in the…
SBS Broadcasting names new CEO
Georgette Schlick is replacing Eric van Stade as chief executive of Dutch broadcaster SBS Broadcasting….
Sky refutes BBC claim for retransmission fees to be dropped
BSkyB’s group commercial director Rob Webster has hit back at the BBC after the commercial…
First brands sign up to Channel 4’s interactive ad formats
Channel 4 has signed up the first brands to use its new interactive ad formats….
Modern Times Group ups sales and revenues
Modern Times Group has reported an 8% increase in revenues of SEK9.8 billion (€1 billion)…
ITV to deliver first mobile catch-up service with Three
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has struck its first mobile TV catch-up deal with mobile operator…
Sky Sports News HD set for December launch
Sky Sports News HD will launch in Germany and Austria on December 1, pay TV…
Carlyle acquires Spain’s Telecable
Private equity firm The Carlyle Group has acquired an 85% stake in Spanish cable operator…
German online TV grows
Germany currently has 1,418 online TV services attracting 166 million hits daily, according to Bavarian…
Allociné looks to DTT and international expansion for growth
French movie website provider Allociné has emerged as one of the candidates to apply to…
Sport1 takes MotoGP rights
German channel Sport1 has secured TV rights to the MotoGP motorcycle racing series. The Constantin…
Kabel BW strikes deal with Stuttgart housing group
German cable operator Kabel BW has struck a deal with the Stuttgart Housing and Urban…
France 24 editorial director resigns
The editorial director of news channel France 24, Jean Lesieur, has resigned. According to the…
S4C confirms Ian Jones appointment
S4C has confirmed that it has appointed Ian Jones its new chief executive. Jones will…
Universal launches international Facebook movie app
Hollywood studio Universal Pictures is extending its Facebook movie application internationally following a successful launch…