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Canal Plus Cyfrowy adds Teletoon to line-up
Polish pay TV operator Canal Plus Cyfrowy has added new kids channel Teletoon Plus to…
UPC Slovakia offers free HBO trial
UPC Slovakia will offer HBO’s premium channel portfolio free of charge to all digital subscribers…
Logitech issues profit warning
Switzerland-based set-top provider Logitech, an early supporter of the Google TV platform, has issued a…
ALi launches new “fast sleep” set-top chipset
Taiwan-based TV set-top box chipset manufacturer ALi Corporation has launched the M3911 networking media processor,…
iPlayer debuts down under
The BBC’s online TV platform iPlayer has launched in Australia on iPads. An iPlayer app…
Cablecom appeals against analogue carriage ruling
Swiss cable operator UPC Cablecom has launched an appeal against the country’s Federal Administrative Court’s…
BBC appoints global iPlayer MD
Former UKTV boss Matthew Littleford has been promoted to general manager, global BBC iPlayer after…
KidsCo hopes original productions will please operators
NBCU, Corus and Cookie Jar-backed kids network KidsCo is making its first foray into original…
Sports Tonight Live claims Freeview OTT first
A new sports channel has become the first OTT-delivered channel on the UK’s Freeview platform….
Fox strikes Nat Geo Wild Spanish deals
Fox International Channels is launching Nat Geo Wild and Nat Geo Wild HD in Spain…
Nickelodeon promotes Coolman
Nickelodeon has promoted Victor Coolman to director of programming and acquisitions for its German, Swiss…
Beeline TV adds NTV Plus premium packages
Russian telco Vimpelcom has begun offering NTV Plus’s premium packages to its Beeline pay TV…
Technicolor sells DRM stake
Broadcast services provider Technicolor has sold its stake in DRM specialist ContentGuard. Technicolor has agreed…
Multimedia Polska adds Polo TV
Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska has added Polo TV, a new music channel, to its…
Lovefilm launches iPad streaming service
Online streaming service and DVD rental company Lovefilm is launching an application on the Apple…
Samsung brings Maxdome to Blu-ray players
Samsung has signed a deal to bring Maxdome’s VOD platform to Blu-ray players and home…
UPC Austria to offer Sky packages
UPC Austria customers in the cities of Vienna, Graz and Klagenfurt will be able to…
MacLellan announces NBCU exec roster
Kevin MacLellan has announced his executive team at NBC Universal International. MacLellan assumed the president,…
Warner Bros’ Italian chief Ferrari steps down
Warner Bros’ long-serving Italian boss Paolo Ferrari is retiring after 21 years at the Hollywood…
SPT appoints VP distribution for UK, Ireland and Africa
Sony Pictures Television has promoted Kylie Munnich to senior vice-president, distribution for the UK, Ireland…
Eurosport launches HD for Asia Pacific
Eurosport has added a HD channel to its Asia Pacific portfolio. Eurosport Asia-Pacific HD will…
Red Bee selected by NHK’s JSTV
Broadcast services company Red Bee Media has been selected to provide HD enabled post-production, media…
Chello Central Europe in Hungarian DTT channels deal
Liberty Global-owned Chello Central Europe has secured a carriage deal with Hungarian DTT platform operator…
MTIS increases sports line-up
Belarusian cable operator MTIS will add the NTV Plus Sport channel to its line-up. The…
KidsCo increases Swiss reach
Children’s channel KidsCo has secured a multi-lingual carriage deal with Swiss cable operator Naxoo. The…
Chello DMC to playout Fox’s new food channel
Broadcast services provider Chello DMC has been selected to provide playout, delivery services and content…
Meheut says Canal Plus will contest TPS merger ruling
Vivendi president Bertrand Meheut has said Canal Plus will contest the French competition regulator’s decision…
Global IPTV homes pass 50 million mark
IPTV services are being used by over 50 million households worldwide. The Broadband and IPTV…
Canal Plus claims record viewing for Canalplus.fr
French pay TV operator Canal Plus’s Canalplus.fr portal recorded 45 million videos viewed in September,…
Prisa’s debt load could mean TV assets put on the block
Spanish media company Prisa could be forced to put its stakes in Media Capital and…