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Jewish News 1 launches today
Jewish News 1 (JN1), a new 24-hour Brussels-based English-language channel offering news from a Jewish…
MTG extends Champions League rights in the Baltics
Modern Times Group has extended the broadcasting rights it holds to UEFA Champions League and…
Sky Italia and Mediaset bag Serie A rights
Italian pay TV operator Sky Italia and broadcaster Mediaset have had their bids for the…
MTG hires Patrick Svensk
Modern Times Group (MTG) has hired Partick Svensk, the former Zodiak executive who left that…
Turner launches Glitz in Germany
Turner Broadcasting System is launching lifestyle and general entertainment channel Glitz in Germany. This marks…
MAI to audit Dutch pay TV
Media Audits International (MAI), the recently launched international arm of US-based cable audit firm Cable…
SES-2 delayed by strike action
The launch of SES’s new satellite has been postponed due to industrial action at the…
M6 seeking free DTT berth for Paris Première
French commercial broadcaster M6 wants to launch its pay TV channel Paris Première as a…
Swiss digital cable passes one million mark
The number of digital cable subscribers in Switzerland has passed one million. During the last…
Euro 50 2011 now open for nominations
Who are the key pay TV and broadband leaders of 2011? Digital TV Europe encourages…
DVB hopes to improve 3D TV next year
The DVB is working on plans to improve the quality of 3D TV broadcasts that…
Bahrain getting new IPTV service
A new IPTV service is launching in the Gulf state of Bahrain. The island state’s…
BBC joins with Rai in battle over Mediaset format
The BBC has weighed into an ongoing legal case between Italian broadcasters Mediaset and Rai….
Ono looking to acquire TeleCable
Spanish cable operator Ono is reportedly seeking to acquire regional cable operator TeleCable. The pay…
Permira takes All3Media off the market
Permira has taken All3Media off the market after bids reportedly failed to match the private…
BT Vision promotes service with interactive presenter
BT is aiming to promote the range of services available on its IPTV platform BT…
Eska TV expands Polish reach
Polish cable operator Inea has added youth-oriented music channel Eska TV to its line-up. It…
UPC Netherlands extends reach
UPC Netherlands is extending the reach of its internet, digital TV and telephony services to…
One in 10 Austrians own a tablet
One in 10 Austrians now owns a tablet device, with 44.2% using the devices to…
KidsCo ups Pak
NBCU, Corus and Cookie Jar-backed kids channel KidsCo has promoted Anna Pak to European commercial…
Netflix splitting DVD and streaming services with Qwikster launch
Netflix is separating its rental and streaming services and will soon offer rentals under…
BBC Trust: BBC 4 safe from closure
Chris Patten, chairmen of the BBC Trust, has confirmed that BBC 4 will not close…
KDG to launch new HD channels
German cable operator Kabel Deutschland is adding eight high definition channels this year. The pay…
UPC Poland finalises Aster acquisition
Liberty Global-owned UPC Poland has finalised the acquisition of Poland’s fourth largest cable operator Aster….
Boyon tackles criticisim of DTT report, Canal Plus Bolloré deal
Michel Boyon, head of French media regulator the CSA, has taken on criticism of his…
Swisscom suspends fibre plans
Swisscom has suspended new joint venture partnerships for the launch of local fibre networks following…
Thoma says there will be room for Volks TV
There is room in the German advertising market for a third major player alongside RTL…
Lagardère launches Christmas channel
French media company Lagardère has announced plans to launch a seasonal Christmas-themed kids channel on…
Lattelecom trials music channel
Latvian telco Lattelecom has added a new music channel to its pay TV offering. The…
SES-2 ready for launch
SES’s latest satellite, SES-2, is scheduled to launch from the Guiana Space Centre in French…