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Meek confirmed as Canvas chairman
Kip Meek has been confirmed as the chairman of Project Canvas, the proposed joint venture…
Vocento to broadcast MTV free-to-air in Spain
Spanish media group Vocento has announced that it will show music channel MTV free-to-air on…
CSA names more local TV channels
French media regulator the CSA has chosen five companies to provide local TV stations via…
Vivendi refinances credit line
French media group Vivendi has arranged the early refinancing of a three-year credit line for…
Digital viewing up in the Netherlands
The proportion of Dutch homes watching digital TV has risen to 55%, according to a…
Virgin Media offers blockbuster before DVD release
Virgin Media has struck a deal with Warner Bros to offer Clash of the Titans…
Tiscali chooses Eutelsat Tooway to extend broadband reach
Italian service provider Tiscali has chosen Eutelsats Tooway satellite broadband service to extend the reach…
Astra delivers broadband to Hungary
Satellite operator SES Astra has signed an agreement with Hungarian IT services provider RG Networks…
CSA announces plans for new services on digital-terrestrial platform
French media regulator the CSA has announced a series of new initiatives to expand the…
UPC Slovakia launches promo channel
UPC Slovakia has launched a promotional channel to highlight the range of products and services…
Arqiva expands Fox services
Broadcast services provider Arqiva has added two further channels to the playout services it…
Sky set to sell Easynet
BSkyB has agreed to sell its business-to-business telco arm Easynet Global Services to a private…
France 24 launches new iPhone app
France 24 has launched a new iPhone app that offers location-specific news services. The…
Ukraine clears channels for launch
National Geographic and Discovery Communications moved a step closer to launching new channels in Ukraine…
Digit-Alb to buy Nickelodeon content
MTV Networks International (MTVNI) has struck a deal to sell content from kids channel Nickelodeon…
ITN Productions to supply AOL with video content
ITN Productions, the UK news broadcasters production arm, is to provide AOL with digital video…
France Telecom to launch Deezer Premium music service
France Télécom/Orange has taken a stake in music streaming service Deezer and has announced plans…
Telecinco expects advertising uptick
Spanish broadcaster Telecinco is expected to see its net advertising revenues rise by over 50%…
Polish pay-TV providers team up to boost satellite capacity
Polish pay-TV operators Canal Plus Poland and Cyfrowy Polsat have joined forces to change the…
TeliaSonera grows TV base
Swedish and Finnish telco TeliaSoneras digital TV subscriber base grew by 131,000 year-on-year to 800,000…
UK OFT to probe SkyÂs Virgin deal
The UK Office of Fair Trading will examine pay-TV operator BSkyBÂs deal to acquire the…
Desmond Âwill take Five back into CanvasÂ
UK newspaper and magazine publisher Richard Desmond will take free-to-air commercial broadcaster Five back into…
CTC Media chooses Omneon for playout
Production and playout specialist Omneon has announced that Russian broadcaster CTC Media is using Omneon…
Dutch football channel to launch in HD
The Dutch football leagues Eredivisie Live channel will launch in HD for the coming season,…
Sky Sports 1 and 2 launching on UK DTT
Top Up TV, the operator of the pay-TV component of the UK digital terrestrial service…
EstoniaÂs Elion sees accelerating TV subscriber growth
Estonian telco Elion has increased its digital TV subscriber base by 25,000 year-on-year to 113,400….
Prisa revenues fall but profits rise
Spanish media group Prisa has posted a net profit of 60.88m for the first half…
Mediaset will appeal EUÂs Italian DTT ruling
Mediaset said it will appeal yesterdayÂs European Commission ruling that Sky Italia can enter the…
MTG reports mixed results
Modern Times group saw growth across the majority of its business during the second quarter,…
Canal Digital revenues up despite sub losses
Revenues from Telenors Canal Digital pay-TV platform were up NOK62m (Â7.7m) year-on-year to NOK1.7bn during…