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Canis Media looks at Film24 EPG sale

Canis Media has announced it has taken over the management of Film24, the free-to-air entertainment…

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Price competition “poisoning” Romanian pay-TV market

The Romanian pay-TV market has reached saturation point and operators face an uncertain future unless…

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History inks Bulgarian carriage deal

History is to launch in Bulgaria after AETN UK struck a distribution deal with Bulgarian…

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World Cup most watched sporting event online

The 2010 World Cup has become the largest globally consumed sporting event seen on content…

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Tesco to launch iTunes rival in October

British supermarket Tesco is looking to launch a rival to Apple iTunes in October. The…

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UK to scrap broadband tax

The new UK government has scrapped plans to introduce a 50p (€0.60) per month levy…

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Widevine selected by Samsung for connected TVs

Widevine has signed a global agreement with Samsung Electronics to distribute its live and on-demand…

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Food Network rolls out in Belgium, Cyprus

The Food Network is to roll out across Benelux and in Cyprus after striking a…

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ESPN America HD launches in UK

Sports broadcaster ESPN has launched an HD version of its ESPN America HD channel on…

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SFR and MTV launch youth mobile packages

French telco SFR, in association with MTV, has launched a range of new mobile packages…

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Multi-operator 3GPP trial for UK mobile TV

Mobile operators O2, Orange, and Vodafone, have announced plans to jointly pilot a new mobile…

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KidsCo launches in Monaco

Kids channel KidsCo has launched on Monaco Telecom’s IPTV platform. KidsCo will show original…

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AETN to revamp History.com

International channel operator AETN is revamping its History.com website to create an archive for all…

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WarnerFilms to launch on Lovefilm

WarnerFilms, the Hollywood studio’s subscription video-on-demand service, is to launch on UK DVD rental and…

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Teacher’s TV to move exclusively online

UK free-to-air channel Teacher’s TV will move exclusively online at the end of August after…

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CTAM Europe announced conference keynotes

Cable marketing association CTAM Europe has announced the key note speakers for its annual EuroSummit…

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ITV Live claims one million World Cup views

ITV’s online service for the World Cup, ITV Live, attracted one million viewers in its…

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Amino passes three million sale landmark

IPTV set-top specialist Amino has announced that it has sold and shipped its three millionth…

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KPN repurchases shares

Dutch telco KPN has announced the repurchase of 716,087 ordinary shares at an average price…

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Swisscom and LG launch interactive TV service for hotels

Swisscom’s hospitality division and LG Electronics have launched a new all-in-one hospitality solution called ConnectedHotel…

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Primacom avoids insolvency

Troubled German cable operator Primacom has avoided insolvency after securing a €15m credit line. …

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Naspers expects earnings to fall

South African-based pay-TV operator Naspers has announced that it expects earnings to fall by up…

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UPC Ireland signs BT deal for high-speed broadband

BT has signed a deal with Irish cable operator UPC, which will use the telco’s…

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Liberty Media to separate business units

Cable network provider Liberty Media has announced plans to separate two of its business units…

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MTV signs deal for Georgian branded block

MTV Networks International (MTVNI) has announced a deal with Georgian commercial broadcaster Rustavi2 that will…

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SES-1 now operational

SES World Skies’ SES-1 satellite has entered commercial service at 101° West. SES-1 was…

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Editorial independence an issue for Sky in News Corp takeover bid

The board of UK pay-TV operator BSkyB is seeking assurances from News Corp on the…

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MTG issues and repurchases shares

Modern Times Group has issued and immediately repurchased 215,000 new Class C shares. The Nordic-based…

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Beeline launches World Cup interactive service

Russian IPTV operator VimpelCom/Beeline and internet portal Rambler have launched an interactive application around World…

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UPC Slovakia launches HD DVR

UPC Slovakia has launched a HD DVR service. The DVR is capable of recording…