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Virgin Media seeks consent for senior facilities amendment

Cable operator Virgin Media is seeking the consent of its senior lenders to make certain…

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Eurosport inks Norway DTT deal

Pan-European sports network Eurosport has inked a distribution deal with RiksTV, the Norwegian digital-terrestrial TV…

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Ziggo offers movies for free after service disruption

Dutch cable operator Ziggo is to make a number of premium movie titles available free…

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CanalPlay available via Allociné

Canal Plus has struck an agreement with online movie database and ticketing portal Allociné to…

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Number of European VOD services reaches 700

There are currently at least 696 audiovisual on-demand services from 366 different providers available in…

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T-Hrvatski Telekom launches OK Orlando Kids channel

Croatian telco T-Hrvatski Telekom has launched new kids channel OK Orlando Kids on its Max-tv…

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BBC fixes HD rollout plans with Arqiva

UK public broadcaster the BBC has confirmed its agreement with transmission services provider Arqiva to…

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BSkyB faces challenge over non-executive board members

UK satellite pay-TV operator BSkyB is facing a fight to keep a number of its…

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Teo sees TV growth, posts solid results

Lithuanian telecom provider Teo almost doubled its TV customer base in 12 months, ending September…

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ARCEP lists fibre ‘mutualisation’ beneficiaries

French telecom regulator ARCEP has published a list of service providers that must be informed…

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Unitymedia upgrades more networks

German cable operator Unitymedia will begin upgrading its networks in the towns of Lippstadt, Erwitte…

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Satellite broadband for Albanian schools

OTE-owned satellite operator Hellas Sat is to provide broadband internet via satellite to 300 remote…

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Orange in talks with manufacturers for connected TV

France’s Orange is in talks with TV manufacturers Samsung, LG and Panasonic to integrate its…

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Cyfrowy Polsat to test DVB-H service

Cyfrowy Polsat is to carry out a pre-market assessment of mobile TV services with DVB-H…

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Sky to launch on internet platform, announces Xbox launch date

UK pay-TV operator BSkyB is to make its online service Sky Player available on hybrid…

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Cablecom launches Swiss Television catch-up service

Swiss cable operator Cabelcom has launched a catch-up service with Swiss Television. Cablecom customers in…

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Orange France unveils online news aggregation service

Orange France has unveiled a new version of its 2424actu news service that is now…

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CBS opens up shop in Germany

CBS Studios International is opening a German office, which will be run by Oliver Kreuter….

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M6 launches on-demand and catch-up services

French commercial broadcaster M6 is moving forwards with plans for on-demand and catch-up TV services….

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Sky to launch Christmas Channel

BSkyB is to launch Sky Movies Christmas Channel in December, according to a report in…

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French TV advertising looking up, but sector challenged

France’s free-to-air commercial broadcasters will benefit from a sharp uptick in national advertising revenues next…

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Opera joins HbbTV consortium

Browser technology supplier Opera Software has joined the HbbTV (Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV) consortium. HbbTV…

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Cyfrowy Polsat renews Eutelsat deal

Polish pay-TV operator Cyfrowy Polsat has renewed its deal with satellite operator Eutelsat for three…

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Joost UK enters liquidation

The UK arm of online TV service Joost has gone into liquidation after it failed…

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Amino demos new box for hybrid content delivery

Set-top manufacturer Amino Communications has demonstrated an IPTV box powered by Intel’s Atom Processor CE4100…

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Moody’s confirms Comstar rating after Sistema sale

Ratings agency Moody’s has confirmed Russian service provider Comstar-UTS’s Ba3 credit rating and ‘stable’ outlook…

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Intelsat to make new offering

Satellite operator Intelsat has said it will make a new US$500m (€336m) bond offering to…

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Ziggo chooses Nokia Siemens for VoIP upgrade

Dutch cable operator Ziggo has selected Nokia Siemens Networks to expand and upgrade its VoIP…

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Al Jazeera secures UEFA rights

European football body UEFA has awarded Al Jazeera Sport media rights to the Euro 2012…

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RSCC signs two capacity deals

Russian state satellite operator RSCC has signed two long-term contracts for capacity on the new…