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Sky trio reap rewards of company’s success

Jeremy Darroch, the CEO of UK pay-TV operator BSkyB, has cashed in shares to the…

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UPC facing challenging times

Liberty Global has reported a net loss of US$93m (€65m) attributable to shareholders during…

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Akado adds The Law TV

Russian service provider Akado has added The Law TV, a channel specialising in programmes about…

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Iliad adds 200,000 Free subs

French internet service provider and IPTV operator Iliad ended June with 4,371,000 ADSL subscribers across…

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Yes experiences slow growth in second quarter

Israeli DTH pay-TV service Yes, backed by telco Bezeq, had signed up 13,000 subscribers to…

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Italian politicians condemn Rai’s Sky pullout

Italian opposition and trades union representatives have condemned public broadcaster Rai’s decision to pull its…

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Hispasat posts strong first-quarter

Spanish satellite operator Hispasat has posted strong quarterly results, with a 55% year-on-year increase in…

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Motive Television acquires BesTV distribution rights

Digital TV specialist Motive Television has secured global distribution rights for the BesTV hybrid digital-terrestrial…

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ProtoStar files for bankruptcy

Asian satellite operator ProtoStar has put its assets up for sale after filing for Chapter…

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Unitymedia upgrades more rural networks

German cable operator Unitymedia has begun upgrading its networks in the region around the towns…

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JML launches home shopping channel for Germany

UK home shopping group JML has launched a German shopping channel, JML Shop, broadcast from…

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Canal Plus extends La Liga deal

Canal Plus has renewed its deal to distribute matches from Spain’s La Liga football league…

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SFR adds Canal Plus to iPhone service

French mobile operator SFR has added content from the Canal Plus pay-TV service to its…

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TF1 acquisitions in hands of competition regulators

French broadcaster TF1 has submitted its intention to acquire DTT channels TMC and NT1 from…

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Akado takes Eurosport HD

Russian service provider Akado has added Eurosport HD to its programming line-up as part of…

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Prisa in advanced talks to sell Media Capital stake

Spanish media group Prisa is in talks to sell over 30% of its stake in…

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Virgin Media considering LSE listing

Cable operator Virgin Media is considering a secondary listing on the London Stock Exchange, according…

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Sky Italia and Mediaset “cannot both survive”

The Italian pay-TV market cannot sustain the growth of both Mediaset and Sky Italia, according…

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Kabel BW adds two new packages

German cable operator Kabel BW has launched its new kids package, as well as a…

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Akado adds new channels

Russian service provider Akado has added poker channel ProPoker and fitness channel Live! to its…

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Comstar-UTS restructures business in central district

Russian service provider Comstar-UTS has announced plans to restructure its businesses in the important Central…

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Miniweb strikes deal with Metrological

Interactive TV specialist Miniweb has teamed up with Metrological Media Innovations, a provider of middleware…

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Telenet sees revenues rise as sub base grows

Belgian cable operator Telenet’s first-half revenues were up 17% year-on-year to €577.4m as it reported…

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Cabovisao’s adds myZen.tv

Well-being channel myZen.tv has today launched on Portuguese cable operator Cabovisao’s platform. The HD channel,…

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GlobeCast signs CCTV Arabia distribution deal

Broadcast services provider GlobeCast has signed a deal to distribute Chinese broadcaster CCTV’s recently-launched Arabic…

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Baltkom to carry new entertainment channel

Latvian cable operator Baltkom will add a new entertainment and music channel, OE, to its…

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KDG marks subscriber progress

German cable operator Kabel Deutschland (KDG) said it had 11.75 million revenue-generating units by its…

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Orange and TF1 in VOD trial

Content from the TF1 Vision video-on-demand service will be available on Orange’s IPTV service between…

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Telefónica pay-TV boosted by Latin America

Spanish telco Telefónica had 2.4 million pay-TV subscribers globally at the end of June, up…