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Pay TV Operators
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BSkyB secures Premier League rights in Ireland
BSkyB has secured live rights to English Premier League football in Ireland for the next…
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Volia expands reach of HD package
Ukrainian cable operator Volia has launched HDTV services in the city of Vinnytsia in west-central…
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Vodafone to offer fixed line and TV services in new markets
Vodafone aims to launch new services including pay TV and broadband, CEO Vittorio Colao has…
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BT buys ESPN’s UK and Irish channels
BT Group has agreed to buy ESPN’s UK and Ireland channels business, in a move…
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French VOD titles see strong growth
The number of films available on video-on-demand in the French market is continuing to expand,…
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Numericable adds new channels to multiscreen offering
French cable operator Numericable has added seven new channels to its multiscreen offering, taking the…
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Africa boosts Canal Plus numbers as total for France declines
A strong performance by Canal Plus Overseas in Africa helped compensate for a flat performance…
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Sunrise to make base TV pack available free to internet subs
Swiss service provider Sunrise Telecom is to make its new basic TV package available at…
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BBC Knowledge block to air on Retequattro
Mediaset-owned Italian free-to-air channel Retequattro is to air a one-hour block of programming from the…
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beIN Sport France chooses Strong set-tops
Al Jazeera-owned sports channel provider beIN Sport France has chosen Strong to provide two HD…
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Numericable owners reportedly looking at outright acquisition of SFR
French cable operator Numericable is preparing to make an offer to acquire SFR, according to…
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Tele Columbus looks to future as Vodafone eyes KDG
German cable operator Tele Columbus has said it will focus on growing its base independently…
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Volia adds two new channels
Ukrainian cable operator Volia has added Bollywood channel Zee TV and Russian TV movies and…
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MultiChoice Africa takes additional capacity
MultiChoice Africa has signed up for new capacity with satellite operator Eutelsat to expand its…
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UPC DTH adds Sport2 HD
Liberty Global-owned satellite pay TV provider UPC DTH has added sports channel Sport2 HD to…
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Dailymotion eyes new territories for SVOD following Turkish deal
Video sharing site Dailymotion plans to expand its premium offerings to other territories following its…
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AB Group names date for SVOD launch
French channel provider AB Group is to launch subscription video-on-demand offering Jook Video, on March…
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Teo CEO Šikšta to leave company
Arūnas Šikšta, the CEO of Lithuanian service provider Teo, is to leave the company. Šikšta,…
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Sky signs deal with Disney to launch dedicated pay TV channel
UK pay TV platform BSkyB and Hollywood Studio Disney are launching a pay TV channel…
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Virgin Media adds YouTube to channel listings
Virgin Media has created a channel for YouTube in its EPG, enabling Virgin Media TiVo…
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Telenet to launch Yelo TV multiscreen offering
Belgian cable operator Telenet is launching Yelo TV, a new version of its TV Everywhere…
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Sky inks sports news channel deal with Viasat
UK pay TV platform BSkyB has inked a deal with its Scandinavian counterpart Viasat for…
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Hollande promise €20 billion broadband investment
French president François Hollande has promised a €20 billion investment plan to support the development…
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Prokhorov may buy Rostelecom stake
Russian holding company Onexim, the vehicle of tycoon Mikhail Prokhorov, is looking to buy a…
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Kabel Deutschland to accelerate €300 million investment plan
German cable operator Kabel Deutschland (KDG) is to pull forward network investment plans of €300…
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TF1 to accelerate cost-cutting plan
French commercial broadcaster TF1 Group has said it will accelerate its plan to rationalise its…
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Orange sees strong TV growth amidst mobile gloom
Orange had 5.9 million TV customers across Europe at the end of last year, up…
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Arte takes step into SVOD with Dailymotion
French cultural channel Arte is to take its first step into subscription video-on-demand by making…
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Com Hem sees flat revenues, small subs decline
Swedish cable operator Com Hem reported flat year-on-year revenues for SEK1.145 billion (€135 million) for…
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Canal Plus to create social TV event around football classic
Canal Plus is to tap the Google Plus Hangout video chatroom service to create a…