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Pay TV Operators
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Sky drops Current TV from pay TV line-up
BSkyB has axed Current TV from its pay TV platform after the Al Gore-backed channel…
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Polish Music Theatre to launch on INEA
Polish Music Theatre, a new channel focusing on Polish music, has secured carriage with cable…
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Filmo TV available on LG smart TVs
French online TV service Filmo TV is now available on LG connected TVs. Filmo TV…
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Virgin Media to increase top broadband speed
Virgin Media is preparing to increase the speed of its top broadband service to 120Mbps…
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Lagardère Active snaps up online catch-up platform
French media group Lagardère Active has acquired online catch-up TV platform TV-replay.fr. Launched in April…
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CSA receives 31 DTT proposals, Canal Plus pulls out
French media regulator the CSA has received 31 proposals to launch services on six new…
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Sony launches AXN Spin in Poland
AXN Spin, the new channel from Sony Pictures Television Networks, has launched in Poland on…
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Vodafone adds trio of channels to TV platform
The German IPTV platform operated by Vodafone has added Fox, Travel Channel and Romance TV…
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Volia adds new sports channels
Ukrainian cable operator Volia has added two new sports channels from Russian pay TV provider…
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France Télévisions promotes Borde
France Télévisions’ kids boss Julien Borde has been promoted to general secretary of programming at…
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YouView burns through £20 million
Yet-to-launch on-demand service YouView has burned through £19.7 million (€24 million) ahead of its planned…
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Numericable launches new integrated box as Free launches 3G
French cable operator Numericable has launched a new integrated set-top box and cable modem. Numericable’s…
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DT signs with MobiTV for TV Everywhere service
Deutsche Telekom is integrating MobiTV’s TV Everywhere solution into its Entertain IPTV service so it…
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Studiocanal acquires majority stake in Tandem
Canal Plus Group-owned Studiocanal has acquired a stake in German producer and distributor Tandem Communications….
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Freesat names Manhattan as next-gen box supplier
UK free-to-air satellite platform Freesat has named Manhattan as the third set-top partner for its…
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UPC acquires Kreuzlingen operator
Swiss cable operator UPC Cablecom has acquired the network in the region of Kreuzlingen from…
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BSkyB teams with Zeebox for social TV service
UK pay TV provider BSkyB has taken a stake in Zeebox and will launch an…
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Modern Times Group acquires Latvia’s LNT
Free and pay TV broadcaster Modern Times Group has acquired Latvia’s second-ranked commercial broadcaster Latvijas…
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Al Jazeera changes frequency to avoid jamming
Arabic news channel Al Jazeera has changed its frequency on Arabsat to 11334V in an…
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French DTT candidates to submit proposals tomorrow
Candidates have until tomorrow to submit proposals for six new HD digital-terrestrial TV frequencies on…
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BBC Worldwide strikes deals in Spain
BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the British public broadcaster, has struck a raft of…
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RTL quits Greece
Pan European broadcast group RTL is exiting Greece after agreeing to sell its stake in…
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M6 launches Xbox service with SyncTV
RTL Group-backed French commercial broadcaster M6 has chosen connected TV technology specialist SyncTV to deliver…
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De Posch quits Sky Deustschland board
Former ProSiebenSat.1 CEO Guillaume de Posch has quit the board of German pay TV provider…
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The Euro50 Q&A – Hannelie Bekker, Wananchi Programming
As managing director, Wananchi Programming, Hannelie Bekker played a key role as Wananchi Group launched…
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New iPad app from Sky Sports News
British pay broadcaster Sky Sports News has launched a new app for the Apple iPad…
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Vectra expands digital footprint
Polish cable operator Vectra has launched its digital TV service in over 100 towns and…
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Ex-competition head criticises regulator’s handling of Canal Plus case
Guillaume Cerutti, the former head of competition policy, consumer affairs and fraud control at France’s…
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Sky Deutschland extends TNA wrestling deal
Pay TV operator Sky Deutschland has extended its deal with Nashville-based TNA Entertainment to show…
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Arqiva wins France 24 and Freesat deals
Broadcast services provider Arqiva has secured UK distribution deals with France 24 and Freesat. …