UPC Netherlands has launched a number of games from the French maker of interactive TV games Visiware. A series of eight games that can be played on-screen using the remote control will be offered to all UPC subscribers for €0.50 per game. This feature comes as a part of UPC’s interactive portal that is managed [...]
BFM claims French news leadership on DTT
October 1, 2007 06.32 Europe/London By
BFM TV now claims leadership among the French news channels on France’s DTT platform. After a complete relaunch of the channel in June, its viewing share was 1% in the month of July, surpassing i>Télé with 0.8%. So far, similar results have not been reached on the DTH platform, “because there are too many obstacles [...]
Chellomedia snaps up thematic channels
October 1, 2007 06.18 Europe/London By
Liberty Global’s chellomedia has acquired the thematic channels TV Paprika, TV Deko and Filmmúzeum in separate transactions for undisclosed fees. TV Paprika and TV Deko are cookery and lifestyle channels respectively, while Filmmúzeuem offers Hungarian movies and drama. As previously reported in Broadband TV News, the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) gave its approval to the [...]
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