Turkish broadcast regulator RTUK has ordered Dogan Media Corporation’s D-Smart operation to shut down 11 channels. Several other broadcasters have also been forced to close amid claims that they had […]
Archives for October 2008
Deutsche Welle expands Arabic programming
Deutsche Welle is expanding its amount of programming in the Arabic language to 12 hours daily, an increase of four hours.
Swedish McDonald’s enjoys more TV4
News, sport and entertainment will be on display in 224 McDonald’s restaurants following a deal with TV4 Nyhetskanalen. The effort is a collaboration between TV4 and production and media company […]
Tribunal rejects Virgin’s ITV-Sky appeal
A Competition Appeal Tribunal has rejected an appeal brought by Virgin Media that would have forced Sky to sell the remainder of its stake in ITV plc. Virgin brought the […]
Barclays doubles Mediaset stake
UK-based bank Barclays has more than doubled its stake in Italian private broadcaster Mediaset.
Sky Italia and Mediaset team up against RTSI
Italian broadcasters Sky Italia and Mediaset have teamed up to stop Swiss-Italian terrestrial TV broadcaster RTSI from airing live coverage of the Italian Serie A.
Strong Sky reaches 9m
Sky has shrugged off recent negative predictions by posting strong results including record HD growth and the news that the pay-TV broadcaster is now in 9.067 million homes in the […]
Money worries for Kalev Sport
The Estonian channel Kalev Sport has run into financial difficulties.
Beating the blues
How will the global economic crisis affect the TV industry in Central and Eastern Europe?
QVC feels high street gloom
The slowdown in the UK retail sector weighed on QVC in the third quarter. The homeshopping channel’s UK operations experienced a slowdown in the sale of hobby and craft products, […]