Cartoon Network and classic movie channel TCM will return to the M7 Group satellite DTH platforms in The Netherlands and Flanders, Canal Satellite Digitaal and TV Vlaanderen this Monday (December 21). Next year, Turner’s Boomerang will also be added to the two satcasters’ line-up.
UPC launches Universal VOD
20.24 Europe/London, December 18, 2009 By
UPC Nederland has launched a new VOD service with programming from the two Universal Networks International channels Sci-Fi and 13th Street.
Livestation adds CNN International
11.07 Europe/London, December 18, 2009 By
Livestation has announced that CNN International is now available in Europe, Middle East and Africa as part of their premium service.
Mediaset extends Eutelsat DTT distribution
10.12 Europe/London, December 18, 2009 By
Mediaset’s Elettronica Industriale has renewed its leases with Eutelsat on Atlantic Bird 3 (5 degrees West) for DTT distribution across Italy.
Spain gets Christmas merger fever
09.18 Europe/London, December 18, 2009 By
A realignment of Spanish media interests is expected to complete in the next few days with a merger between Mediaset’s Telecinco and Prisa’s Cuatro channel.
M6 Replay launches on CanalSat
09.16 Europe/London, December 18, 2009 By
The French CanalSat platform has launched the M6 Replay catch up TV service for its subscribers that own the hybrid DualS and +Le Cube receivers.
Latvia addresses ASO concerns
09.14 Europe/London, December 18, 2009 By
Latvia’s National Radio and TV Council (NRTP) has proposed postponing ASO in the capital, Riga, to April 1 next year.
Italy imposes pay-TV advertising cap
08.47 Europe/London, December 18, 2009 By
The Italian government has approved a draft bill that would cut the amount of advertising that can be shown by pay-TV channels.
YouTube victory for Mediaset
08.46 Europe/London, December 18, 2009 By
A court in Rome has ordered YouTube to immediately remove all Mediaset content from its website including portions from the Italian version of ‘Big Brother’.
CME considers Bulgarian options
08.26 Europe/London, December 18, 2009 By
CME is “ready to merge with any of our competitors in fair conditions or alternatively sell our business” in Bulgaria, according to Petr Dvorak, the general director of the leading Czech broadcaster TV Nova.
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