Eutelsat Communications has announced that Marc Welinski is joining the company on May 2 as director of marketing and commercial strategy, reporting to Andrew Wallace, the group’s COO.
More HBO/Cinemax from Vectra
April 29, 2011 11.07 Europe/London By
Vectra has become the first cable operator in Poland to offer all HBO and Cinemax channels in HD.
ADB acts against economic concern
April 29, 2011 11.03 Europe/London By
ADB has said profound changes were needed within the company mitigate the effects of a delay in economic recovery.
German QVC HD to launch in September
April 29, 2011 10.42 Europe/London By
The German home shopping channel QVC has announced it will launch its HD version on September 1 as a free-to-air channel on the Astra position of 19.2 degrees East.
Russian TV group targets CTC Media
April 29, 2011 10.39 Europe/London By
Russia may shortly see one of the biggest ever deals in its TV industry, with the National Media Group (NMG) buying the 25.3% stake in CTC Media currently controlled by Alfa Group. CTC Media is also backed by Modern Times Group (MTG), which would have to approve the offer from NMG.
RGB Networks declares $200m shipment milestone
April 29, 2011 10.28 Europe/London By
Demand for TV Everywhere solutions have taken RGB Networks past a shipment milestone of $200 million (€135 million). While it look three years for the company to reach $100 million worth of shipments, the second $100 was achieved in just two.
German pubcasters plan premium VOD
April 29, 2011 10.03 Europe/London By
The German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF are planning the launch of a common premium VOD service together with TV and film production companies, according to the Financial Times Deutschland.
TV3 picks up Com Hem carriage
April 29, 2011 09.55 Europe/London By
The HD version of Swedish commercial channel TV3 will be available to customers of Com Hem from this Saturday.
Hulu Plus comes to Xbox Live
April 29, 2011 09.33 Europe/London By
The US subscription service Hulu Plus will launch on Xbox 360 today (Friday, April 29), delivering current season hit TV shows from ABC, Comedy Central, Fox, NBC, MTV, and more, plus classic movies anytime to US Xbox Live Gold members who are also Hulu Plus subscribers.
HD keeps Boxer in the hunt
April 29, 2011 09.30 Europe/London By
Sales of subscriptions to Sweden’s new terrestrially delivered HD channels have exceeded expectations, according to platform operator Boxer.
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