Traditional TV broadcasters are almost absent from the first slate of channels announced by YouTube. Interestingly, at least two publishers are joining the line-up, the Wall Street Journal and Hearst […]
Archives for October 2011
Manwin takes over Playboy TV operations
Luxembourg-based Manwin is taking over operation of Playboy’s TV and online businesses on November 1, following an agreement that was signed this August.
UPC adds to Czech offer
UPC has added the music channel Retro Music Television (RMT) to its offer in the Czech Republic.
Virgin prices Spotify deal
Virgin Media is to integrate the Spotify music service with its existing broadband bundles.
EWTN launches German channel on Astra
EWTN Global Catholic Network will launch a new television channel in Germany on Sunday, November 6.
LGI offers concessions for Kabel BW acquisition
Liberty Global is willing to make considerable concessions in order to make the acquisition of German cable operator Kabel BW possible. Last Friday, the competition commission Bundeskartelamt issued its preliminary […]
Cyfrowy Polsat to buy mobile TV operator
Cyfrowy Polsat has reached an agreement to buy Info-TV-FM, the company that holds the licence to operate Poland’s mobile TV service.
YouTube set to announce channel partners
IAC/InterActiveCorp.’s Electus, News Corp.’s ShineReveille unit, RTL Group’s Fremantle Media, as well as skateboarding legend Tony Hawk and “CSI” creator Anthony Zuiker, will be among the partnerships Google will announce […]
Slovakia ends DVB-T2 tests
The Slovak national transmission Towercom has now ended DVB-T2 tests that it began in August.
Viasat adds to Baltic pay-TV offer
Viasat Broadcasting has signed a five-year exclusive agreement with the Russian commercial broadcaster CTC Media to distribute the international version of the CTC channel in the Baltic territories.