RTL Group announced that it has decided not to exercise the call option for the remaining 49% shareholding in BroadbandTV.
Archives for January 2017
11th hour settlement of Sky-Discovery dispute
With just hours to go before Discovery-branded channels were pulled from Sky in the UK and Germany, an agreement has been reached between broadcaster and platform.
Discovery inks key Olympics deals
The Polish public broadcaster TVP has signed a sub-licensing agreement with Discovery Communications for the Winter Olympics in 2018 and Summer Olympics in 2020.
ARD to show Tour de France 2017 and 2018
German public broadcaster ARD will cover the Tour de France live this year and next year.
Com Hem looks to fibre for Boxer growth
Com Hem is looking to fibre to increase the popularity of its Boxer DTT service.
Russia Today account block reversed
Natwest Bank has reversed its decision to close the accounts of RT (Russia Today) in the UK.
Tele Columbus launches 1Gbps internet access
Kabel & Medien Service (KMS), part of German cable company Tele Columbus Group, has introduced high-speed internet access in Markt Indersdorf, a commune north-west of Munich.
Telekom Austria: a pay-TV report
Telekom Austria saw modest growth in its pay-TV businesses in Bulgaria and Croatia in 2016.
Czech O2 gains TV customers
The Czech incumbent’s O2 TV service ended 2016 with 221,000 IPTV and OTT subscribers, or 6.1% more than a year earlier.
Russian broadband market saturated
The number of broadband internet subscribers in Russia grew by 4.7% to 31.3 million in 2016.