NHK World TV comes to Virgin Media

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Japan International Broadcasting (JIB) has announced that NHK World TV is now available, in full HD, to Virgin Media XL TV customers.

BT Sport goes free

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BT has confirmed that its sports proposition will be offered free of charge to all BT Broadband customers, through YouView, DTT and Sky.

Ginx widens reach in CEE

Ginx is to make its debut in Slovakia, having signed an agreement with the incumbent Slovak Telekom.

Ziggo sings along to The Karaoke Channel

Stingray Digital’s The Karaoke Channel has been added to the Music VOD services available on Dutch cablenet Ziggo.

Swisscom increases grip on Cinetrade

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Swisscom has taken its stake in the Swiss premium rights holder Cinetrade to 75%. The operator has owned 49% in the business, which has a minority holding in paycaster Teleclub since 2005.

CTC Media explains digital transition

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CTC Media’s channels CTC and Domashny will each pay the Russian Television and Radio Network (RTRS) approximately $3 million (€2.28 million) this year to have their signals distributed digitally.

UPC boosts Czech HD offer

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UPC has added four more HD channels to its digital TV line-up in the Czech Republic.

UKTV unveils Drama on Freeview

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UKTV will launch Drama, a new channel featuring British drama from a range of broadcasters spanning the last 40 years, on July 8, 2013 via the Freeview DTT platform.

In Brief; iConcerts, Djazz.tv, Fashion One

Thema, provider of channels in France and on the international stage, has announced the first agreement for C Music TV in Latin America and the Caribbean. The channel has launched in the Dominican Republic on the Tricom network.

Czech TV plans for the future

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The Czech public broadcaster Ceske televize (CT) has launched HD versions of its channels CT1, CT2 and CT Sport.