Naxoo bolsters HD offer

Swiss cablenet Naxoo has launched a new HD package for subscribers in the cantons of Geneva and Valais.

MTV HD to launch in France

MTV HD will launch in France on November 6 at the same time as the live broadcast of the MTV Music Awards. Initially, the channel will be available exclusively to CanalSat subscribers. After a grace period, the cable operator Numericable will also offer MTV HD to its subscribers.

Comedy Central Nick’s German airtime

MTV Networks in Germany plans to have Comedy Central and Nick share a channel. They currently each have their own channel.

Arte makes room for home shopping

The Franco-German cultural channel Arte is slowly withdrawing from Dutch analogue distribution and will from now on only be available in basic digital. The move is being made as soon as current analogue distribution contracts run out.

Discovery to launch Freeview channel

Discovery Communications has said it has secured capacity on the UK DTT system ahead of a new channel launch early next year. The broadcaster is believed to have paid in the region of £10 million for capacity within the ITV-owned SDN multiplex.

Beate Uhse to bring Spice online

Beate Uhse, a distributor of adult content and merchandise, has announced an exclusive agreement to distribute adult programming and erotic movies from the Spice Studios, Cinemaplay Entertainment and Club Jenna brands. Customers throughout Europe

On Demand Deutschland to launch Warner TV S-VOD

On Demand Deutschland (ODD), the joint venture between On Demand Group (ODG) and Tele München Gruppe (TMG), has concluded a multiyear licensing agreement with Warner Bros studios to launch Warner TV. 

KabelBW adds digital channels

The German cable operator KabelBW says it has extended its digital offer with three new channels. As from today (October 16), Anixe SD, Timm TV and Daystar TV are available to digital subscribers on the network.

Rush launches on Eutelsat Kabelkiosk

Voom HD Networks and Eutelsat visAvision have announced the launch of Rush on the KabelKiosk platform.

Biography gets HOT in Israel

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The Biography Channel (BIO) has secured a distribution deal in Israel on the cable operator HOT. The deal announced by Rhonda Attar, general manager, Tel-Ad Broadcasting Channels.