Naxoo bolsters HD offer

October 24, 2008 11.26 Europe/London By

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

Filed Under: Cable, Distribution, HDTV, Newsline

MTV HD to launch in France

October 24, 2008 08.04 Europe/London By

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.

Filed Under: Distribution, HDTV, Newsline

Comedy Central Nick’s German airtime

October 23, 2008 21.57 Europe/London By

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

Filed Under: Distribution, Newsline

Arte makes room for home shopping

October 19, 2008 21.24 Europe/London By

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.

Filed Under: Cable, Distribution, Newsline

Discovery to launch Freeview channel

October 17, 2008 10.33 Europe/London By

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.

Filed Under: Distribution, Newsline, Terrestrial

Beate Uhse to bring Spice online

October 16, 2008 21.11 Europe/London By

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

Filed Under: Distribution, Mobile TV, Newsline, On Demand/VOD, Web TV

On Demand Deutschland to launch Warner TV S-VOD

October 16, 2008 21.04 Europe/London By

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. 

Filed Under: Distribution, Newsline, On Demand/VOD

KabelBW adds digital channels

October 16, 2008 10.59 Europe/London By

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.

Filed Under: Cable, Distribution, Newsline

Rush launches on Eutelsat Kabelkiosk

October 13, 2008 08.59 Europe/London By

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

Filed Under: Distribution, Newsline, Satellite

Biography gets HOT in Israel

October 6, 2008 09.34 Europe/London By
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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.

Filed Under: Cable, Distribution, Newsline