Travelxp 4k will cease its distribution on the Astra satellite system (19.2 degrees East) in Europe on April 1, 2020.
New milestone for Italy’s tivùsat
The Italian DTH platform tivùsat is now watched by 6 million viewers.
Tricolor inks major ViacomCBS deal
Russia’s leading pay-TV operator Tricolor has agreed a major licensing deal with ViacomCBS Global Distribution Group.
Viasat provides Ukrainian anti-piracy update
Viasat estimates that more than one million satellite TV viewers in Ukraine continue to use pirated services to gain access to domestic TV channels.
NTV-Plus goes free
Russia’s NTV-Plus is making all its services on DTH and OTT platforms available free of charge throughout the country until April 30.
ARD’s regional TV channels to drop SD satellite distribution in 2021
The regional affiliates of German public broadcaster ARD will terminate the satellite distribution of their TV channels in SD resolution on Astra (19.2° East) in January 2021.
Tricolor takes on the pirates
Russia’s leading pay-TV operator Tricolor initiated 15 criminal cases against pirates in 2019.
Tricolor continues Red Media cooperation
Russia’s leading pay-TV operator Tricolor has reached a last-minute agreement with Red Media.
Mixed picture for Russia’s Orion
The Russian DTH operator Orion has posted revenues of R3.3 billion (€44.5 million) for 2019, a total unchanged on the previous year.
Xtra TV adds more adult content
The Ukrainian DTH operator Xtra TV has introduced a new adult package to its offer.