Russia’ National Satellite Company, which operates under the name Tricolor, is in talks to buy a 100% stake in NTV-Plus.
Sportdigital to launch EDGEsport in Germany
German broadcaster Sportdigital TV Sende- und Produktions GmbH, which operates pay-TV channel Sportdigital Fußball, wants to bring the international fun and action sports channel EDGEsport to Germany.
Orion to create content management platform
The Russian DTH operator Orion has established a new subsidiary named Orion Play.
Love Nature and RTL Living join HD Austria
M7 Group’s Austrian DTH satellite platform HD Austria has added Love Nature and RTL Living to its line-up.
Bibel TV remains in SD on Astra
Christian family channel Bibel TV will continue to be available in SD resolution for DTH satellite households via Astra (19.2° East) in parallel to its HD distribution.
RTL UHD launches in Austria
German broadcaster Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland will roll out its Ultra HD channel RTL UHD to DTH satellite households in Austria.
Canal+ fights with Polish pirates
The owner of the pirate site patrzajto.pl has been sentenced to eight months imprisonment for distributing original content shown by Poland’s Platforma Canal+, formerly known as nc+.
QVC launches second Ultra HD channel on Astra
German home-shopping broadcaster QVC Deutschland will launch a second Ultra HD channel on Astra (19.2° East) on October 1, 2019.
Sky Italia launches fibre only Sky Q
Sky Italia has launched a fibre version of the Sky Q box.
RTL to launch new German TV channel VOXup
German broadcaster Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland will launch the new free-to-air TV channel VOXup on December 1, 2019.