Mediaset’s pay-TV business is attracting interest from Sky and at least one other prospective buyer.
Turner inks extensive Hulu deal
Turner Broadcasting System has entered into an extensive, multi-year licensing agreement with Hulu.
Barrandov builds up TV channel portfolio
The Czech national commercial broadcaster Barrandov TV will launch its third channel on May 16.
Sky 3D moves to on demand
Five years after its launch, Sky is moving its 3D channel from linear to on demand alone from June.
Thor 7 waits for Sunday launch
Arianespace Flight VA222 will finally lift off on Sunday afternoon after a fortnight of stop-start delays.
iPlayer requests fall in March
There were 255 million requests to BBC iPlayer in March, with a weekly average of 57 million requests.
DTT funding crisis hits Russia
The distribution costs on Russia’s second DTT multiplex is proving to be an increasing financial burden for broadcasters.
Legal defeat for Czech streaming service
The Prague Municipal Court has ruled against the streaming service TV4You in a dispute with TV Nova, the Czech Republic’s leading broadcaster.
Spanish broadcaster hit by fine
The Spanish regulator CNMC has fined Atresmedia €150,000 for broadcasting adverts without respecting the integrity of programmes in which they were placed.
Thor 7 launch delayed again
An anomaly has occurred on conditioning equipment of the launcher during the final countdown operations for the launch of Telenor Satellite Broadcasting’s Thor 7 and Italian Sicral 2.