TF1 group sees erosion of ad revenue

Increased advertising revenue for Eurosport International and the French DTT channels only partially offset the decline in revenue at TF1

TF1 talks could lead to Discovery-Eurosport purchase

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Discovery Communications could eventually take full control of the Eurosport group under proposals drawn up by TF1 CEO Nonce Paolini.

Viacom will remain Europe’s revenue leader

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Total revenues for Europe’s top pay-TV channels will reach $4.24 billion (€3.2 billion) in 2012, according to a new report by Digital TV Research. The TV Channel Revenues in Europe report expects this figure to grow by $1.04 billion to reach $5.28 billion by 2017.

Eurosport signs for BT linear channels

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British Eurosport and British Eurosport 2 will be a part of the new BT Vision channel line-up when the IPTV network beings streaming linear channels to YouView receivers.

Syria in frame on Eutelsat jamming

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Syria is believed to have joined Iran in jamming satellite frequencies of international broadcasters, affecting not only Arabic and Persian language broadcasts but also 25 broadcasters, who had to make contingency plans.

MTV is Europe’s top distributed channel

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MTV is carried by more European operators than any other channel, according to a new report from Digital TV Research. However, the TV Channel Distribution in Europe report points out that several other channels are close behind.

Eurosport expands in the CIS

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The regional version of Eurosport 2 has been made available to 11 CIS countries, including Russia and Ukraine, with a feed that enhances the channel’s existing offer with six live football matches from the Bundesliga each week.

Eurosport 2 HD launches on Sky

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Eurosport has launched a high definition simulcast of British Eurosport 2 HD on the Sky satellite platform.

In Brief: Eurosport, RTL Nitro HD, 1-2-3 TV

Kabelkiosk, Eutelsat Germany’s headend-in-the-sky, is adding Eurosport and Eurosport 2 to its line-up of channels. Eurosport is part of the BasisHD-Paket and Eurosport 2 of the FamilyXL HD bouquet.

Eurosport Olympic audience tops 100 million

Eurosport’s coverage of the London 2012 Olympics drew an audience of 106 million, the Paris-based broadcaster has said.