Brexit: BBC domestic channels to lose international distribution
In case of a ‘no-deal-Brexit’ the BBC is set to lose the international distribution of its domestic channels in Ireland, The Netherlands and Belgium. … [Read More...]
Newsline
CME pulls plug on Slovenian sale
Central European Media Enterprises (CME) has decided to terminate an agreement, previously announced in July 2017, to sell its operations in Slovenia. Instead, it will retain full ownership of what is the leading TV network in the country. … [Read More...]
Netflix reveals audience levels of major shows
Netflix has given an insight into the take-up of its latest content. … [Read More...]
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‘Swissflix’: Switzerland plans own Netflix
The Swiss Federal Office of Culture (BAK) wants to set up a streaming platform for Swiss films. … [Read More...]
Amazon Prime Video first for Euskaltel
Spain’s Euskaltel has become the first operator in Spain to add the Amazon Prime Video service to its Android decoders. … [Read More...]
MTG senior management changes
Lars Torstensson to take up position as MTG EVP, Head of Communications & Investor Relations from 19 June 2019. … [Read More...]
FilmBox Live App comes to Ooredoo TV
SPI International has signed a new business partnership with international communications company, Ooredoo Oman. … [Read More...]
Major managerial changes at Poland’s Polsat
Tobias Solorz has resigned from the position of president of the management board of Cyfrowy Polsat, effective March 31, 2019. … [Read More...]
Ivan Skender advances at A1 Hrvatska
Ivan Skender is to assume an additional role at Croatia’s A1 Hrvatska. … [Read More...]
Levira makes start-up investment
The digital services company Levira has invested €150,000 in the Estonian start-up Votemo, formerly known as Clappy. … [Read More...]
ODMedia Group acquires IN2IP
The ODMedia Group has acquired IN2IP, an enterprise managed hosting company. … [Read More...]
Central & East Europe
Broadcast suspension row in Romania
Romania’s National Audiovisual Council (CNA) has taken the unusual step of requiring Realitatea TV to go off the air for 10 minutes on Thursday, January 17, between 19.00-19.10. … [Read More...]
Media Group Ukraine strikes piracy blow
Media Group Ukraine (MGU) has achieved an important victory in its fight against piracy. … [Read More...]
Netcity access conditions agreed
The Romanian regulator ANCOM has announced an agreement on the technical and economic conditions for access to Bucharest’s telecom infrastructure Netcity. … [Read More...]
Channels
New website details extent of beoutQ piracy
BEIN Sports has created a new website that it claims “exposes the industrial scale theft of world sports and entertainment” carried out by the Saudi pirate TV channel beoutQ. … [Read More...]
Jaromir Soukup founds political party
Jaromir Soukup, the owner of the Czech national commercial broadcaster Barrandov TV, has set up his own political party. … [Read More...]
Brexit: DAZN applies for licences in Germany
DAZN intends to operate its European sports streaming services under German licences in future. … [Read More...]
Editors’ Choice
Diffusion: Netflix price increase will test SVOD ceiling
New research from The Diffusion Group suggests Netflix’s current round of price increases may have significant implications. … [Read More...]
OTE to sell Telekom Albania
OTE has agreed to sell its entire stake in Telekom Albania to the Bulgarian company Albania Telecom Invest for €50 million. … [Read More...]
Pay-TV growth hits Spanish DTT
DTT viewing in Spain has slumped to its lowest-ever level due to the popularity of subscription pay-TV services. … [Read More...]
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