Broadband TV News

Guardia di Finanza carries out Italian Euro 2020 piracy raids

June 18, 2021 By Julian Clover

A special unit of Italy’s financial police has carried out a series of raids to prevent the unauthorised relay of the Euro 2020 football championships. … [Read More...]

TF1 renews partnership with Free

June 18, 2021 By Chris Dziadul

France’s TF1 and Free have signed an agreement renewing the distribution of all TF1’s channels (TNT and thematic), as well as non-linear services (MYTF1, TFOUMAX) on Free. … [Read More...]

discovery+ launches in Latvia

The OTT platform Megogo has made discovery+ available to its subscribers in Latvia. … [Read More...]

WarnerMedia EMEA makes exec changes

Priya Dogra, president WarnerMedia EMEA & Asia (excl. China), has announced key appointments at WarnerMedia EMEA. … [Read More...]

Timo Schneckenburger to leave HD+

Timo Schneckenburger (CCO) will leave German DTH satellite platform HD+ on July 31, 2021 at his own request and by best mutual agreement, the subsidiary of Astra satellite operator SES announced. … [Read More...]

TCL Roku TV models launch in the UK

TCL Electronics is launching a range of RokuTV models in the UK market. … [Read More...]

Film1 Action launches on Amazon in Netherlands

The linear channel Film1 Action has made its debut on Amazon Prime Video Channels in the Netherlands. … [Read More...]

Croatia set for 5G auction

The Croatian regulator HAKOM has received a total of nine requests for participation in a public auction for 5G frequencies. … [Read More...]

Hrvatski Telekom extends CEO’s mandate

Hrvatski Telekom (HT) has reappointed CEO Konstantinos Nempis for a further three years, commencing April 1, 2022. … [Read More...]

Illegal IPTV Widespread in the Nordics

A leading consultancy has said despite the number of people in the Nordic region subscribing to streaming service a “considerable” number are still obtaining content illegally. … [Read More...]

Vodafone Czech promotes Veronika Brazdilova

Veronika Brazdilova has been appointed VP for Vodafone’s corporate customers in the Czech Republic. … [Read More...]

Viasat World renews Digi deal

Viasat World has signed a renewal agreement with Digi Group for the distribution of its channels on Digi TV’s digital cable, satellite and Digi Online platforms in Hungary and Romania, and on IPTV in Hungary. … [Read More...]

NENT Group secures Women’s World Cup rights for Poland

Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has secured the exclusive media rights to show the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 on its Viaplay streaming service in Poland. … [Read More...]

STV Player launches VIP rewards scheme

STV Player is to serve viewers with fewer ads in return for accepting regular emails from the broadcaster. … [Read More...]

FightBox launches with Canal+ in Ethiopia

SPI/FilmBox and Canal+ Group have launched SPI’s combat sports entertainment channel FightBox on the latter’s platform in Ethiopia. … [Read More...]

Chapek: No plans for ad supported Disney+

Walt Disney has ruled out any immediate introduction of a cheaper, ad supported, tier for Disney+. … [Read More...]

Brexit brings huge channel licence migration

Nearly three-quarters of cross-border TV channels in Europe now fall under the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD) jurisdiction of the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Spain. … [Read More...]

Simplestream secures £1m funding

Simplestream is to increase its headcount by 15 after securing a £1 million loan from the alternative lender BOOST&Co. … [Read More...]

A1 Austria launches Zappware-powered A1 Xplore TV on Fire TV.

Austria’s A1 has launched a new version of its Xplore TV platform for users of Amazon Fire TV. … [Read More...]

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