Brexit: NBC Universal applies for licences in Germany
NBC Universal International Networks has applied for broadcast licences for six international TV channels at Bavarian media authority BLM. … [Read More...]
Newsline
European Commission publishes first ‘Watch List’ of pirate web sites
The European Commission has published its inaugural list of non-EU websites and firms that they deem responsible for piracy and counterfeiting abuse of European products, including films and music. … [Read More...]
Merged Disney/Fox and Comcast/Sky to spend US$43bn on content in 2018
Latest analysis from Ampere suggests that post the media mega-mergers of Comcast/Sky and Disney/Fox, two in every 10 dollars spent on content worldwide will now be spent by these two entities. … [Read More...]
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5G manhole covers put 4G into Victorian cities
Vodafone is installing small antennas below street level to improve 4G mobile coverage for customers in metropolitan districts. … [Read More...]
M7 Deutschland wins eight new customers
M7 Deutschland has aquired eight network operators from the municipal utilities and energy supplier sector as new customers in the past six months. … [Read More...]
ANCOM outlines 2019 plan
The Romanian regulator ANCOM has launched its 2019 Action Plan for public consultation. … [Read More...]
Canal launching kids online platform
Canal+ is planning a new online platform aimed at children. … [Read More...]
Broadband in Moldova: the stats
The fixed broadband market grew steadily in the first nine months of this year, with the number of subscribers at the end of September amounting to 608,100. … [Read More...]
Pathé Thuis unveils most watched movies in Holland
Dutch T-VOD portal Pathé Thuis has unveiled the most watched movies on its service during the past year. … [Read More...]
HbbTV football first in Poland
Video content from football club Legia Warsaw has appeared on the HbbTV portal of Poland’s Multiplex 8. … [Read More...]
FranceTV Publicité and Canal+ Advertising join forces
FranceTV Publicité and Canal+ Advertising have joined forces to boost the advertising revenue of France 24, TV5Monde and Radio Monte Carlo Doualiya. … [Read More...]
Central & East Europe
Bartosz Witak leaves Viacom
Bartosz Witak has parted company with Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN), where he was SVP and general manger for CEE and Israel. … [Read More...]
New twist in Hungarian media centralisation
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has signed a decree exempting the pro-government Central European Press and Media Foundation from oversight by media and competition authorities. … [Read More...]
Croatia shows pay-TV potential
Two in five (42.94%) homes in Croatia still watched solely FTA DTT services as of the end of the third quarter. … [Read More...]
Channels
ARD and ZDF extend Formula E live coverage
With the start the new season only days away, German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF have expanded their existing partnerships with the FIA Formula E Championship to show more live races in season five across their networks. … [Read More...]
TV4 adds dynamic advertising to Com Hem and Boxer
TV4 is adding its dynamic advertising to Com Hem and Boxer. … [Read More...]
Comcast commits to editorially independent Sky News
Sky has entered into legally binding commitments with new owner Comcast Corporation that guarantee the continued operation and long-term funding of an editorially independent Sky News. … [Read More...]
Editors’ Choice
Gerhard Mack new CTO of Vodafone Deutschland
The supervisory board of Vodafone Deutschland has appointed Gerhard Mack as the company's new Chief Technology Officer (CTO). … [Read More...]
Switzerland to switch off DTT on June 3, 2019
Swiss public broadcaster SRG will terminate the digital terrestrial distribution of its TV channels (DTT) via DVB-T nationwide on June 3, 2019. … [Read More...]
DirecTV to abandon satellite in favour of OTT
DirecTV owner AT&T says it’s done buying satellites, marking a switch to OTT delivery. … [Read More...]
