The long-expected plan by Vodafone to buy Liberty Global's cable assets in Germany and parts of Eastern Europe is said to be in the final stages. … [Read More...]
Newsline
Amazon Prime Video wins US Open tennis rights in the UK
Amazon has signed an exclusive agreement with the organisers of the US Open Tennis Championships. … [Read More...]
RTL Nederland to merge OTT services
RTL Nederland is to merge its two OTT activities, Videoland, RTL XL, into a single platform. … [Read More...]
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UPC Hungary hit by fine
The regulator NMHH has fined UPC Hungary HUF48 million (€135,200) for what it terms “serious and conscientious violations of basic EU and domestic legislation”. … [Read More...]
4K first for Hrvatski Telekom
The Croatian incumbent Hrvatski Telekom (HT) has broadcast the country’s top football derby Hadjuk Split v Dinamo Zagreb in 4K. … [Read More...]
Ofcom puts brakes on Local TV
Ofcom says its unlikely to advertise further local TV licences, potentially spelling an end to the UK’s latest experiment in local broadcasting. … [Read More...]
Sky Bet sold to The Stars Group
Sky Bet has been sold to Canadian The Stars Group creating the world's largest publicly listed online gaming company. … [Read More...]
Lagardère looking to sell kids channel Gulli
Lagardère Interactive is looking for a buyer for its kids channel Gulli, a free-to-air channel in France. … [Read More...]
Altice Portugal adds Brazil’s Globo
Altice Portugal has added Brazil's TV Globo channel on its Meo platform, available both in HD and SD. … [Read More...]
Nordic Entertainment Group leadership team appointed
Following the announcement of the process to initiate a split of MTG into two companies, the Nordic Entertainment Group leadership team has now been established. … [Read More...]
Sky Deutschland keeps DFB Cup rights
German pay-TV broadcaster Sky Deutschland will show all matches of German football tournament DFB Cup live for another three years. … [Read More...]
Central & East Europe
Anton Fedotov joins Russia’s STS Media
Russia’s STS Media has announced the appointment of Anton Fedotov as the general producer of its flagship TV channel STS. … [Read More...]
Inea secures new funding
The Polish cable operator Inea has obtained credit totalling PLN930 million (€223.2 million). … [Read More...]
Kennet Radne to head Telia in Latvia
Telia has appointed Kennet Radne as its country manager in Latvia, with responsibilities for Telia Latvia, LMT and Lattelecom and collaboration with the Latvian government. … [Read More...]
Channels
Amazon Prime delivering to 100 million customers
13 years after its launch Amazon’s Prime service has now exceeded 100 million members across the world. … [Read More...]
HSE24 owners said to favour sale over IPO
US investment group Providence is moving ahead with plans to sell German home shopping TV network HSE24. … [Read More...]
Hungary’s Hir TV to shed staff
The Hungarian news channel Hir TV has announced layoffs in a move that reflects wider changes in the country’s media landscape. … [Read More...]
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Xite and SpotX are launching programmatic advertising on TV
Amsterdam-based music channel Xite, with the help of video ad serving platform SpotX, is now offering advertisers the possibility to advertise fully programmatically on the television screen. … [Read More...]
Sky Deutschland to introduce Sky Q in May
German pay-TV operator Sky Deutschland will launch its multimedia platform Sky Q in Germany and Austria in May 2018. … [Read More...]
Serie A tender suspended
Mediapro’s tender for rights to Italian Serie A football has been suspended, following an intervention by Sky. … [Read More...]