4iG acquires leading Albanian telco
4iG has signed a final agreement to acquire 80.27% of the shares of ALBtelecom, a majority-owned subsidiary of Turkey’s Çalik Holding, for an undisclosed fee. … [Read More...]
Newsline
GB News mulls international expansion
the UK right of centre talk station, GB News, is reportedly considering international expansion. … [Read More...]
YouTube to stay on Roku
YouTube will remain on Roku following a last minute, multi-year agreement between the two parties. … [Read More...]
Sky to share Formula 1 season finale with Channel 4
The climax to the Formula 1 season in Abu Dhabi that has Hamilton and Verstappen locked on equal points will be shown live on Sky Sports and Channel 4. … [Read More...]
fuboTV completes Molotov acquisition
The sports-first live TV streaming platform fuboTV has closed its acquisition of France’s Molotov. … [Read More...]
Hungarian state to buy Magyar Telekom asset
Magyar Telekom’s subsidiary T-Systems has agreed to sell Pan-Inform to the Hungarian state for up to HUF5.5 billion. … [Read More...]
Disney recruits Geoff Morrell
Walt Disney has appointed Geoff Morrell to the newly created position of chief corporate affairs officer, effective January 24. … [Read More...]
Molotov fined €7m in retrans row
French streaming platform Molotov has been ordered to pay €7 million in damages to M6 after it rebroadcast its channels without a carriage agreement in place. … [Read More...]
Christophe Goossens named new CEO of BCE
Christophe Goossens is to assume the leadership of Broadcasting Center Europe (BCE) in addition to his role as CEO of RTL Luxembourg. … [Read More...]
Channel 4 adds bouquet of channels to Freesat
Channel 4 HD is the key addition to Freesat as a bouquet of new channels is added to the free-to-air satellite platform. … [Read More...]
SPI/FilmBox extends Swisscom deal
SPI/FilmBox has announced an extension of its distribution deal with Swisscom for its 4K/UHD lifestyle channel. … [Read More...]
Central & East Europe
Slovakia’s RTVS opts for M7 Group
Canal+-owned M7 Group has signed a long-term agreement with the Slovak public broadcaster RTVS for the Astra 23.5 satellite distribution of its channels. … [Read More...]
Slovenian broadband: a snapshot
The overwhelming majority (89%) of Slovenes who subscribe to a broadband connection also opt for a TV service. … [Read More...]
Pay-TV grows in Croatia
IPTV now accounts for over half of pay-TV connections in Croatia. … [Read More...]
Channels
More TV channels for Slovakia
Both the Slovak public broadcaster RTVS and national commercial station Markiza are planning to add another channel to their portfolios. … [Read More...]
Discovery-BT Sport could derail DAZN sale
BT’s protracted £600 million sale of its sports channels to streaming service DAZN could be off after it emerged the telco was in separate talks with Discovery. … [Read More...]
SPI/FilmBox expands in Africa
SPI/FilmBox and Axian Group have signed a new distribution deal that will make four channels from SPI’s portfolio available in Madagascar, Comoros and Togo on Telma TV and Togocom TV. … [Read More...]
Editors’ Choice
Viaplay set for Dutch launch
The streaming service Viaplay has signed agreements with KPN and VodafoneZiggo ahead of its launch in the Netherlands, which according to its operator will take place on March 1 next year. … [Read More...]
Tele Columbus commences nationwide DOCSIS 3.1 upgrade
German cable operator Tele Columbus has begun upgrading its network with DOCSIS 3.1 to enable 1Gbps internet access. … [Read More...]
Virgin Media O2 completes gigabit upgrade
For the first time, all 15.5 million homes connected to the Virgin Media O2 network can access gigabit speeds. … [Read More...]