Czech Prima launches VOD service
The Czech national commercial broadcaster TV Prima has launched a paid-for VOD service that offers viewers selected shows and series in advance of their screening. … [Read More...]
Newsline
Streaming victim – Samsung stops selling Blu-ray players in the US
Samsung will stop selling Blu-ray players on the US market, apparently a victim of the success of streaming services such as Netflix. … [Read More...]
Panasonic integrates HD+ directly into TV sets
No more set-top-box, CI+ module or TVkey: Panasonic will offer the option of receiving German DTH platform HD+ directly via the TV set from the end of March 2019. … [Read More...]
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ProSiebenSat.1 reorganises leadership team
German media company ProSiebenSat.1 will establish a new executive committee on holding level following the departure of two board members. … [Read More...]
Red Bee Media opens Red Lab in London
Red Bee Media has opened a new R&D facility located in their hub in Broadcast Centre, west London. … [Read More...]
Sophie Knight joins SpotX
SpotX has appointed Sophie Knight as Director, Platform Services for the UK. … [Read More...]
Broadcast Solutions heads to the UK
German service provider Broadcast Solutions is setting up a new company in the UK. … [Read More...]
Canal Digital selects 3SS to enhance OnePlace
Scandinavian platform operator Canal Digital has rolled out new features for OnePlace subscribers, enabled by German multiscreen software provider 3 Screen Solutions (3SS). … [Read More...]
TVN, Discovery Poland recruit Marcin Barcz
Marcin Barcz has joined the TVN and Discovery Poland’s management board, effective February 18. … [Read More...]
Eva Flecken new Vice President Public Policy, Regulatory & EU Affairs at Sky D
Dr Eva Flecken has been appointed Vice President Public Policy, Regulatory & EU Affairs and Protection of Minors at Sky Deutschland. … [Read More...]
Multimedia Polska fine upheld
The Polish Court of Competition and Consumer Protection (SOKK) has upheld a fine imposed on Multimedia Polska, the country’s third largest cable operator. … [Read More...]
Central & East Europe
BBC First expands in CEE
BBC First has entered into a partnership with A1 Telekom Austria Group that will result in the drama channel launching in Croatia, Slovenia and Macedonia on April 1. … [Read More...]
Steady progress for Hrvatski Telekom
Hrvatski Telekom (HT) saw only modest 0.3% growth in its TV customer total in 2018, ending the year with 418,000. … [Read More...]
Volia offers viewer analysis
Ukraine’s leading cable operator Volia has provided an insight into its viewers’ TV channel preferences. … [Read More...]
Channels
Insight TV launches on T-Mobile Thuis in The Netherlands
Insight TV has signed a distribution deal with T-Mobile in the Netherlands to carry the4k UHD channel on T-Mobile’s Thuis (Home) service in The Netherlands. … [Read More...]
New-look BBC Studios makes its Showcase debut
The merger that led to the creation of BBC Studios was quite a seamless process, according to Paul Dempsey, its president global markets. … [Read More...]
Viacom and Facebook Watch to launch UK interactive quiz show
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) is to launch a new interactive quiz game show for the UK market on Facebook Watch. … [Read More...]
Editors’ Choice
Ziggo to evaluate carriage payments to channels
Dutch cable operator Ziggo is re-thinking carriage payments for linear channels as a consequence of changing viewing behaviour. … [Read More...]
Netflix overtakes Canal in France
Netflix has overtaken Canal+ in France after a surge in subscriptions in recent weeks. … [Read More...]
Brexit: Discovery receives German licences
Bavarian media authority BLM has granted Discovery Communications Deutschland broadcast licences for 19 TV channels targeting Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. … [Read More...]
