Free is the first platform in France to sign a distribution agreement to carry the new Al Jazeera sports channels in France, Be In Sport 1 and 2. The new broadcaster will start its pprogramming on June 1.
UPC Nederland is experiencing difficulties with handling the pay-per-view requests of the Eredivisie live football games. Due to the high demand the fulfillment system was not able to process all orders. Viewers are now offered a temporary one-month subscription to the channel.
Yet more channels on Astra at 19.2 degrees East. Soon to launch is Diät TV, a channel aimed at people who want to slim down. Launching in September is Ägypten TV (Egyptian TV), a German language channel promoting the country as a tourist attraction.
The BBC Global iPlayer has added the Grand National horse race and the London Marathon to the sporting events available on the streaming service. The Boat Race was announced earlier this week.
