The BBC Trust has given its approval for plans to take BBC Three online, abandoning terrestrial transmissions in favour of a broadband delivered managed schedule.
Archives for June 2015
Vivendi snaps up Dailymotion
Vivendi has acquired an 80% stake in Dailymotion from Orange for €217 million.
Euskaltel set for IPO
The Spanish cable operator Euskaltel has been valued at €1.2 billion in an upcoming IPO.
Magyar Telekom asset sale
The Hungarian incumbent Magyar Telekom is planning to sell its media assets, which include the TV channels LifeNetwork and OzoneNetwork.
Ooyala goes Nativ
Cloud TV company Ooyala has acquired the London-based media logistics and workflow software provider Nativ.
Russian stations helped in ‘info war’
Russia’s two leading broadcasters Channel One and VGTRK are to each receive an additional R3.5 billion (€56.8 million) in state subsidies.
London Live TV sheds £12m
London Live, the capital’s local TV station owned by the Lebedev family, made an operating loss in its first year of operation.
German media authorities call for HD upgrade of local TV
Bavarian media authority BLM has encouraged local TV broadcasters to offer their services in high-definition (HD).
Slovak mobile TV competition intensifies
Slovak Telekom is revamping its mobile TV service Magio Go from July 1.
Ariane 5 begins summer launch campaign
Work has begun in earnest on the next Ariane 5 launch campaign, an August mission for Eutelsat and Intelsat satellites.