Virgin Media has appointed David Bouchier as its first Chief Digital Entertainment Officer.
Archives for June 2015
Major Liberty appointment in CEE
Severina Pascu, currently the head of UPC Romania and Hungary, will assume responsibility for the whole CEE region on July 1.
Serbian TV station sell-off under way
Serbia is set to privatise a number of broadcasters, including the long established Studio B.
Discovery/Eurosport win Olympics rights
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has awarded all TV and multiplatform broadcast rights in Europe to Discovery and Eurosport for the four Olympics in the 2018-2024 period.
Dailymotion to show Polish football
Vivendi’s Dailymotion will offer viewers the chance to watch Polish premier league (Ekstraklasa) football from the start of the 2015/16 season next month.
President decides on Russian sports channel
The Russian state broadcaster VGTRK (RTR) has been instructed by President Putin to relinquish the frequency used by its second channel Rossiya 2 to Gazprom Media by August 1.
Sky planning dedicated kids app
Sky has announced plans to launch a dedicated kids app. It follows the recent expansion of its on demand library within the genre from 700 to 4,000 titles.
Slovak sports station faces closure
Slovak Sport.TV has huge debts and faces the prospect of losing its licence.
Altice stages cross border merger ahead of M&A
Altice is showing no sign of slowing down with the announcement that it’s merging existing assets into a newly formed Dutch entity.
Scripps widens Polish reach
The Scripps Networks Interactive channel Polsat Food Network HD has launched on UPC Polska.