Eutelsat has added Echourouk News in HD from Algeria and Persian channel Manoto TV in SD and HD.
Archives for January 2017
New African DTH platform launches
A new pay-as-you-watch DTH platform named Kwesé TV has made its debut in Africa.
Cosmote TV reaches 0.5m subs
The Greek pay-TV platform Cosmote TV now has 500,000 subscribers.
The Netherlands: 88% watch digital; 37% have connected TV
In 2016 88% of Dutch households had digital TV reception, while the number of households with connected TV continued to rise, from 31% in 2015 to 37% in 2016.
Wige Media sets up amateur sports portal
German media group Wige Media has created a sports portal offering live and on-demand coverage of amateur sports events.
Tele München Group invests in Storied Media Group
German media company Tele München Group (TMG) has acquired a stake in Storied Media Group, a US-based rights brokerage and production house.
Czech Nova secures key sports rights
The Czech Republic’s Nova Group has acquired the broadcast rights to the best darts competitions in the world for the next three years.
BBC to counter Fake News with ‘Reality Check’
The BBC is promising to counter so-called fake news through its Reality Check assessments.
Mediawan aims to acquire AB Group
Mediawan, the media investment fund created by Matthieu Pigasse, Xavier Niel and Pierre-Antoine Capton, has entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire Groupe AB.
8.7m Dutch watch online TV
In 2016, 56.2% of all Dutch viewers watched a programme online from one of the main broadcasters, NPO, RTL and SBS, totaling 8.752 million viewers.