Sky says Discovery Channel wants £1 billion to cover the carriage on its networks.
Archives for January 2017
Poland considers French-style TV regulation
Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the president of Poland’s ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party, has called for the introduction of regulatory controls on media such as those found in France.
Telekom Austria receives Croatian deal clearance
The Croatian Competition Authority (CCA) has approved Telekom Austria’s acquisition of a controlling stake in the Croatian alternative fixed-line telco Metronet Telekomunikacije.
Infomir joins forces with United.Cloud
The IPTV/OTT set-top box manufacturer Infomir has entered into a partnership with United.Cloud, which is part of United Group.
Fight Channel World HD debuts in Romania
Fight Channel Group has introduced its linear channel and VOD content to the Romanian market.
Pay-TV prices remain stable in most countries
The introduction of ‘skinny bundles’ with very limited number of channels is driving the minimum price down in select countries such as Canada and Denmark.
Soyuz orbits Hispasat 36W-1
Arianespace began its busy 2017 launch schedule with a Soyuz mission that marked multiple ‘firsts’ in orbiting the Hispasat 36W-1 telecommunications satellite on a flight from the Spaceport.
German police close illegal Sky streaming sites
A 25-year old computer scientist from Cologne has been arrested as the main offender in the case of the illegal distribution of Sky Deutschland’s channels over the internet.
Channel 5 to target adverts with AdSmart
Channel 5 has become the first public broadcaster to take advantage of the Sky AdSmart targeted advertising platform.
Agcom calls for changes in Italian football rights
The Italian media regulator has asked the Lega Calcio to make changes to its guidelines for the selling of centralised media rights to the Serie A.