Greece’s Cosmote TV has renewed its broadcasting rights for the MotoGP World Championship for the three year period 2018-20.
Archives for August 2017
Catalin Itu to head UPC DTH
Catalin Itu has been appointed MD of UPC DTH, effective October 1.
UFA launches SVOD service
German movie and TV production company UFA has launched a subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) service at the occasion of its 100-year anniversary.
Deutsche Telekom attacks Netflix and Amazon
German telco Deutsche Telekom wants to launch a video-on-demand (VOD) service showing exclusive TV series.
Freesat RFP to include HbbTV and UHD
Freesat has issued a request for proposals for a next generation set-top box.
Tele Columbus turns into PŸUR
Germany’s third largest cable operator Tele Columbus Group will adopt the new name PŸUR from October 2017.
Czech Digi makes channel changes
The Czech Republic’s Digi TV has added the HD versions of channels Sport 1 and Sport 2 to its basic package.
Zattoo launches B2B video series on YouTube
WATCH VIDEO. OTT service provider Zattoo has launched a new YouTube channel Zattoo – TV Everywhere as a Service.
Altice USA names Philippe Le May CTO
Altice USA Philippe Le May has been named CTO, and Terry Cordova has been promoted to vice chairman, business development – network & technology services.
Game of Thrones winning customers for HBO Nordic
With a number of Scandinavian actors in prominent roles it’s no surprise that Game of Thrones is drawing new audiences for HBO Nordic.