English Club TV and English Club TV HD have made their debuts in France and are being offered by Bougues Telecom.
Lifetime set for UK debut
A+E Networks UK has announced that the female-oriented channel Lifetime will make its European debut in the UK this autumn.
Polish JimJam goes local
The children’s channel Polsat JimJam has launched its own feed in Poland.
Spanish market feels the pinch
Growth in the mobile broadband sector, including smartphones, tablets and datacards, failed to offset a general contraction in Spain’s telecom market in 2012.
Volia looks to expand
The leading Ukrainian cableco Volia has 20-30 smaller operators in its sights, according Gyorgy Zsembery, the company’s CEO.
Turkish DTH consolidation on the horizon
A major deal in Turkey’s pay-TV industry could be in the offing, with D-Smart signaling its intention to buy the rival platform Digitürk.
Financial boost for Czech TV
The Czech public broadcaster CT looks set to almost halve its transmission costs over the next four years by entering into a contract with Telefónica.
Investigation into Glosnass failure starts
The Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) has set up a special commission to determine the cause of the failure of the Proton Glonass mission on July 2.
New channel for Slovakia
Slovakia’s Council for Broadcasting and Retransmission (RVR) has awarded MAC TV, the operator of the national commercial station Joj, a licence for what will be its fourth channel.
Major change in Croatian telco market
The Croatian incumbent Hravtski Telekom (T-HT) has signaled its intention to enter into a strategic partnership with the alternative telco Optima Telekom (OT) in order to save the latter from […]