Setanta Sports has brought in former Emap chief executive Robin Miller as its new chairman. The troubled broadcaster has a month to bring in new financing and renegotiate key sports […]
Bezeq-Yes merger confirmed
Israeli telco Bezeq has confirmed its intention to merge with its DTH subsidiary YES.
ITV improves Virgin catch-up view
Virgin Media says the first full month of ITV programmes on the cablenet’s on demand service brought in four million views to the TV platform.
Sky posts build brand marketing
Sky has announced two new marketing appointments that reflect the growing importance of the Sky brand itself.
Drahi makes Cool purchase in HOT
French cable executive Patrick Drahi has purchased a 14.96% share in the Israeli cable operator HOT. The founder of Altice, the key investor in the French cablenet Numericable, purchased the […]
Virgin adds HD to its BBC iPlayer
BBC HD content has been added to Virgin Media’s cable version of the BBC iPlayer. It is a welcome boost for the free area of Virgin’s on demand catalogue and […]
ZON restores RTP news distribution
Officials from cablenet ZON and the Portuguese public broadcaster RTP have reached agreement on the continued distribution of 24-hour news network RTP N.
Vivendi: conditions not right for Digital+
Vivendi chief executive Jean-Bernard Levy has told his company’s AGM that the right conditions for reaching a deal for the purchase of Digital+ had yet to be met. His comments […]
Infinite wisdom
Broadcasters are being presented with new opportunities to offer content over the internet and just as importantly, monetise it, reports Julian Clover
Olympic goal for NRK HD
Norway’s public broadcaster is planning regular HD programmes in time for the Winter Olympics that will be held in Vancouver, Canada from February 12 – 28, 2010.