Sweden’s two leading entertainment channels are to be made available side by side on satellite and IPTV for the first time, giving all Swedish multichannel viewers access to the Big […]
Sky Italia in ascendancy
Sky Italia is continuing on its upward track with a second quarter operating income of $62 million.
BC Partners completes Intelsat purchase
Serafina Holdings, the entity formed by BC Partners and associates including Silver Lake, has completed the $5 billion purchase of Intelsat. The private equity grouping takes control of Intelsat Holdings.
Chello Zone to read History in CEE
The History Channel UK has appointed Chello Zone to be its distribution representative for pay-TV platforms in the Czech Republic, Romania, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia.
Virgin 1 parachutes into Bravo slot
Virgin Media Television is to reshuffle its portfolio of channels on Sky Digital in a move that will give a more prominent position to entertainment channel Virgin 1.
Lost at Sky Anytime pre-broadcast
Season Four of Lost began Sunday night on Sky One, but viewers with Sky HD or one of the newer Sky+ boxes were able to view the show 24 hours […]
Call for entries in BPG Multichannel Award
The Broadcasting Press Guild is launching its annual search for the Best Multichannel Programme as part of its Annual Television and Radio Awards.
Day & Date boosts UPC buyrates
The trial of ‘day & date’ video on demand by Warner Home Video Benelux and UPC has led to buyrates of up to three times higher than the standard release […]
Virgin in Phones 4u retail partnership
Virgin Media has taken space in six stores operated by the mobile phone retailer Phones 4u.
ProSieben mulls C More sale
Telenor and Time Warner have emerged as potential purchasers of Nordic pay-TV group C More, should present owners ProSieben Sat.1 Media AG proceed with a sale of the company.