Munich based Kinwelt CEO Michael Koelmel has announced he is willing to invest €20 million in a new pay-TV channel which will broadcast games from the German third division football […]
Maxdome adds The Biography Channel
Maxdome, the German on-demand web TV service, has added programming from The Biography Channel in addition to content from The History Channel. Individual programmes can be watched for a monthly […]
Zattoo TV launches UK version
Online web TV provider Zattoo TV has launched a localised version for the UK. For the moment all the BBC channels have been made available (BBC One, BBC Two, BBC […]
New Dutch culture channel BravaHDTV launches
The culture channel BravaHDTV has started test transissions on the CAIW cable network in The Netherlands. It is an initiative of Jur Bron and Gerard Ardesch, the people behind the […]
September launch for Entavio
SES-Astra is to launch the new Entavio pay TV service during the consumer electronics show IFA in Berlin on September 1. About 80 Entavio enabled satellite receivers will be on […]
Eutelsat wins contract for new sub-Saharan DTH service
Eutelsat has secured a five-year contract for capacity on its W3A satellite with Gateway Broadcast Services, which is preparing to launch a new pay-TV platform for sub-Saharan Africa. Called GTV, […]
RTL launches fourth channel in The Netherlands
Following the acquisition of the Dutch TV assets from John de Mol RTL is to launch a fourth channel in The Netherlands to be called RTL8. The new channel will […]
ProSiebenSat1 to import SBS channels into Germany
According to chairman Guillaume de Posch, ProSiebenSat1 plans to import two successful SBS formats – the music channel The Voice and a “women’s channel” – into Germany. SBS has been […]
There is a Star in the Sky for Premiere
German pay-TV operator Premiere has decided its new DTH service will be known as Premiere Star. Although the name Premiere Sky was initially preferred, it had to be abandoned following […]
VPRT protests digital expansion plans
The German association of private broadcasters VPRT has threatened to go to the European Court if public broadcasters ARD and ZDF continue to expand their digital offers. According to chairman […]