The internet TV provider Joost is experiencing teething problems following the official launch of the P2P television service earlier this month. With 500,000 registered users, of which only 40,000 regularly […]
De Mol-Mediaset consortium buys Endemol for 2.6bn Euro
John de Mol has bought back Endemol, the production company he founded with Joop van den Ende, and responsible for a string of TV hits. A Consortium comprising of John […]
Anime Networks block debuts on Propeller TV
DV Films and Propeller TV have announced the launch of an Anime Network programming block on the UK channel. The new two-hour block—presented by Sci-Fi Guy extraordinaire Stuart Claw (T4) […]
Canal+ sues Kewego
Canal+ has started legal proceedings against Kewego, a French company that owns and operates a number of video websites that show clips uploaded by users. The pay-TV operator is claiming […]
ANGA Cable widens its scope
As of 2008 ANGA Cable, the international trade fair for cable, satellite and multimedia will change its name to “ANGA Cable – Trade Fair for Cable, Broadband and Satellite”. Thomas […]
New online channel for Dutch hockey
Launched this weekend, Hockey-tv is a special online television channel that was created for broadcasting the Dutch hockey play-offs. The dedicated internet TV channel will run during the three-week play-off […]
Cablecom claims digital surge
Swiss cable operator Cablecom said it is experiencing an increased interest in digital television. In the past two months 39,000 new digital homes were connected following the introduction of a […]
DSF plans thematic channels
German sports broadcaster DSF (Deutsche Sportfernsehen) plans no less than four thematic channels. The new channels will each focus on one theme. DSF Live will broadcast live coverage of sports […]
Premiere tops 70,000 HD subscribers
German pay TV operator Premiere said it now has 70,000 HD subscribers. During the first quarter of the year some 10,000 new customers subscribed to the service, which now offers […]
Eurovision final live on the web
The closing evening of the Eurovision Song Contest will be broadcast live on the web from Helsinki on May 12. Fans of the contest will have the chance to follow […]