According to Dutch newspaper reports, John de Mol’s Tien channel will be acquired by RTL Nederland. However, a spokesperson for De Mol said no deal has been signed. Tien would […]
Euronews goes mobile on SESAT 1
MIPTV – CANNES. Euronews is increasing its capacity on Eutelsat’s SESAT 1 satellite at 36°East. In doing so it becomes the first channel in Europe to broadcast in mobile phone […]
JumpTV adds more channels
JumpTV, the web TV broadcaster specialising in ethnic channels, has recently signed 10 Internet distributiom agreements with channels from Ghana, Bangladesh, Kosovo, Russia, Zimbabwe, Burundi, Korea, the UAE, Poland and […]
KPN selects Thomson for DTT network
Dutch carrier KPN has awarded a long-term contract to Thomson for a major upgrade to its transmitter network across the Netherlands. The multi-million Euro contract will increase the power of […]
Samsung and Nokia work on Mobile TV Interoperability
To encourage greater adoption of broadcast mobile TV services and accelerate service deployment, Samsung and Nokia today announced they will work to achieve interoperability among their DVB-H (Digital Video Broadcast […]
Lagardere wants to be a Virgin
The French Groupe Lagardère wants to rebrand its Europe 2 TV channel and radio station as Virgin. The company has signed an agreement with the British Virgin group to be […]
Canal+ and TF1 look at news merger
Canal+ and TF1 are looking into the possibility of merging their respective news channels, iTélé and LCI. The two channels face heavy competition from newcomer BFM TV, that attracts an […]
Al Jazeera English goes YouTube
The Doha-based broadcaster Al Jazeera (English) will launch a YouTube branded Channel, the company said today. YouTube users worldwide will have the ability to comment on Al Jazeera English clips, […]
Orbit secures VOOM HD channel
MIPTV – CANNES. VOOM HD Networks has inked a carriage agreement with Orbit Communications Company, Ltd. to launch its VOOM HD channel in the Middle East. The agreement, brokered by […]
Dori Media postpones German telenovela channel
MIPTV – CANNES. Dori Media announced it has postponed the launch of its proposed German telenovela channel. “We’re looking for a strong partner in the market,” said Conrad Heberling, head […]