SBS Netherlands has decided to pull all its call TV type programming from its three Dutch stations, SBS6, Net 5 and Veronica. The move follows a request from the Dutch justice department, who is currently investigating call TV programming on all channels. Earlier RTL Nederland also complied with a similar request. SBS will replace the […]
Nat Geo Music launches in Latin America
From this December the new Nat Geo Music channel will become available in Latin America. It is the newest service from National Geographic Channels International, which was first launched in Italy last September, with the move to the southern parts of the Americas is part of the expansion plan, as reported in Broadband TV News. […]
MSNBC joins Free2View in South Africa
As of Monday, November 19, Southern Africa will have the ability to view MSNBC when it begins distribution on Free2View TV as its exclusive news provider. Free2View is Southern Africa’s only free-to-air, advertising funded DTH platform. MSNBC Africa is a joint venture between Great Media Limited and MSNBC. The DTH platform will air MSNBC’s 16.00 […]
JimJam set to expand
The children’s channel JimJam will be introduced into the Czech Republic and Slovakia on December 7, according to a local report. JimJam made its debut on Sky Italia, where it currently broadcasts to over four million subscribers, in 2006. It was acquired this September as part of a partnership between Chellomedia and HIT Entertainment.
Broadband VOD driving Jetix
Kids channel Jetix is successfully developing its online presence through its broadband service that has brought videoclips to viewers in the UK, Germany, Italy and Israel, and offers full-length episodes to the Netherlands, Spain and Poland. The VOD player produces 1 million initiated streams per month while the online game supporting the launch of Oban […]
Virgin adds Nat Geo and Discovery VOD
Virgin Media has added a selection of content from National Geographic Channel and Discovery Channel to its on demand service. It is significant because it marks the first time channels outside of the big five or Virgin Media’s only TV channels have contributed to the service. It should also be noted that BSkyB is a […]
ProSiebenSat1 to launch women’s channel
On January 2 the German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat1 will launch a ‘women’s channel’ called Neun-TV as a window on the company’s call TV channel 9Live. Modelled on the successful Dutch Net 5 and Belgian vijftv, the broadcaster is now testing the format in the German market during late afternoon, early prime with a two-hour branded […]
Austria 9 TV to specialise in call-TV
The new commercial broadcaster Austria 9 TV wants to specialise in call-TV type programming during most of the day, from midnight till 4pm. The remaining hours will be filled with with classic TV series and movies and late afternoons, while early prime will be dedicated to telenovellas. The new channel is backed by German publishing […]
CNN invests in content and resources
CNN Worldwide has announced plans to significantly increase the number of correspondents worldwide, open a regional newsgathering hub in the United Arab Emirates, invest in a London-based digital-production unit and make major investments in CNN’s International Newsource and CNN’s in-house wire operations. The broadcaster claims this is “the biggest expansion of international newsgathering resources in […]
Bebo launches video initiative
Social networking site Bebo has joined the trend of including video for its community of users. Bebo has launched an initiative known as Open Media that will allow media companies free and open access to its network. With around 40 million users Bebo is still a distant third behind Facebook and My Space in the […]
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