Xie, the joint venture between Dutch incumbent telecom operator KPN and Endemol, is rolling out its first thematic digital channel called Planet Prime. The channel will offer ‘gold’ programming from the archives of Endemol and will be available via DTT operator Digitenne, the KPN IPTV service Mine and as a web TV stream. The channel […]
History Channel comes to Benelux
The History Channel is finally coming to the Benelux. A launch is planned in the second quarter of this year beginning with the UPC Netherlands network. Other agreements will be announced soon. Chellomedia’s Digital Media Centre (DMC) will transmit the signal for The History Channel from its technical facility in Amsterdam to the Benelux as […]
BBC Arabic TV launch this autumn
BBC World Service is to launch its new channel, BBC Arabic TV in autumn 2007, broadcasting in Arabic to 22 countries across the Middle East. The €1.8 million euro installation will be a tapeless facility. It’s the second stab at an Arabic channel for the BBC, its earlier incarnation ran between 1994 and 1996, funded […]
Q2 launch for Dutch Sci-Fi, 13th Street
The two NBC-Universal channels Sci-Fi and 13th street are to launch on the UPC platform in the Netherlands in the second quarter of the year. Wider distribution is expected in the Netherlands and Flemish-speaking Belgium by the end of 2007. In the Benelux the channels will be represented by Chellomedia, a sister company to cable […]
Czech digital licence dispute hots up
According to local reports, the six companies that were awarded digital TV licences in the Czech Republic last year and subsequently had them withdrawn following protests by – amongst others – TV Nova and Prima TV – are likely to turn to the European Commission for help. The Digital Televisions Association (ADT), a body that […]
Sparrowhawk swoops in on kids
Sparrowhawk Media, DIC Entertainment and Corus Entertainment have teamed up to launch a multiplatform global television channel aimed at children and families. The first launch of the channel, currently known as KidsCo is, expected this autumn in Central and Eastern Europe, extending later in 2008 and 2009 to around 40 territories in the Europe, Latin […]
WRN Deutsch goes digital at 19E
WRN has extended its digital distribution of its German language channel to the Astra satellite platform at 19.2 degrees East. WRN Deutsch will launch its new feed on April 5. A period of simulcast will follow until June 5, when the existing analogue feed on the satellite will be switched off. WRN Deutsch broadcasts the […]
More 24 movies rebrand
Movie channel More 24 has rebranded as movies24+ after its sister service movies24. The channel is operated by Sparrowhawk Media, which also runs The Hallmark Channel, and is timeshifted by approximately an hour and a half. movies24 screens a mix of cinema releases and made for TV movies covering crime, thriller, romance and true stories. […]
Polish football in HD
The Polish DTH platform n is to transmit its first-ever local football match in HD this Tuesday (April 3). A Polish cup tie between Lech Poznan and Korona Kielce, it will appear on the proprietary channel Nsport and will be followed by a further transmission a week later. N, which is owned by ITI Group, […]
Sky increases pressure on third party channels
Sky is once again looking to reduce the amount of money it pays to third party channels on its DTH platform. The Sunday Telegraph reports that Sky has already pushed through a reduction in the amount of carriage fees paid to Viacom, which controls the MTV channels, Nickelodeon and Paramount Comedy, and is currently in […]
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