The French media authority CSA has approved of a name change of the pay-per-view service Kiosque. The service offered on the combined Canalsat/TPS bouquet will from now be on called Cine+. It is available to all people subscribing to the service on the Canalsat DTH sevice.
France 24 deemed inefficient
Just weeks after the December launch of international French news channel France 24 the Commission for Foreign Affairs has concluded that France needs to organise it’s international broadcasting more efficiently. The commission started an investigation after “France’s answer to BBC and CNN” took to the air late last year. The main recommendation: the fledgling news […]
Zodiak expands in Russia
Sweden’s Zodiak Television has opened a new company named Zodiak Vostok to handle production, business development and sales in Russia and the CIS. Zodiak already has a strong presence in the region through TeleAlliance, a leading Russian production company in which it holds a 51% stake.(CD)
Aster improves digital offer
The Polish MSO Aster has announced important changes to its digital TV offer. As of this Friday (January 19) the BasicPlus package will be increased from 25 to 38 channels, with viewers seeing no increase in their subscription fee. The new services, hitherto available just on analogue, include Zone Romantica, Zone Reality, MTV Polska and […]
TV2 Norway adds Nyhetskanalen to broadband package
TV2, Norway’s quasi-commercial terrestrial network, has launched the country’s first 24-hour news channel. Nyhetskanalen went live today (January 15) and forms part of TV2’s recently launched broadband TV service. Nyhetskanalen has also secured capacity on the digital cable and satellite platform Canal Digital; cable operator Get and IPTV networks Lyse, iVisjon and Homebase. Viewers in […]
History Channel expands into Europe
The History Channel has received a new Television Broadcast Licence from the UK regulator Ofcom for a new European service. It comes as the A&E-owned network develops new services in continental Europe and beyond. Local channels have recently been put in place with local partners in Africa, Greece and Malta. The channel is currently working […]
Sling Media and CBS go for ‘Clip and Sling’
At the Consumer Electronics Show Sling Media announced a beta test of a new technology designed to help audiences share short segments of programming. The experiment centers around a new application and service from Sling Media called Clip+Sling, which was demonstrated during a CES Keynote presentation by CBS Corporation President, Leslie Moonves. The trial will […]
iTunes – 50 million TV episodes, 1.3 million movies
Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced at the MacWorld in San Francisco that 50 million television episodes have been sold in the iTunes Store, as well as 1.3 million movies and over 2 billion songs. Also, Paramount will join the store as a supplier of movies. “iTunes has crossed another major milestone by selling over two […]
2007 Global Mobile Awards nominations announced
The GSM Association has announced the nominations for the 2007 Global Mobile Awards. Now in its 12th year, the Global Mobile Awards programme continues to grow with the industry that it represents. Each year the number of submissions increases, and this year was no exception, with 20% more entries than 2006. The Award winners will […]
Cablecom continues Swiss switchover
Cablecom has announced details of the channels that will move to digital only broadcasts in German-speaking Switzerland during 2007. The migration process will be carried out in two phases in April and June 2007 and follows last November’s agreement with the price regulator. The capacity will be used for a new standard digital service, beginning […]