ProSiebenSat.1 Welt has signed its first IPTV distribution deal in the US with Verizon’s FiOS TV service. Until now, the channel was only available as part of an international package […]
CEE growth lifts Eurosport up
Eurosport took its international channel into 108 million households in the third quarter, taking advantage of the growth in satellite, ADSL and DTT distribution.
Jetix secures multi-year UPC CEE carriage
Kids channel Jetix has signed a multi-year extension to its cable carriage deal with UPC. The agreement with one of its largest distributors in the region covers Poland, Romania, Hungary, […]
New Nigerian channel goes live on Sky
African broadcaster HiTV has launched on the Sky Digital platform. It is the third channel from Nigeria to go live in the UK through support from Canis Media. The company […]
Mediaset Premium signs with Alice Home TV
The Italian broadcaster Mediaset has reached agreement with Alice Home TV to carry programming from the Premium Gallery pay-TV channels on the IPTV net.
Discovery grows distribution revenues
Discovery Channel grew international revenues by 16% to $300 million (€236 million) in the third quarter on the back of a 22% increase in distribution revenue from the EMEA region […]
BT Vision delivers BabyTV
BT Vision has added a selection of programmes from BabyTV to its portfolio of on demand content.
Five joins Freesat
Five is to take its place on the Freesat DTH platform from November 18. It follows the expiry of its contract with BSkyB that had meant its signal was previously […]
Telefonica launches CCTV-E on Imagenio
The Spanish incumbent telco Telefonica has launched the Chinese, Spanish language international channel CCTV-E on its Imagenio IPTV platform. The launch ceremony was held last Friday at the headquarters of […]
CNN to launch on Freeview
CNN International is to launch on the Freeview DTT platform, taking a primetime block being vacated by Nuts TV. CNN is anticipating a January launch and will benefit from an […]