The number of digital pay-TV subscribers in Eastern Europe will increase from 25.49 million in 2010 to 61.57 million in 2017 and onto 78.08 million by 2023.
Denmark scraps public TV licence fee
Denmark is joining the growing number of European countries that have scrapped the licence fee for public broadcasting.
RTL to launch US series channel Now US on March 21
German commercial broadcaster Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland will launch its free-to-air TV channel for the fans of US series on March 21, 2018.
Kevin Mayer to head Disney’s answer to Netflix
The Walt Disney Company has announced a strategic reorganisation consolidating the company’s Direct-to-Consumer Services, Technology and International Media Operations into a single, worldwide business, headed by Kevin Mayer.
Kagan: US pay-TV subs log record 3.7% drop in 2017
Subscription losses slowed for traditional multichannel video providers in Q4 2017 (quarter ended Dec. 31, 2017), but the sector still tumbled for the full year, according to data compiled by […]
Hancock: Ofcom should decide RT licence question
Culture secretary Matt Hancock has told the parliamentary culture committee that the future of Russian news channel RT should be decided by the regulator, and not the government.
Polish cablecos set to open up networks
Poland’s Office of Electronic Communications (UKE) has begun a consultation into cable operators opening up their networks to competition.
Freenet TV: a progress report
German DVB-T2 platform Freenet TV will be available via Astra (19.2 degrees East) from March 28, 2018, Holger Meinzer, Chief Commercial Officer B2B of platform operator Media Broadcast, revealed at […]
German Bundesliga to enable virtual advertising
German football league Bundesliga will make virtual advertising opportunities available for international live broadcasts of first and second division matches from the coming season.
Deutsche Telekom to axe analogue cable TV
Deutsche Telekom will terminate the distribution of analogue TV and radio channels as part of its wholesale cable TV supply service for the housing industry, a spokesman of the German […]