UPDATE: Vivendi has entered into a “binding strategic and industrial agreement” with Mediaset that includes the acquisition of 100% of the latter’s pay-TV unit Mediaset Premium.
RTL II to launch youth TV channel
German commercial broadcaster RTL II will launch an online TV service for young viewers combining linear television with an on-demand platform at the end of May 2016.
Sky to run video on Facebook Live
Sky says it will be adding regular video to the new Facebook Live service.
Austria’s ORF to change encryption system on Astra
Austrian public broadcaster ORF will introduce a new encryption system for its TV channels on Astra (19.2 degrees East).
Studio+ to launch across 20 countries
Vivendi’s new global short format premium offer is to make its debut in 20 countries in Europe and Latin America.
Tele Columbus and Espial unveil Advanced TV results
German cable operator Tele Columbus and Canadian video infrastructure provider Espial have announced the first results of their ongoing field trial of the next-generation, 4K ready multiscreen TV and video […]
Unitymedia to close down analogue cable TV in 2017
Germany’s second-largest cable operator Unitymedia will terminate analogue TV distribution on its cable network on June 30, 2017.
Romance TV to launch in Romania and Hungary
German media company Mainstream Media will expand the distribution of its pay-TV channel Romance TV in Eastern Europe.
Orange/Bouygues end merger talks
The board of directors of Orange has concluded that an agreement reaching a possible consolidation with Bouygues Telecom has not been reached.
Sky to sell Osterley HQ
Sky is to sell its West London headquarters in a deal worth £545 million.