Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) and Endemol have entered into a strategic partnership to launch a new global entertainment brand. Skewed towards a female audience aged 16-49, Viacom Blink! will […]
Connected TV is the way forward
ANGA CABLE 2011 – COLOGNE. Connected TV is the way forward, we learned at the second round of the so-called “elephants session”, where cable’s heavyweights exchanged their views on the […]
KPN acquires Dutch cabler Caiway
Dutch incumbent telecom operator KPN will acquire Caiway, Holland’s fourth largest cable operator with 158,000 homes connected. The move marks a return by KPN to the cable business and needs […]
Dutch pubcasters commit to HbbTV
The Dutch public broadcasters have committed to HbbTV, according to Bram Tullemans, senior policy advisor research and development, NPO, with the first pilot broadcasts to start in September. The pubcasters […]
Sanoma pays €1.225 billion for SBS channels
A consortium led by the Finnish publisher Sanoma Corporation will acquire the Dutch and Belgian SBS channels from the German ProSiebenSat.1 Group for €1.225 billion.
EBU sets out connected TV principals
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has adopted a set of Principles for Internet Connected and Hybrid Television. The Geneva-based organisation says that if applied, the principles could deliver lower costs, […]
Memorial service for Andy Birchall
A memorial service was held on April 15 on board HMS President, on the Victoria embankment, to celebrate the life of Andy Birchall, one of the pioneers of UK pay-TV. […]
Telenet wins rights issues on all counts
In a landmark decision, the Belgian court of first instance in Mechelen has ruled that Telenet does not have to pay any additional rights to collecting societies including Agicoa, BAVP, […]
YouView adds four manufacturers
YouView has announced the addition of four so-called device partners, at the same time publishing its final core technical specification.
PVRs to be exempt from European custom duties
Decoders with a hard disk drive – such as the Sky+ box – are to be exempted from customs duties following a landmark ruling from the European Court of Justice. […]