A+E Networks and Shaw Media have announced the extensive expansion of their long-term partnership in Canada with the launch of two new channels, Lifetime and H2,
In Brief: Lovefilm, NBC Universal, Sony, Hannibal Lecter, BBC WW Jubilee
Lovefilm has signed an exclusive deal for the second pay window with NBCUniversal International Television Distribution.
In Brief: UPC, BeIn Sport, TPB
UPC Nederland has acquired the Regionet cable network in the town of Huissen with around 8,000 connected homes. During the next few weeks, UPC will roll out its products on […]
In Brief: Al Jazeera, BBC HD, SFR
Al Jazeera is also launching its sports channels BeIn Sport 1 and 2 in the US. On August 1, an English and a Spanish channel will launch, focussing mainly on […]
In Brief: Kabel BW, Sport1, Bundesliga
Kabel BW is adding two more HD channels to its line-up, Super RTL HD and Sky Atlantic HD, bringing the total of HD channels on the network to 43.
In Brief: Ligue 1, Discovery, Brabant10
French online video portal Dailymotion has signed an agreement with the Ligue de Football Professionnel to show time-delayed Ligue 1 games from the start of the new season on August […]
In Brief: blinkx, Arqiva, Sky Italia
blinkx is adding a dedicated app for Sony Internet-enabled home entertainment devices. The video search engine is available on Bravia TVs, Blu-ray Discs and streaming media players, and home cinema […]
In Brief: A1TV, Telenet, ProSieben
Telekom Austria’s A1TV service counted almost 205,000 customers at the end of Q1, an increase of 23.9%. Operator said A1 TV subscribers could partially compensate for the declines of fixed […]
In Brief: Samsung Poland, Trace, TV Oost
The Polish DTH platforms Cyfra+ and n have certified a total of 38 Samsung TVs for the reception of their services.
In Brief: Sixx, Multivisie, KPN, YouSee HD
The German ProSiebenSat.1 group is launching an Austrian version of its female skewed Sixx channel, Sixx Austria in July.