Virgin Media is to reduce its headcount by 15% as part of a restructuring plan designed to save the cablenet £120 million by 2012. Around 2,200 jobs will be lost, […]
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 […]
Red Bee wins Disney branding project
Red Bee Media is to create two bespoke Disney zones for operators as part of a strategy to build awareness of the Disney brand in areas where it has previously […]
Channel 4 presses Red Button for last time
Channel 4 is to close its Red Button and mobile TV divisions, with the potential loss of four jobs, and bringing an end to interactive advertising on the channel. The […]
Microsoft doubles Mediaroom deployments
Microsoft has announced that its Mediaroom IPTV middleware has more than doubled in the last 12 months and now stands at almost four million set-top boxes deployed in two million […]
OpenTV delivers to VOO
OpenTV is to supply advanced television services to the Belgian cable network VOO.
ARPU rise keeps ZON on track
ZON TV Cabo lost subscribers in the third quarter, another example of the competitive pressures in the Portuguese market. Although basic subscriber numbers increased by 1.2% on the year, the […]
MGM launches YouTube ‘channels’
MGM Worldwide Digital Media and YouTube have announced a multiple channel commitment that kicks off with Impact and American Gladiators. The two ‘channels’ are aimed at promoting the VOD offer […]
RTL prepares Serbia move
RTL Group is set to take a 49% stake in Serbia’s TV Avala, after getting the go-ahead from the country’s broadcasting regulator.
Croatian HRT sets 2009 targets
The Croatian public broadcaster Hrvatska Radio Televizija (HRT) expects to make HRK1.57 billion (€215 million) in income and HRK20 million in profit this year.