Sony might have given up on its Connect music download service, but the war with Apple’s iTunes is far from over: according to a report in the Wall Street Journal […]
CanWest out of Turkish auction
The Canadian company CanWest Global Communications Corp. will not bid for the Turkish media group Medya Yahin Holding (MYH), according to reports in the Turkish press. MYH, whose interests include […]
Early 2008 launch for German Concert Channel
The German Concert Channel is to launch early in 2008 using capacity on Astra at 19 degrees East. The channel was awarded a multi-year licence by the media authority in […]
CNN launches worldwide HD channel
On September 1, CNN Worldwide launched its first 24-hour news channel in high definition, CNN-HD. Simulcasting with the US version of the SD channel, CNN-HD will present more than 60 […]
NTV-Plus opts for DVB-S2
According to local reports, the Russian DTH platform NTV-Plus has begun broadcasting in the DVB-S2 standard on Eutelsat W4 at 36 degrees East. NTV-Plus claims to reach over 1.5 million […]
ProSiebenSat1 buys MyVideo.de
German broadcaster ProSiebenSat1 Media has acquired the 70% stake in German video-sharing site MyVideo.de that it did not already own for about $26 million, according to BlogNation. The site, which […]
Online Telegraph TV to launch with Brightcove
Brightcove, a US based Internet TV service, and Telegraph Media Group (TMG) today announced a partnership to deliver new Internet video channels on TMG’s website telegraph.co.uk. Entertainment and news programming […]
UPC completes Karneval integration
UPC Czech Republic has now fully integrated Karneval Media into its structures, thereby completing a process that began in the first months of this year. Liberty Global’s acquisition of what […]
CME secures Studio 1+1 licences
The US investment company CME has secured 60% ownership of the Ukrainian national commercial station Studio1+1 by completing the registration of a 42% stake in Studio 1+1 LLC via a […]
IMPALA hires director of market development
IMPALA, the International MHEG Promotion Alliance, has appointed Giri Valliappan as its director of market development. The organisation was established at IBC 2006 with the intention of promoting the MHEG-5 […]