Last week, the Belgian cable operator Telenet signed a final agreement with the municipal cable operators and their joint venture Interkabel to acquire the TV activities of the networks. With […]
Anixe HD to show Beijing Olympics
The German free-to-air HD broadcaster Anixe HD is to show HD programming from the Summer Olympics in Beijing, the company said. Starting on August 9, the channel will broadcast a […]
NBC fronts $3.2bn Weather Channel purchase
NBC Universal has led a $3.2 billion (€2.01 billion) purchase of The Weather Channel as part of a consortium with venture capitalists Bain Capital and Blackstone.
Barrandov TV sets launch date
The Czech digital channel Barrandov TV will make its debut on January 11, 2009, according to by Janka Vozárová, the general director of Barrandov Studios.
Czech adult channel debuts
The Czech Republic has launched its first adult channel.
SES-Astra adds music to HD demo channel
During the coming months, the SES-Astra HD demo channel will show live concerts from major European summer festivals in HD. The programmes will be supplied by Unitel Classica.
JimJam extends Dutch reach
Pre-school channel JimJam is to launch on the Ziggo cablenet in the Netherlands.
Endemol launches Dutch crime channel
Endemol has launched a Dutch cable channel, MisdaadNet, on the Ziggo cable network reaching over 900,000 digital households. The new channel offer Dutch crime series from Endemol, as well as […]
Setanta renews Top Up TV deal
Setanta Sports has said it has signed a new distribution deal with the DTT pay platform Top Up TV.
Chello Zone to rep for Rush HD
Chello Zone is to represent Voom HD Networks’ Rush HD in much of Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Africa. The organisation already acts for the Voom HD channel.