Channel 4 HD launched today (December 10) on the Sky Digital platform. It is the first time one of the big five channels has launched a direct simulcast of an […]
4fun heads for IPO
The threat of having its licence withdrawn by the National Broadcasting Council (KRRiT) has been lifted from the Polish participation channel 4fun.TV, according to local reports. As a result, it […]
ESPN eyes UK Premier League rights
US sports network ESPN is looking to cement the forthcoming rebranding of NASN under the ESPN name with the acquisition of UK rights to Premier League football. In an interview […]
Canal Digital adds TV 2 Sport to smatv homes
Canal Digital Denmark is adding the new TV2 Sport channel to the network’s dish sharing smatv homes. It brings an additional 680,000 households to the channel that was launched by […]
Luxe.TV expands European coverage
Luxe.tv, the Luxembourg based international ‘luxury’ channel, owned by DVL.TV S.A., the mother company producing, editing and broadcasting the Luxe.TV channels, is expanding its European coverage, The channel was launched […]
BBC looks to buy UKTV control
BBC Worldwide has made a preliminary approach to Virgin Media to purchase the cablenet’s share of the UKTV joint venture, according to The Sunday Telegraph. Formal talks are yet to […]
VMMa to launch kids channel
The Belgian commercial broadcaster VMMa (Vlaamse Media Maatschappij) will launch its own kids channel to better compete with Ketnet from the public broadcaster VRT and with the Dutch version of […]
Alice grows French IPTV offer
French subscribers to the Alice Triple Play Box now have access to nine additional channels on their IPTV service. Earlier this week Baby TV was added to the line up, […]
TVN24 surges ahead
Data produced by TNS OBOP shows that TVN24 continues to be by far the most popular thematic channel in Poland. In November it commanded an audience share of 3.5% among […]
EuroNews signs Chinese programme deal
EuroNews has announced that the channel, China Central Television (CCTV) and the European Commission have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the broadcast in Mandarin of a EuroNews magazine package […]