On January 2 the German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat1 will launch a ‘women’s channel’ called Neun-TV as a window on the company’s call TV channel 9Live. Modelled on the successful Dutch […]
Austria 9 TV to specialise in call-TV
The new commercial broadcaster Austria 9 TV wants to specialise in call-TV type programming during most of the day, from midnight till 4pm. The remaining hours will be filled with […]
CNN invests in content and resources
CNN Worldwide has announced plans to significantly increase the number of correspondents worldwide, open a regional newsgathering hub in the United Arab Emirates, invest in a London-based digital-production unit and […]
Bebo launches video initiative
Social networking site Bebo has joined the trend of including video for its community of users. Bebo has launched an initiative known as Open Media that will allow media companies […]
History Channel HD to launch in Holland
The History Channel HD will launch in Holland in January of next year. The channel will be available in the HD bouquet of the three cable companies owned by the […]
More channels for Romania
ACC – BUCHAREST. Romania is preparing for a raft of new channel launches. Among the services due to make their debuts shortly are Movies24 (December 12), Sport Klub+ (by the […]
German RTL Group to switch to 16:9
The German RTL Group, now called Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland, will switch its broadcast format to 16:9 widescreen on most of its channels including RTL, VOX and n-tv, as well as […]
CanalSat gives Jetix stay of execution
Children’s channel Jetix is to remain on the French CanalSat platform until at least March 31, 2008 after the two sides recommenced negotiations on the channel’s continued carriage. Jetix CEO […]
Estonia launches first sports channel
Estonia has launched its first-ever sports channel. Known as Kalev Sport, it is operated by the recently established privately owned media group Kalev and distributed by cable, IPTV and – […]
RMG set for bond issue
The Russian Media Group (RMG) is reported to be preparing a debut bond issue later this month designed to raise the company R500 million (€13.92 million). RMG distributes programming content […]