Virgin Media has agreed to non-exclusive rights to Buena Vista International Television’s Lost. The extension to an existing agreement with BVITV means that Series 1 and 2 of Lost, screened […]
Can Virgin drop Sky Three when it’s not being carried?
Virgin Media’s dispute with Sky over the carriage of its basic channels has focused on the flagship channels of Sky One and Sky News. However, there are other Sky branded […]
Virgin prepares to offer Sky discounts
Virgin Media is planning to offer its subscribers discounts of up to £9.75 in compensation for the loss of Sky-branded channels from its basic packages following the breakdown of carriage […]
New business channel for TVN
Poland’s TVN has confirmed that it will launch a new business channel at the end of Q3 this year. According to the company’s president Piotr Walter, its start up cost […]
‘Free’ Sky Sports for Virgin VIPs
Virgin Media has added ‘free’ Sky Sports to its so-called VIP as the company continues its marketing blitz following the integration of NTL Telewest with Virgin mobile. The ‘Very Impressive […]
Euronews goes into Africa
EuroNews has gained additional capacity on ADSL networks in Senegal and in Morocco following a new agreement with Multi TV. The Media Overseas subsidiary, part of the Canal+ Group, has […]
Virgin picks up Warner VOD
Virgin Media has closed a deal with Warner Bros to add US shows including Nip/Tuck, The West Wing and The OC to its on demand library. The shows will form […]
Red Hot IPO
Portland, the company that owns a string of adult channels including Television X and Red Hot, is examining the possibility of a flotation. The Financial Times reports that Portland, owned […]
VT4 fined Euro 10,000 for breaking Flemish ad rules
Flemish media regulator VRM has fined VT4 for breaking the region’s ad rules, and ordered the channel to pay €10,000 in fines. The regulator considered three breaches of the advertising […]
March launch for Sky Movies on demand
Sky is to launch the TV-delivered version of its Sky Anytime movies on demand service next month. The broadcaster also plans to rebrand its portfolio of movie channels based on […]