Channels from broadband TV network Jump TV are to appear through a new set-top box being launched by Simply Media. Channels from Latin America, Asia, Eastern Europe and the Middle […]
Mezzo performs in 1.3 million homes
Classical music and jazz channel Mezzo closed 2006 with more than 1.3 million subscribers. The channel, represented internationally by Lagardère Networks International, says that it is seeing major growth. As […]
Kamera signs sports content deal with Sportfive
Mobile and online video content company Kamera has signed a content deal with Europe’s sports rights marketing company Sportfive to distribute its portfolio of sports programming to mobile operators and […]
Italy, France and Spain request Euronews in Arabic
The governments of Spain, Italy and France have asked the European Commission to launch an Arabic version of the European television channel EuroNews so that Muslim countries can learn more […]
De Mol’s Tien set to join Dutch RTL
A deal to bring John de Mol’s channel Tien into the fold of RTL Nederland is imminent, according to Dutch newspaper reports. RTL CEO Fons van Westerloo said he expects […]
Sports deal for Joost
Joost has signed a deal with the World Championship Sports Network (WCSN) to distribute short-form WCSN content via the P2P webTV service. WCSN features Olympic and lifestyle sports including track […]
Middle East broadcast market ‘dynamic’
The Middle East is one of the world’s most dynamic markets for broadcasting technology and content providers, delegates at last week’s Cabsat 2007 regional trade show in Dubai heard, reports […]
4Fun looks for funding
4Fun Media, the owner of the Polish participation TV channel 4Fun TV, has submitted the necessary paperwork to hold a floatation on the Warsaw stock exchange in the first half […]
Viacom sues YouTube/Google for $1 Billion
Videosharing site YouTube is being sued for over a billion dollars in damages by Viacom, parent company to popular TV channels MTV, VH1, Nickelodeon and Comedy Central. Viacom claims that […]
Turner in KabelKiosk
Turner Broadcasting System’s Boomerang, Cartoon Network and Turner Classic Movies (TCM), channels will be distributed to cable networks in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Luxembourg through Eutelsat’s KabelKiosk platform. Signals are […]