Multichoice is to open two new TV channels Maningue Magic and Kwenda Magic – for audiences in Mozambique and Angola respectively.
Zeonbud requests Ukrainian DTT licence contest
The Ukrainian DTT platform operator Zeonbud has asked the regulator National Council to hold a competition for FTA channel licences distributed on its multiplexes.
End of the road for the BBC Licence Fee in 2027
UK Culture Secretary Nadine Dorres has signalled that an announcement due this week on a new BBC Licence Fee settlement is likely to be the last.
TF1-M6 channel sale underway
Interest in the digital TV channels run by TF1 and M6 is said to be intensifying.
ViacomCBS and Comcast renew carriage agreement
ViacomCBS and Comcast Cable have signed a new multi-year deal that renews the carriage of ViacomCBS networks on its Xfinity network including CBS Television Network, BET, CBS Sports Network, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Network, Pop TV, Smithsonian Channel, and SHOWTIME.
Skylink making its own productions
M7 Group’s Skylink will start showing its own productions from this year.
Viasat World inks content deals
Viasat World it has signed deals with three major content producers and distributors, securing a raft of programming for its premium channel Epic Drama as it marks the 4th anniversary since its launch in markets across Central and Eastern Europe.
DAZN-BT Sport sale could complete this month
The protracted £600 million sale of BT Sport to DAZN is expected to reach its endpoint in the next few weeks.
M7 Deutschland expands Turkish TV portfolio
M7 Deutschland has secured a comprehensive TV distribution portfolio of Turkish-language channels.
Launch date set for BBC Three return
The BBC has confirmed the launch date for the return of BBC Three as a linear channel for the first time in six years.