ACCESS is to licence Ligada iSuite from Eurofins Digital Testing. It means the NetFront Browser BE will be able to power next-generation HbbTV Smart TVs.
EBU voices Czech TV concerns
The EBU president Delphine Ernotte Cunci and DG Noel Curran have written to Czech Parliamentarians to urge them to protect the independence of the public broadcaster Ceska Televize (CT).
Canal+ expands management board
Canal+ chairman Maxime Saada has announced plans to widen the brief of the French pay-TV company’s management board.
SPI/FilmBox expands in Portugal
SPI/FilmBox has signed a new agreement with its long-standing Portuguese partner Nowo.
Apple Music TV expands to UK
Apple Music TV, launched in the United States last year, is now available in the UK and Canada.
Springer launches BILD TV channel via cable, satellite, IPTV
German media company Axel Springer will launch a TV spin-off channel of its tabloid newspaper BILD ahead of the federal election in September 2021.
Sky Italia to cut staff by a quarter
Sky is to reduce the size of its workforce by some 25% as part of a four-year reorganisation plan, broadcast unions have confirmed.
1&1 adds HGTV HD and Tele 5 HD to TV platform
German telecommunications provider 1&1 and Discovery Deutschland have extended and expanded their cooperation.
Megogo adds 4K movie content
The online video and TV services provider Megogo has expanded its offer to include 4K films.
Russian channels lose Latvian appeal
Latvia’s Administrative District Court has dismissed the application of Olava Cera, the authorised representative of Renovo Media and NTV, for interim relief for the distribution of 16 Russian language channels in the country.