Radoslaw Slawinski has been appointed to the newly created role of director of thematic channels at Poland’s .
KKR calls new German media group Leonine
The new German media group assembled by US financial investor KKR through the acquisition of Tele München Group, Universum Film, i&u TV and Wiedemann & Berg Film will be branded Leonine.
Streaming viewers could surpass traditional pay-TV viewers in five years
The 2019 Cord Cutting study from Roku predicts approximately 60 million TV households are expected to access video on their TV exclusively through streaming within the next five years.
Report: AT&T could sell DirecTV
Falling subscriber numbers have led AT&T to consider the sale of its DirecTV unit.
CNN International introduces new shows from London and Abu Dhabi
CNN International is to launch two new evening programmes from its London bureau. The broadcaster is also adding a further hour of programming from its Abu Dhabi production.
Facebook connects Portal device to the TV
Facebook is introducing a new Portal model that is a set-top box in all but name.
Ofcom: BritBox not a threat to BBC public service activities
An assessment by the regulator Ofcom has found there is not a significant risk that the BBC’s involvement in Britbox would change the relationship with its public service activities.
M7 keeps MTV’s music channels on Diveo
MTV’s music channels will remain available to the subscribers of M7 Group’s German TV platform Diveo after their switch-off on the Astra satellite system (19.2° East).
New DTT tender in Ukraine
The Ukrainian regulator National Council has announced a tender for the DVB-T2 multiplex covering the Odessa region.
TVP Wilno makes its debut
The Polish public broadcaster’s new channel TVP Wilno has been launched in Lithuania.