The Bulgarian incumbent telco Vivacom has entered into an agreement with Fashion TV to distribute the channel on pay-TV platforms across Africa on Eutelsat 8W.
Sigitas Berlinskas joins TV3
Sigitas Berlinskas has been appointed the commercial director of the TV3 Group in Lithuania.
Western Europe to add another 101 million SVOD subs
Western Europe is expected to add another 101 million SVOD subscriptions by 2025 more than double the total at the end of 2019.
Peacock agrees Roku distribution
NBCUniversal’s streaming service Peacock is to be made available over the Roku streaming platform.
Rugby Union launches OTT service
European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR), the organising body of the Heineken Champions Cup and European Rugby Challenge Cup rugby union competitions is launching its own OTT platform.
Tencent Sports takes up Chinese Premier League rights
Tencent is to screen the remaining 372 Premier League matches in the 2020/21 season in the Chinese market.
DVB considers future codec options
DVB members have been discussing the capabilities of five new video coding solutions.
MagentaTV App added to Samsung Smart TVs
Deutsche Telekom’s MagentaTV platform is now available through selected Samsung Smart TVs.
Crime + Investigation Germany launches in Apple TV app
Crime + Investigation is going direct to the consumer in the German market.
Discovery Ultra launches in Russia
Discovery’s first-ever linear Ultra HD channel has been launched today (September 18) in Russia by Media Alliance and MTS.