The Chinese news agency Xinhua has officially launched its international 24 hour English language news channel CNC World. The channel has been broadcasting test transmissions for the past few weeks.
Romania publishes DTT tender specs
The Romanian regulator ANCOM has announced that the specifications for DTT licence tender for the country’s first two multiplexes are now available.
Freesat names 2010 Award winners
Freesat has shown that excellent content continues to be found in the free-to-air arena, announcing its annual awards at a ceremony in London. ITV1 HD, E4, Al Jazeera English and […]
Barrandov seeks more funding
The Czech commercial station TV Barrandov plans to raise around a further CZK200 million (€7.64 million) in capital ahead of the autumn season in order to compete more effectively with […]
Tricolor adds to offer
The Russian DTH platform Tricolor TV has added two more MPEG-4 channels to the service it distributes on Eutelsat W7 at 36 degrees East.
Mediaset takes on Sky pricecutting
Mediaset has unveiled pricecuts to its DTT pay package amid signs that the Mediaset Premium juggernaut is finally slowing down.
History extends Croatian coverage
AETN UK’s History has launched on Croatia’s leading cable net B-Net today (July 1). It is being offered to viewers as a fully localised service.
Andrew Wallace new CCO Eutelsat
Eutelsat Communications has appointed Andrew Wallace as chief commercial officer, to head up its overall sales and marketing activities.
Sogecable makes €90m football payment
Sogecable will continue to meet all of its contractual obligations in the transmission of live coverage from the Spanish football league, according to Ignacio Polanco, president of the pay-TV operator’s […]
MTG confirms pan-Nordic Premier League
TV2 Sport, the joint venture between Modern Times Group (MTG) and Denmark’s TV2, is to launch of a dedicated channel to provide coverage of the Premier League over the next […]