Sky Italia has announced plans for a new channel that will screen the best of Italian cinema. The platform also plans an expansion of the number of HD channels.
Fowler leaves Tele Columbus
Robert E Fowler has left the management of Tele Columbus GmbH, the second high profile departure from the company in less than a week.
Civolution buys Thomson watermarking
Civolution, the Philips technology spin-off, has purchased the Thomson STS watermarking business.
Pay-TV revenues aid grass roots sport
Broadcast revenues are critical in the funding of the development of sports at all levels, according to a new Deloitte report commissioned by BSkyB.
Stream TV grows cable subscriber base
Comstar-UTS’s Stream TV service ended Q2 with over 190,000 cable subscribers in Yekaterinburg.
Zon squares up to Portugal Telecom
Portugal’s Zon has submitted a complaint to the Office of Civil self Advertising (ICAP) about a service offered by Portugal Telecom (PT).
TEO posts impressive results
The Lithuanian incumbent telco TEO LT ended June with 47,900 subscribers to its IPTV service Interactive GALA, or 7,600 more than at the start of the year.
Romania unveils digital strategy
Romania’s Ministry of Communications has produced a strategic plan for the transition to digital broadcasting.
Ukrainian market consolidates
Ukraine’s Inter Media Group has acquired a 40% stake in the TV station NTN for an undisclosed fee.
Polsat outlines crisis strategy
The Polish commercial broadcaster Polsat is still preparing to launch film, children’s and youth thematic channels despite the current economic crisis, according to its owner Zygmunt Solorz-Zak.