The Polish national commercial broadcaster TV expects to shortly sign a 10-year deal will the national transmission company TP Emitel for distribution on the country’s first DTT multiplex.
BBC Farsi adds two new satellites
The BBC Farsi service has begun to use the Eutelsat W2M satellite (3.1 degrees East) to better reach its audience in Iran. It will soon also start to use Nilesat.
ZDF chooses 720p/50 amidst controversy
The German public broadcaster ZDF has chosen the EBU recommended HD standard 720p/50 and will increase the amount of HD showcase programming on satellite.
Bluewin introduces football PPV
Swisscom’s IPTV service Bluewin will offer live football matches on a pay-per-view (PPV) basis from the start of next season.
TV5 Monde to launch on-demand kids portal
The French international broadcaster TV5 Monde will launch its on-demand kids portal TiVi5Monde Plus this Tuesday, June 23, at 15.00 CET.
Polish media law edges closer
The Polish Senate has made around 50 amendments to the country’s forthcoming media law.
New Fox Baltics sales rep
Fox International Channels (FIC) has appointed Karoli Hindriks its ad sales representatives for the Baltic Republics.
Chiddix joins Arris board
Arris has announced the appointment of James Chiddix to its board of directors, with effect from July 1.
Premier League pulls plug on Setanta
Setanta Sports is facing renewed uncertainty after the Premier League withdrew the rights to the 46 matches the broadcaster held for the 2009/10 season.
UPC adds Dutch public HD channels
Friday 14.00 Update: UPC Nederland has said it will start to carry the three Dutch public HD nets Nederland 1, 2 and 3 from their first day of broadcast on […]