Russia’s TV industry is starting to feel the effects of the global financial crisis.
Com Hem signs 500,000th broadband customer
Swedish cablenet Com Hem now has 500,000 broadband internet customers on its books.
Red Bee strengthens multi-platform sales
Red Bee Media has appointed Chris Frampton as new business director with a brief to strengthen its sales operations within multi-platform offerings.
Russian DTH take-up soars
The Russian DTH platform Tricolor TV has tripled its subscriber total in the first 10 months of this year.
Hautefort named President of Pace France
Pace has appointed Mathias Hautefort as the new President of Pace France. He will be based at the company’s French headquarters at Suresnes, Paris, heading the division created following the […]
MTV HD to launch in France
MTV HD will launch in France on November 6 at the same time as the live broadcast of the MTV Music Awards. Initially, the channel will be available exclusively to […]
French police question card-sharing ring
French police have questioned 26 people in a coordinated action against a card-sharing ring. Those detained were subscribing to a service offering Canal+ decoding via a website. A 50-year old […]
MIPCOM claims new attendance record
MIPCOM is claiming its highest attendance figure of all time, driven mainly by more visitors from the so-called ‘METRIC’ countries and regions, namely the Middle East, Turkey, Russia, India and […]
Comedy Central Nick’s German airtime
MTV Networks in Germany plans to have Comedy Central and Nick share a channel. They currently each have their own channel.
Barrandov secures DTT distribution
The soon-to-be-launched Czech digital channel TV Barrandov has signed an important distribution deal.