France 24 has announced the appointment of Vincent Giret as its new editorial director, replacing Grégoire Deniau.
Green light for Bulgarian cable merger
The long-awaited merger of Bulgaria’s two largest cable operators has finally been the go-ahead by the Commission for the Protection of Competition (CPC).
More HD movies and sports in Spain
Canal+ Spain is adding two new HD channels to its portfolio this autumn. Canal+ Film HD and Canal+ Sport HD will draw on programming rights held by their Spanish parent […]
Premiere restates subscriber figures
Premiere has published its latest subscriber numbers, in the process taking almost one million households out of its portfolio as the Germany pay-TV platform changes its methodology. Amid a profit […]
Freeview added to Windows Media Center
Freeview has given its approval to the Microsoft Windows Media Center, providing digital TV content to PCs running Windows Vista Home Premium and Windows Vista Ultimate. Although devices such as […]
HD demand boosts Com Hem
Swedish cablenet Com Hem is reporting a significant increase in the take-up of its high definition television services. Since the Stockholm based operator launched its first major marketing campaign in […]
UPC expands Slovak digital coverage
UPC Broadband Slovakia has rolled out a digital TV service on its MMDS network in the city of Kosice.
Livestation gives C-SPAN global reach
US public affairs channel C-SPAN has become the tenth partner channel to join the Livestation web TV platform. The channel will be available to anyone outside of the United States.
RTE plans for online catch-up
Ireland’s public broadcaster RTE is to launch an online catch-up TV service early next year.
Thematic channels gain in Poland
Slowly but surely, thematic channels are gaining ground at the expense of the leading broadcasters in Poland.