Eurosport HD has secured additional carriage in Poland, where it will make its debut on May 25.
Premiere expresses interest in Sat.1
Premiere CEO Michael Boernicke has said the German pay-TV platform would be interested in purchasing the free to-air station Sat.1, should owners ProSiebenSat.1 put it on the market.
Orange signs DTH movie contracts
France Telecom’s mobile telephony and internet unit Orange has signed a series of contracts with international movie studios including HBO, Warner and Gaumont to support its planned DTH satellite service. […]
Channel rebrand at Discovery Networks Europe
MIPTV – CANNES. Discovery Networks is to replace the EMEA versions of Discovery Civilisation with Discovery World with effect from April 18.
NASN gains Sky Italia carriage
ESPN’s North American Sports Network is to join the Sky Italia DTH platform.
Rush HD makes international debut on Sky
MIPTV – CANNES. VOOM HD Networks has announced the launch of Rush HD, a channel devoted to extreme sports, on Sky on April 7. This represents the channel’s international debut […]
Traditional channels lose amongst French DTT viewers
MIPTV – CANNES. French DTT transmissions now reach 19,286,000 people, or 34.9% of total French TV viewers, according to the latest research by Mediamétrie.
Turner comes aboard Premiere Star
Turner Broadcasting Systems will join the group of minority shareholders in the German DTH pay platform Premiere Star. The company is set to acquire 8.5% of the shares.
New TV database to launch at MIPTV
MIPTV – CANNES. The European Commission (DG Communication) and the European Audiovisual Observatory are to launch a version of MAVISE, a new TV database set up to provide basic data […]
Maxdome to become jv with United Internet
The German ISP United Internet AG is to become a partner in the online on-demand service Maxdome, which is now fully owned by ProSiebenSat.1’s SevenSenses.