Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has announced that its anime (dedicated Japanese animation) channel A+ has been re-branded Animax. SPTI is the international arm of Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) and […]
Bulgarian cable market consolidates
Bulgaria’s largest cable operator CableTel has announced the acquisition of Evrotur for an undisclosed fee. Evrotur is also a leading player in the Bulgarian cable industry, being the first operator […]
Orca strikes Latvian deal
The incumbent Latvian telco Lattelcom has opted for Orca Interactive’s RIGHTv middleware for its MPEG-4-based IPTV service. Lattelecom is 49% indirectly owned by TeliaSonera and already lists the Israel-based company […]
Maddox replaces Cramer at CNN
Tony Maddox has been named as the new head of CNN International, replacing Chris Cramer, and reporting to Jim Walton, president of CNN Worldwide. In his new role as executive […]
Mobile trial for Hungary
The Hungarian broadcasting and transmission company Antenna Hungaria has begun a mobile TV trial with T-Mobile, the mobile arm of the incumbent telco Magyar Telekom. Expected to last several months, […]
C4 nabs online Grand National rights
Channel 4 is to stream the three-day Aintree Grand National meeting live on its website. The transmission has been made possible through an agreement with pay-TV channel Racing UK, even […]
Cablevision to fight network-DVR ruling
US cable operator Cablevision is to appeal against a ruling last month from a New York federal district court that found that its network-DVR would violate the copyrights of studios […]
Canal Digital Denmark goes HD
Canal Digital is extending its high definition TV service to Denmark. The cable, satellite and IPTV operator is launching a nationwide campaign on April 16. Danish viewers will initially have […]
Al Jazeera debuts in Turkey
The Turkish DTH platform Digiturk has signed a carriage agreement with Al Jazeera English, the English language service of the Al Jazerra Network. The service will now be made available […]
Digiturk IPO this year
Turkey’s DTH pay platform Digitürk is planning a stock market flotation just a year after the private equity company Providence Equity Partners bought a 47% stake in the operator. The […]