Box Television, the Emap-Channel 4 joint-venture, has named Gidon Katz as managing director of the music channels.
Banks return to Intelsat lenders
UPDATE: The banks behind the leveraged buyout of Intelsat are to ask their existing lenders to waive the fees associated with the change of control following the acquisition by BC […]
Ligue 2 Canal 0
Canal Plus has failed for a second time in its attempts to suspend the tender for French top flight football.
Dailymotion and Afrik.com to launch new channel
The French online video site Dailymotion and the Afrik.com website have joined forces to launch a broadband channel called AfrikTV.
Telenet claims 400,000 digital landmark
Belgian cable operator Telenet said it has reached 400,000 digital homes, making it the biggest digital operator in the country. One in four of all analogue Telenet subscribers now has […]
SRM increases Virgin stake
SRM Global Master Fund LP has once more increased its holding in Virgin Media, it has emerged.
Best ever subscriber figures for Film1/Sport1
With over 330,000 subscribers, the Dutch premium channels Film1 and Sport1 are claiming “the best ever subscriber figures” in the history of Dutch pay television.
Chellomedia continues LiveShop broadcasts
Chellomedia has said it will continue the broadcasts from the Dutch home shopping channel LiveShop and will guarantee all payments. The company has also appealed against the declaration of bankruptcy […]
Unique sat channel for Czech market
A new satellite channel named Liska TV will make its debut in the Czech Republic on April 16.
Ocko hits a million
The Czech music channel Ocko is reported to now have a million viewers.