The Czech national commercial station TV Nova continues to be a cash cow for its owners CME. Q1 2007 results issued by the US investment company show that its net […]
BBC Future Media hires Microsoft’s Huggers
BBC Future Media and Technology has named Erik Huggers as group controller of Future Media and Technology. Huggers is one of three new and final appointments to the newly created […]
MIPTV claims bumper year
MIPTV – CANNES. MIPTV featuring MILIA has announced the highest ever attendance for its 44th edition, which ended on April 20 in Cannes. The total attendance figures for this year’s […]
AXN Germany passes one million subscribers
Sony Pictures Television International has said that the German version of its high energy, action and adventure channel AXN has passed the one million-subscriber mark. AXN is available on the […]
Half of Europe watching broadband TV
Almost half of Europe is now regularly watching TV over the Internet, according to a new study by StrategyOne for Motorola’s Connected Home Solutions Division, which surveyed 2,500 broadband users […]
Cartoonito replaces Toonami
Turner Broadcasting is to replace its UK kids channel Toonami with a new preschool network. Cartoonito was launched last September as a pre-school branded block on Cartoon Network Too and […]
Sysmedia appoints new sales head
Sysmedia has appointed Andrew Pons as head of sales and marketing. Pons will be responsible for continuing the company’s growth across international markets. The company manufactures systems for subtitling, teletext, […]
Tour de France rides HD wave
Public broadcaster France Télévisions is to cover the forthcoming Tour de France cycle race in high definition. The event will have its own dedicated channel and be distributed on cable, […]
Spanish Ono hikes fees
The leading Spanish cable operator Ono has announced a series of price rises for its customers. Due to come into effect at the beginning of next month, they will see […]
TNTSat opts for Viaccess
Viaccess has confirmed that Canal+ has selected its conditional access system for its TNTSat entry package. Scheduled to launch on June 15, TNTSat will replicate the line-up from the French […]