Russian business channel RBC-TV has signed a five-year lease for capacity on Eutelsat Hotbird 6 (13 degrees East). RBC-TV will broadcast in-the-clear across Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. […]
Sky plays poker with Orbis OpenBet
BSkyB has launched its new Sky Bet Poker channel supported by the Orbis OpenBet Poker solution. Sky Poker is combining both a dedicated channel – as opposed to be included […]
EuroNews launch in South Africa
MultiChoice, the South Africa’s digital satellite platform, will launch EuroNews on its DStv platform to more than a million homes. The channel claims to be the only international news channel […]
Music Choice acquires Xtra Music
The battle between Europe’s two leading digital music providers is at an end after Music Choice Ltd announced that it was acquiring Xtra Music Limited from Maxide Music and LGI […]
BT requested Sky access after Ofcom complaint
BT has been accused of jumping the gun after it emerged that its complaint to Ofcom over access to Sky content for its fledgling IPTV service came before it had […]
Ethnic bouquets for ish and iesy
German cable operators ish and iesy have introduced three foreign language bouquets. Launched on Friday (March 23) the bouquets are for Serbian, Croatian and Bosnian viewers. The Serb package is […]
NRJ launches all-music channel
French radio broadcaster NRJ has launched its second television channel called NRJ Hits, which will be distributed via satellite, cable and IPTV. Last Friday, NRJ Hits started transmissions on the […]
ATM looks for more funding
Poland’s leading independent production company ATM Grupa has announced plans for a second IPO. Likely to place at the end of June or early July, it could raise up to […]
Aggregator launches RailTV worldwide
UK based web TV provider Aggregator has launched RailTV.tv. It is the first global offering for the company. RailTV.tv offers rail enthusiasts a high quality, downloadable, on demand television service […]
Ukrtelecom looks for windfall
The incumbent Ukrainian telco Ukrtelecom has revealed that it expects to raise at least $1.6 billion (€1.2 billion) through the sale of a 37.86% stake in the company on the […]