The Russian DTH platform NTV-Plus will add four new movie channels to its offer on September 1.
BT Sport secures 2017/18 Ashes
BT Sport has signed a deal to screen the 2017/18 as part of a five-year deal with Cricket Australia.
Vodafone Portugal adds FightBox HD and Fast’nFunBox
Vodafone Portugal and SPI International have announced the launch of FightBox HD and Fast’nFunBox HD channels on TV Net Voz, a leading IPTV platform in Portugal.
US pay TV subscribers down, but ARPU up
The total number of US pay TV subscribers decline by 479,000 in 2Q15, but ARPU is up, says Strategy Analytics.
RTL and Sky retain Formula 1 rights in Germany
Commercial broadcaster RTL will continue to show the Formula 1 races on free-to-air TV in Germany while Sky Deutschland will continue to screen the races on its pay-TV platform.
Assets seized in Swedish pirate TV assault
Assets worth SEK 59.4 million (€6.22 million) have been seized from a 31-year old in Jönköping for his involvement in a pirate TV network in the Swedish city.
New rules for Romanian pay-TV contracts
The Romanian regulator ANCOM has imposed additional obligations on the providers of electronic communication services related to users’ information in framework agreements.
Key copyright ruling in Russia
The Russian cable operator Akado has won a copyright dispute over the carriage of a music channel named Chanson TV.
TVN enhances OTT service
Poland’s TVN has launched Eleven Sports Network’s second channel Eleven Sports on its OTT platform player.pl.
Canal tests in UHD
Canal+ has launched a test channel in the Ultra HD format.