Poland’s National Broadcasting Council (KRRiT) has received a total of 24 bids from over 10 companies for four channels on the upcoming eighth multiplex (MUX-8).
A&E to enter Germany on September 22
US television broadcaster A&E will launch its German channel on September 22, 2014.
Nicola Fritz heads marketing at History and A&E Germany
A+E Networks Germany has appointed Nicola Fritz as the new head of marketing at pay-TV channels History and The Biography Channel (to be replaced by A&E).
A&E to launch across Europe and Africa
US media company A+E Networks will launch its pay-TV channel A&E in German-speaking Europe, Iberia and Africa this autumn.
A&E to launch in Germany
US pay-TV network A&E will launch in Germany at the end of September 2014, replacing sister service The Biography Channel on all subscription platforms such as Sky Deutschland and Kabel Deutschland.
Lifetime debuts in Africa
A+E Networks will launch the women’s entertainment channel Lifetime on the Multichoice DStv platform in South Africa on July 22.
HBO most pirated cable network
Among cable networks, HBO saw the most piracy, with 381,952 users worldwide and 38,330 users in the US illegally sharing HBO content daily.
A+E set for Polish expansion
A+E Networks plans to introduce the channels H2 and Lifetime into Poland.
In Brief: A+E, UPC, Kabelkiosk
A+E Networks and Shaw Media have announced the extensive expansion of their long-term partnership in Canada with the launch of two new channels, Lifetime and H2,
Dean Possenniskie new A&E Europe MD
A&E Television Networks has appointed Dean Possenniskie as MD, Europe. He will assume this role the second half of 2010.