The Lithuanian incumbent Teo has secured permission from the country’s Radio and Television Commission to distribute the Russian channel Dozdh (‘Rain’) from the beginning of October.
Discovery & FOX team up in Croatia
Discovery Networks CEEMEA and FOX International Channels (FIC) will cooperate in launching ad sales operations for Discovery and TLC in Croatia from September.
FOX secures Hungarian DTT carriage
FOX is being made available unencrypted to Hungarian DTT viewers from August 18 to 31.
Fox withdraws Time Warner offer
21st Century Fox has decided to withdraw its unsolicited offer for Time Warner, with its chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch citing the latter’s refusal to consider it and an 11% […]
Fox widens Swedish reach
FOX International Channels (FIC) has secured distribution for its general entertainment channel FOX on the Swedish DTT platform Boxer.
Fox set to launch on Com Hem in Sweden
Fox will be made available to 1.8 million Swedish viewers after the summer, through Com Hem’s analogue and digital packages.
Rupert Murdoch eyes ‘Sky Europe’
STORY UPDATED AT 12noon CET. Rupert Murdoch is reportedly looking to combine British Sky Broadcasting Group with Sky Italia and Sky Deutschland, by acquiring shares held by 21st Century Fox.
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.
Fox channels to broadcast Super Bowl
Fox International Channels will broadcast Super Bowl XLVIII live on its channels in Europe for the first time.
Fox Italy appoints Salini as new MD
Fox International Channels Italy has appointed Fabrizio Salini to managing director of FIC’s Italian operation, effective February 17, 2014.