Sky wants to become less dependent on cable and satellite distribution and is now making its entire pay-TV offer available in Austria through the new streaming service Sky X.
National Geographic+ launches in Switzerland; eyes Germany
Fox Networks Group Europe & Africa rolls out its video-on-demand service National Geographic+ in Switzerland.
Roman Karz new general manager of Fox Networks Group Germany
Roman Karz, former deputy managing director and vice president finance & operations, will assume the newly created position of general manager of Fox Networks Group Germany with immediate effect.
New joint-owner for Nat Geo/Fox Russian channels
Several thematic channels in Russia are now co-owned by Sergey Petrov, a former leading manager at the national broadcaster CTC Media.
Sky launches Netflix rival in Switzerland
German pay-TV broadcaster Sky Deutschland has launched a subscription video-on-demand service in Switzerland offering TV series and movies for a monthly flat fee of CHF14.90 (€12.90).
Nat Geo+ launches in Europe
National Geographic+ has made its European debut on the Greek pay-TV platform Cosmote TV.
MTG strikes Nat Geo VR partnership
MTG’s virtual reality (VR) app Viareal is now National Geographic’s official VR partner in the Nordics.
Natgeo launches new VOD platform
Fox Networks Group Europe & Africa is launching a new VOD platform in Greece, Denmark and South Africa in cooperation with local partners.
Ipla adds 4K content
The Polish on demand service Ipla has added Ultra HD content from National Geographic to its offer.
Nat Geo People to close in Germany
National Geographic will close down its pay-TV channel Nat Geo People in German-speaking Europe on September 12, 2017.