John de Mol’s Talpa Network will acquire Dutch news agency Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau from V-Ventures, the investment arm of the media holding group Vereniging Veronica. No financial details were disclosed.
Red Bee launches social media platform
Red Bee Media has launched a portfolio of content discovery solutions, based on the age of problem of consumers not being able to find anything they want to watch, no matter how many channels are available to them.
UPC adds SBS on-demand service
UPC Nederland has announced it will add the catch-up TV service SBS Gemist before the end of the year. The on-demand portal will offer SBS 6 Gemist, Net 5 Gemist and Veronica Gemist.
UPC adds SBS channels in HD
UPC Nederland will add the three HD channels from SBS Broadcasting to its line-up on September 1. Later this year, the cabler will also start to offer catch-up programming from the three channels, SBS 6, Net 5 and Veronica.