Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) will shut down German music channel VIVA – once the arch-rival of MTV Europe – at the end of this year.
UPC adds more Viacom HD channels in Austria
Austria’s largest cable operator UPC has extended its HD line-up.
Media Broadcast expands HbbTV/DVB-T2 service
German platform operator Media Broadcast has added the linear TV channels VIVA, Comedy Central, TLC and N24 Doku to its HbbTV-based hybrid DVB-T2 service Freenet TV Connect.
Zattoo adds 5 HD channels in Germany
Internet TV platform Zattoo has increased its HD lineup in Germany.
Sony buys into Dori Media channels
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) and Dori Media Group have entered into an agreement whereby SPT will acquire shares in various Dori Media channels.
Nicknight to launch in Germany
Children’s channel Nickelodeon will open a new programme window in the evening and late night hours when it turns into a 24 hour service in Germany on October 1, 2014.
Zattoo adds Viacom channels in Germany
Internet TV platform Zattoo has taken three TV channels from US media company Viacom International Media Networks Northern Europe on board its offering in Germany.
Viacom to revamp German channel family
US media company Viacom will perform major changes in its German channel family this autumn: VIVA will hand over its evening hours to Comedy Central while Nickelodeon will be turned into a 24 hour service and MTV into an HD-only channel.
In Brief: Viva, Dutch court TV, RTL, Sony, Melita
Viacom Networks is launching a dedicated Swiss version of its music channel Viva, called Viva Schweiz, on October 1. Marketing of the channel is handled by Goldbach Media.
MTV turns pay in Germany
MTV Networks has said that beginning next year, MTV Deutschland will become a pay-basic channel. Viva, also owned by the company, will remain free-to-air music and become the ‘main music and entertainment channel’.