Broadcasters
Freesat adds Massive R&B channel
Freesat, the UK free-to-air satellite service, has added music channel Massive R&B to its line-up….
Euronews to launch general iOS and Android app, Polish version penciled in for 2012
Euronews is planning to launch a unified Euronews application for iOS and Android devices, as…
Al Jazeera head replaced by Qatari royal
Wadah Khanfar has stepped down as general director of Al Jazeera. Khanfar, who has run…
Jewish News 1 launches today
Jewish News 1 (JN1), a new 24-hour Brussels-based English-language channel offering news from a Jewish…
MTG extends Champions League rights in the Baltics
Modern Times Group has extended the broadcasting rights it holds to UEFA Champions League and…
Sky Italia and Mediaset bag Serie A rights
Italian pay TV operator Sky Italia and broadcaster Mediaset have had their bids for the…
MTG hires Patrick Svensk
Modern Times Group (MTG) has hired Partick Svensk, the former Zodiak executive who left that…
Turner launches Glitz in Germany
Turner Broadcasting System is launching lifestyle and general entertainment channel Glitz in Germany. This marks…
M6 seeking free DTT berth for Paris Première
French commercial broadcaster M6 wants to launch its pay TV channel Paris Première as a…
BBC joins with Rai in battle over Mediaset format
The BBC has weighed into an ongoing legal case between Italian broadcasters Mediaset and Rai….