Broadcasters
Sky acquires MTV Italia, Viacom to launch new Italian channels
Sky has struck a deal with Viacom to acquire MTV Italia, expanding its presence on…
ITV angry over catch-up licence fee plans
ITV is challenging plans to widen the scope of the UK licence fee to cover…
Fox taking Bundesliga to entertainment channels
Fox will simulcast the opening match of the German football league on its sport as…
HBO pulls channels from Bulgarian pay TV operator in fees row
HBO Bulgaria has pulled its HBO and Cinemax services from pay TV operator Bulsatcom’s platform…
Viacom acquires Indian channels stake
Viacom has paid INR9.4 billion (€133 million) for a 50% stake in Indian regional entertainment…
Digital TV Labs to develop HbbTV 2.0 test suite
Digital TV Labs has been selected by the HbbTV Association to test new technologies for…
Liberty Global ups stake in ITV
Cable giant Liberty Global has upped its stake in ITV, but has ruled out making…
TV production and channels boost Lagardère Active
TV production and channels helped keep Lagardère’s media arm, Lagardère Active, on an even keel…
Spain helps lift Mediaset performance
An uptick in Spain helped partially offset a continued decline in the Italian advertising market…
Digital and advertising boost for ProSiebenSat.1
A strong performance from digital activities including subscription video-on-demand service Maxdome, along with a strong…