Broadcasters
MENA pay TV numbers to top 21 million by 2020
The number of pay TV homes in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) will…
MTG launches Gossip in Norway
The Modern Times Group has launched its online entertainment channel Gossip in Norway. The video-based…
Freesat now in 1.9 million UK homes
UK free-to-air satellite operator Freesat has added 24,000 new homes in the final quarter of 2014,…
Prisa executives withdraw from Mediaset board
Juan Luis Cebrián and Manuel Polanco, the president and vice-president respectively of Spanish media group…
ProSiebenSat.1 gives MacKenzie Maxdome job
German broadcast group ProSiebenSat.1 has instigated a high-level restructure of its digital division, handing former BSkyB…
Netflix strikes Disney deal ahead of Australia launch
Netflix has struck a deal with Disney ahead of its Australia and New Zealand launch…
AMC Networks acquires Film+ from IKO Media Group
AMC Networks International – Central Europe has acquired Czech and Slovak film channel Film+ from…
BBC Taster gets Idris Elba interactive doc
February 2, 2015The BBC has commissioned Story of Now, an interactive doc for its new…
BBC reportedly set to lose golf Open
The BBC is set to lose its rights to the British Open golf championship to…
Ericsson expands Middle East playout services with twofour54 deal
Ericsson has bought the playout business of twofour54, the commercial arm of the Media Zone…