Broadcasters
Northern Ireland’s first local TV station goes live
Northern Ireland’s first local TV channel, Belfast-based NvTv, went on air for the first time…
HbbTV symposium to take place next week
The HbbTV Association and the French HD Forum will run a symposium for the HbbTV…
BBC to integrate EST Store with iPlayer, initial launch scheduled for Q215
BBC Store, the UK public broadcaster’s planned electronic sell-through proposition, will be launched in the…
MTG rebranding London broadcast ops
European broadcaster Modern Times Group (MTG) is renaming its Viasat-branded broadcast operations base in London….
Russian media law amendments pass second and third reading
Proposed amendments to Russian media law, which would block foreign investors owning more than 20%…
Eurosport takes rights to MotoGP in Netherlands and Belgium
Eurosport has bought the exclusive TV and digital rights for MotoGP in the Netherlands as…
Turner Laing named as Shine-Endemol-Core chief
Former BSkyB content boss Sophie Turner Laing has landed what is perhaps the biggest job…
AMC Networks secures Formula 1 rights in Czech Republic, Slovakia
AMC Networks International Central Europe has struck a three-year deal to broadcast all Formula 1…
Al Arabiya News launches BlackBerry app
Al Arabiya News, the English language platform of the Al Arabiya News Channel, has launched an…
Discovery winds down 3net, rebrands The Hub
The Hub will be rebranded as Discovery Family Channel, with Tom Cosgrove taking over as…