Broadcasters
Warner Bros takes control, rebrands Shed
Warner Bros. has taken full control of UK production giant Shed Media, and is rebranding…
CBBC partners with SyncScreen and Civolution on play-along app
The BBC’s children’s channel, CBBC, has partnered with SyncScreen and Civolution to power a play-along…
Telefónica offers to buy out Mediaset’s Canal+ stake
Telefónica has offered €295 million to acquire Mediaset’s 22% stake in Spanish pay TV operator…
Open IPTV Forum merges with HbbTV Association
The Open IPTV Forum has merged with the HbbTV Association, in a move that recognises…
Paolini defends decision to take LCI free-to-air
TF1 Group’s chief executive Nonce Paolini has struck out at Canal+ and other rivals and…
Local flavour: channel strategies in CEE
TV channels are investing in localisation and digital distribution in CEE, but the classic pay…
BBC Worldwide starts web cam study to gauge viewer responses
BBC Worldwide’s Insights team is partnering with digital media startup CrowdEmotion to gauge how viewers…
New chief executive for C More
TV4 Group-owned Swedish pay TV channel provider C More has named former Modern Times Group…
SPI launching channels on Ukrainian satellite service
European channel distributor SPI International is to launch a number of its thematic networks on…
Fox joins Hungary’s MinDig Extra TV
Hungarian transmission services provider Antenna Hungária has added Fox to its MinDig Extra TV digital-terrestrial…