Broadcasters
Freesat adds HD category, new channels
UK free-to-air satellite platform Freesat has added a dedicated HD category to the channel category…
Latvia’s Baltcom strikes deal with TV3
Latvian cable operator Baltcom has struck a deal to continue carrying Viasat Broadcasting-owned channel TV3…
Viacom buys UK’s Channel 5 for £450 million
Viacom has acquired UK terrestrial broadcaster Channel 5 for £450 million (€548 million), in a…
Time Warner in talks to distribute channels outside of pay TV
Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes has confirmed the media giant is talking to Dish about…
Greece’s Antenna poaches NBCUniversal channels MD
Greek broadcast group Antenna has appointed Tariq Syed as its managing director of thematic channels…
BBC iPlayer hits new record, requests up 18% in March
The BBC logged 320 million TV and radio requests through the iPlayer in March, up…
Mediaset looking to decide future of pay TV platform by June
Mediaset vice-chairman Piersilvio Berlusconi confirmed that the Italian media company had received interest from international…
Fine Living comes to the Balkans
Scripps Networks International has launched its Fine Living channel in the Balkans for the first…
Game of Thrones tops illegal sharing list
New research into illegal sharing shows that over the course of one week a raft…
Tom Toumazis returns to TV
Tom Toumazis, the former Disney distribution boss and Endemol CCO, is returning to the TV…