Broadcasters
BBC to launch five new HD channels
The BBC is to launch five new free-to-air HD channels tomorrow, adding HD simulcasts of…
Netflix strikes deal to bring Cartoon Network to SVoD
Netflix has struck a deal to bring content from Turner Broadcast’s Cartoon Network and Cartoonito…
A+E launching new European channels business
A+E Networks has launched A+E Networks Italy, marking the first time it has set up…
Skylink launches HBO Go
M7 Group-owned Czech and Slovak pay TV operator Skylink has added HBO’s TV Everywhere service…
Top-level management changes at Sat.1
Ex-Blazhoffski CEO Taco Ketelaar and RTL Croatia programming chief Kaspar Pflueger are joining German channel…
Spacecom provides capacity for African golf tournament
Israel’s Spacecom is providing broadcast services on its Amos-5 satellite for the Nedbank Golf Challenge,…
EBU names new executive board members
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU)’s general assembly has named two new executive board members. Peter…
UPC expands Discovery offering
Irish pay TV operator UPC has added three more Discovery Networks-owned channels to its TV…
Viacom appoints Red Bull Media exec
Viacom International Media Networks has recruited Oliver Nitz to run its mobile branding division. Nitz…
Sky to beat BBC to 4K, predicts BBC executive
Sky is likely to adopt ultra high definition 4K technology quicker than the BBC, with…