Broadcasters
Former European TV chief Mockridge to leave News Corp
Former Sky Italia and News Corp European television chief executive Tom Mockridge has resigned as…
MTG debuts Russian pay TV bouquet
Pay TV broadcaster Modern Times Group has launched a new HD channel package on Rostelecom’s…
Three more for Freesat
UK free-to-air satellite platform Freesat has added three new channels – Sky News, Pick TV…
Chello Zone channels transfer to CBS brand
A range of Chello Zone channels in Europe, the Middle East and Africa have been…
Viasat signs first-run movie deal with NBC Universal
Pan regional pay TV broadcaster Viasat has struck a volume deal with Hollywood studio NBC…
Mediaset’s on-demand platform reaches one million users
Mediaset’s on-demand TV service Premium Play has reached the landmark of one million users and…
Zucker appointed president of CNN Worldwide
Turner Broadcasting System-owned news broadcaster CNN has appointed Jeff Zucker as president of CNN Worldwide….
UPC’s FreeSAT reaches Czech subscriber landmark
Czech DTH platform FreeSAT has reached the milestone of 100,000 subscribers. The Liberty Global-owned operator…
Turner names new international communications chief
Turner Broadcasting System has appointed Oliver Herrgesell as international senior vice-president of communications. Herrgesell will…
Future advertising will likely be content-based, says Turner’s Cox
TV advertising will increasingly be based around content in its own right rather than take…