The Time Warner board has approved the acquisition of Indian entertainment channel NDTV Imagine Ltd. for $126.5 million. The purchase from NDTV Networks will be made through Turner Asia Pacific Ventures and will see it gain a 92 per cent stake in Imagine, and includes $50 million to fund the business after the sale has […]

Channel 4 and ISP Talk Talk have signed up to join Project Canvas, with each committing to invest more than £16 million (E17.5m) to get the video-on-demand joint venture up and running. They are the fifth and sixth partners following the BBC, ITV, Channel Five and BT. The venture is now seeking “expressions of interest” […]

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios (MGM) and Sky have launched the of MGM HD, a channel devoted exclusively to the delivery of movies in HD. The channel, a 50/50 joint venture between Sky and MGM, showcases handpicked selections from the MGM library, with all titles broadcasting in true HD. MGM-HD will be the first branded channel for the […]

KidsCo, the international children's channel, has confirmed launches in a host of countries across Europe and Africa. The deals will see some of the leading TV providers airing KidsCo classic content alongside original productions. KidsCo will be airing on Infrasat in Angola, On.net in Macedonia, Sun Communications in Moldova and Communique in Hungary. The channel […]

The Arabian Rotana Media Group, one of the largest media groups in the EMEA region, and Fox International Channels (FIC), the international television channels arm of News Corp, have signed a multi-year output deal with The Walt Disney Company. The deal, which is set to come into effect immediately, will bring Disney and ABC’s television […]

Premier Rugby and ESPN have agreed a three year contract for exclusive live rights to 43 matches per season from the Guinness Premiership, beginning next season and running through to the 2012-2013 season, including exclusive live coverage of the Guinness Premiership Final and one of the two semi-final matches.

ITV is to make US drama The Vampire Diaries available for viewers to buy on Apple’s iTunes months before it airs on UK television in a move in part designed to combat online piracy. Episodes of the show, which is not due to air on digital channel ITV2 until February, are being made available through […]

Cox Communications, the third-biggest US cable system, is close to an agreement with Viacom to carry new movie channel Epix, according to reports. Epix was launched on October 30th as a joint venture of Viacom’s Paramount Pictures, Lions Gate Entertainment and MGM, with just one distribution partner, Verizon's FiOS TV service. That means it is […]

SES Astra, an SES company, has entered into a partnership with Bulgarian telecom operator Neterra to offer contribution services to broadcasters in Bulgaria and the Balkan region. Under the terms of the agreement, Neterra will use capacity on SES Astra's 31.5 degrees East orbital position to provide broadcasters with an optimised solution to deliver their […]

FLO TV, provider of the FLO TV live mobile TV service, has expanded its content distribution agreement with The Walt Disney Company to add content from the ABC Television Network and Disney Channel to its line-up, joining content already available on ESPN MobileTV. As part of the deal, FLO TV users will have access to […]