TeamCast, a specialist in mobile TV and DTT, is partnering with the Finnish operator DNA Oy – the operator selected by the Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications in Finland for the operation of two multiplexes in VHF frequency band, using the DVB-T2 standard (the new digital terrestrial broadcasting standard which supports HDTV programmes). The companies […]

ESPN UK will show live FA Cup football from next season, after agreeing a deal with the Football Association to fill the gap left by the collapse of the pay-TV broadcaster Setanta. ESPN’s offer is thought to have been 60 per cent higher than that tabled by the BBC, however, that bid is also reported […]

Discovery Networks has announced the expansion of its international portfolio of networks with the launch of TLC HD in Latin America. Available immediately, TLC HD will air on SKY Brazil, offering the programming in true high-definition format, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. TLC, one of Discovery's most successful brands in the US, […]

Modern Times Group (MTG) has entered into a strategic cooperation with the Sanoma Group to launch a localised premium sports channel in Finland. Nelonen Sport Pro will be launched in February 2010 and will feature content from both Viasat and Sanoma-owned Nelonen Media, including football from UEFA Champions League, English FA Cup and the French […]

SES Astra has revealed that the Austrian public broadcaster ORF will start broadcasting its second HD channel on Astra. The launch of ORF2 HD on SES Astra's 19.2 degrees East orbital position is scheduled for December 5th, and follows the successful roll-out of ORF1 HD in June 2008. ORF will continue to broadcast both ORF1 […]

Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp has delayed the launch of free Italian channel Cielo as it waits for government authorisation. News Corp disclosed plans for the digital terrestrial channel in November in a move that heats up competition with Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s Mediaset and state broadcaster RAI. “Broadcasting will not start on Dec. 1 as […]

The BBC will consider cutting some of its digital television and radio services after the analogue TV signal is switched off in 2012, its director general, Mark Thompson, has said. Thompson also said that there would be “reductions in some content” including a look at the “current scope of our website”. He promised that, after […]

Roku, maker of the popular family of Roku players, has announced the Roku Channel Store and the first 10 free channels for Roku customers to enjoy on their TVs. From Internet radio to video podcasts, professional web content to photo sharing and personal videos, the Roku Channel Store provides an open platform for delivering content […]

Netflix has acquired the rights to an initial 53 indie movies from the Independent Film Channel (IFC). The movies are available to Netflix customers immediately for streaming, and more titles will be added in the future.

Sony has launched its high-definition video store on the PlayStation Network across Europe. Sony has made distribution deals with studios including Disney, Lionsgate, MGM, Paramount, Sony and Twentieth Century Fox, with approximately 50 new titles expected to be made available each week. The European launch comes in the same week Microsoft launched Zune, its HD-streaming […]