Virgin Media has confirmed the upcoming launch of Film4 HD and E4 HD on its digital TV platform. Virgin Media's digital TV customers will be the first to watch Film4 in high Definition as the channel launches exclusively on Virgin Media this summer. E4 HD is expected to launch on Virgin Media in April.
Cricket is to return to ITV for the first time in more than 30 years after the broadcaster acquired rights to this year’s Indian Premier League competition. The deal will see the broadcaster air 59 of 60 live matches on ITV4. The IPL starts on March 12th and runs for 45 days. The IPL will […]
Sony Pictures Television and BT Vision have signed an agreement that sees the addition of Sony Entertainment Television to BT's digital on-demand television service, BT Vision. Launching for the first time in the UK, Sony Entertainment Television offers viewing with top-rated US dramas such as Damages and The Shield. Also launching on BT Vision is […]
GlobeCast's newly launched Content Acquisition and Distribution division has signed a VOD distribution deal with ZN Animation, one of China's biggest animation producers, as well as general and popular entertainment content from Shanghai Media Group's subsidiary, WingsMedia. Under the deal, GlobeCast – the content management and delivery company and division of France Telecom, will enable […]
Viacom has decided to remove its shows from Hulu. The companies said that they were parting amicably, but Viacom's decision is a serious loss for Hulu, its “The Daily Show” is listed as the third-most-watched show on the site. “We tried to reach a deal. We got close. We continued to talk even over the […]
Discovery Communications has announced the global launch of TLC, one of the fastest-growing female lifestyle channels in the US. The international version of TLC will have its global launch today in Norway and will be available in more than 75 markets reaching more than 100 million households by spring 2011, making it the most widely […]
Fuel TV, the network dedicated to the lifestyle of action sports, is expanding into new territories in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) this week. The network will be available to this region via the Eutelsat Eurobird 9A satellite. Germany, which has the largest TV market in Europe, will be one of the first […]
Channel Five has signed a deal with CBS to make programmes available on the US network’s on-demand video website TV.com. The partnership is establishes TV.com as a player in the UK market ahead of rival Hulu.com service. TV.com users will be able to watch programmes from Five’s catch-up TV service, Demand Five, shortly after they […]
Penthouse, publisher of the Penthouse Magazine, has confirmed launch of Penthouse HD on the Eutelsat KabelKiosk digital channel platform extending its coverage in German digital cable networks. The channel-launch is in conjunction with Penthouse's current Pan-European HDTV distribution strategy. Eutelsat KabelKiosk is a leading autonomous service and channel-platform in Germany for digital cable networks cooperating […]
CBS has confirmed it will begin selling some of its television shows for 99 cents per episode through Apple's iTunes service. “There are certain shows that will be sold on Apple for 99 cents,” said Leslie Moonves, chief executive of CBS, adding that CBS had not worked out which shows to offer at lower costs. […]