TRACE Group is celebrating the company’s 10 year anniversary as its expansion continues; following on from a new deal in one of Europe’s fastest growing TV markets. It’s most recent agreement saw it sign a carriage deal with Türksat. As part of the deal, HD channels TRACE Sports and TRACE Urban will both be available to customers with Türksat’s ‘Ust Paket’ premium package. Türksat is the second Turkish operator to distribute TRACE Urban after TT … [Read more...] about MIPTV: TRACE Group celebrates 10 year anniversary at MIPTV
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MIPTV: MIPTV announces first ever Medaille d’Honneur recipients
Paris – Reed MIDEM announces that it will be honouring six international television executives at the inaugural MIPTV Medaille d’Honneur awards. The award, which recognises outstanding contributions to the international television business and leading roles in developing the global TV community, will be presented by Paul Zilk, CEO of Reed MIDEM, during MIPTV’s 50th Anniversary Gala dinner on April 10. The honourees are CEO of Beta Film’s Jan Mojto, Armando Nunez – … [Read more...] about MIPTV: MIPTV announces first ever Medaille d’Honneur recipients
BSkyB’s Sophie Turner Laing to open MIPTV’s 50th edition
Paris – MIPTV has announced that Sophie Turner Laing, Managing Director for Entertainment, News and Broadcast Services, BSkyB, will open the MIPTV 2013 Media Mastermind keynote line-up. Sophie Turner Laing has overall responsibility for Sky’s entertainment and news channels including Sky 1, Sky News, Sky Arts, Sky Atlantic, Sky Living and Sky Movies, as well as Broadcast Operations, Network Planning and the Sky Creative Agency. “We’re delighted to welcome Sophie … [Read more...] about BSkyB’s Sophie Turner Laing to open MIPTV’s 50th edition
Star TV and BSkyB sign multi-year carriage deal
Star TV UK and BSkyB (Sky) have inked a new carriage deal that will enable Sky’s customers to have access to an expanded range of Star TV’s entertainment channels and programming. In addition to the renewal for its existing channels, Star TV will also launch HD versions of its existing channels to complement Star Plus HD, including On Demand services. According to reports, Sky will be renewing its distribution partnership for Star Network’s range of Hindi-language entertainment … [Read more...] about Star TV and BSkyB sign multi-year carriage deal
BSkyB wins trademark battle against PCCW for “NOW TV” brand
UK’s BSkyB (Sky) has won a high court case against Hong Kong’s PCCW regarding its use of the name NOW TV for its new OTT service. PCCW, which operates the pay-TV service now TV in Hong Kong, had filed a complaint against Sky in April this year about the use of three signs by the company to designate their internet television service: first, the sign "NOW TV"; second, the sign "NOWTV.com"; and third, the following logo: PCCW claimed that the use of that name infringes Community … [Read more...] about BSkyB wins trademark battle against PCCW for “NOW TV” brand
SES expands payload capacity with new satellite launch
Luxembourg – SES has successfully launched its new ASTRA 2F satellite on Friday, September 28, on board an Ariane 5 rocket from Kourou, French Guiana. This is SES’ 36th successful launch on Ariane and its 52nd satellite in orbit. Built by Astrium and carrying Ku- and Ka-band payloads for the delivery of high-performance DTH and next generation broadband services, ASTRA 2F is the first of a three-satellite investment programme (ASTRA 2E, 2F and 2G) that provides replacement and growth … [Read more...] about SES expands payload capacity with new satellite launch
