BBC Global Channels will roll out a suite of four branded thematic channels—BBC Entertainment, BBC Knowledge, BBC Lifestyle and CBeebies—in Poland, which, according to Dean Possenniskie, the senior VP of EMEA for BBC Global Channels, is a “priority market” for the company. more ››

Viasat A/S has signed an agreement with leading Danish commercial broadcaster TV2 DANMARK A/S to broadcast TV2 on Viasat´s DTH satellite platform from July 2007 until the end of 2014. more ››

Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) and Scandinavian broadcaster, Viasat Broadcasting, have agreed a new multi-year licensing deal for SPTI's feature films and television programming to be aired on six Viasat channels in Denmark, Norway and Sweden. more ››

Universal Pictures has reached a deal to launch its subscription-video-on-demand service PictureBox on ITI Neovision’s n platform in Poland this September. Poland is the second country to launch PictureBox, following the U.K.’s worldwide premiere of the service in December 2006 on TOP UP TV’s Anytime service. more ››

Viasat Broadcasting and NBC Universal International Television Distribution have entered a multiple year licensing agreement for the exclusive free television rights to a broad range of current and library feature films and television product for broadcast in Sweden, Denmark and Norway, it was announced on 14 May 2007. more ››

Sky Italia has reached a total subscriber base of 4.17 million, an increase of 140,000 subscribers on the quarter, and 456,000 on the year. The News Corp-owned DTH platform recorded a third quarter operating income of $91 million, an increase of $69 million compared to a year ago. more ››

RSCC launched of 12 new channels on the W4 satellite of Eutelsat in order to expand development of its Tricolor TV platform. The channels have been launched following signature in 1 February 2007 of a contract for the lease of a second transponder on W4 between Eutelsat and RSCC. more ››

EchoStar Communications Corporation and its DISH Network satellite platform launched of Cinemax HD. The new channel brings DISH Network’s total national HD channel lineup to 32 channels. Cinemax HD is located on DISH Network Channel 9458 and is available to customers who subscribe to DishHD package. more ››

Since 5 March, U.K.-based ViewAfrica and ViewAsia Networks have launched on Intelsat`s satellites two regional platforms on the Intelsat system, expanding their program offering in Africa and Asia. more ››

Osmosys S.A. - provider of middleware, applications, systems and services to the interactive television market, announced today that it has commenced deliveries of MHP technology and headend systems to provide the world’s first PushVOD and High Definition (HD) headend, interactive solutions on an MHP platform, to ITI Group for its new Polish digital platform n. more ››