Film1 and Sport1 accelerate subscriber growth +7%
Broadband TV News: Chellomedia’s Dutch premium channels Film1 and Sport1 have announced a 7% growth in subscriber numbers bringing the total to 490,000 for the year ended December 2011. More
Around The Industry
Man City creates virtual player comp
Sport Industry Group: Manchester City Football Club has become the first Premier League team to create virtual avatars of their players, as part of a new International digital marketing campaign, […] More
Upgrade to Sky Anytime+ adds BBC iPlayer and ITV Player
Broadband TV News: Catch-up content from the BBC and ITV will be made available in Sky homes by Easter 2012. All five million homes with the Sky+ HD box will […] More
Olympic news round-up
Several interesting stories doing the rounds today. The BBC reports on both the Olympic Village finally being handed over to the organisers and that the theme for the Opening Ceremony […] More
BBC Sport agrees six-year live radio deal with ECB
BBC: The England and Wales Cricket Board has agreed a new deal with BBC Sport to broadcast ball-by-ball radio commentary on international cricket until 2019. More
Subbuteo returns!
Amazon: The iconic game is being relaunched at the start of March, featuring new and improved swerve, slide and balance, and a new and improved pitch. Bet it will still […] More
Live linear TV remains dominant in UK in 2011
Rapid TV News: Data released by Thinkbox, the marketing body for commercial TV in the UK, has found that despite even more alternatives launched thoughout the year, 2011 saw linear TV […] More
Orange Sport broadcasts Africa Cup of Nations
Rapid TV News: The Africa Cup of Nations opening ceremony and the first match between Equatorial Guinea and Libya will air unencrypted on channel Orange Sport for Orange TV’s 4 […] More
FIA president Jean Todt on the World Rally Championship’s crisis and future
Autosport.com: FIA president Jean Todt met with the World Rally Championship media in Valence this morning [Friday] to discuss the current promoter crisis in the series. More
Beer ‘must be sold’ at Brazil World Cup, says Fifa
BBC: Beer must be sold at all venues hosting matches in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, football’s world governing body, Fifa, has insisted. Fifa General Secretary Jerome Valcke said […] More