Europe
Stories and analysis on the technology, media and telecommunications industry in Europe.

Sky Showtime hires former Netflix executive Kai Finke
Kai Finke has been appointed to the role of chief content officer at the Comcast-Paramount joint venture.

Britain to shut off analog landline phone network in 2025
Customers of BT, Virgin Media and other phone services will be converted from the analog system to digital phone before December 2025.

Germany will overtake UK with subscription video subscribers, report says
Western Europe will have around 273 million total SVOD subscribers by the end of the decade.

Philips puts Pluto TV on smart sets in Europe, Latin America
Philips is putting the free streaming service Pluto TV on its TP Vision sets in Europe and Latin America.

Channel 4 launches streaming channels in U.S.
Britain's Channel 4 is launching two free, ad-supported streaming channels in the United States.

WBD rebrands Boomerang to Cartoonito in parts of EMEA
Warner Bros Discovery is rebranding its Boomerang channel to Cartoonito in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa.

Sky News to launch daily politics show with Sophy Ridge
Sky News will introduce a new daily politics program called "Politics Hub," hosted by former Sunday morning presenter Sophy Ridge.

Amazon brings NBC, MGM channels to Freevee users in U.K.
Amazon is bringing a handful of free streaming channels from NBC, MGM and UKTV to Freevee viewers in the United Kingdom.

Sky News to debut ‘Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips’
The show is partially modeled off NBC's "Meet the Press," and will include political talk intertwined with segments on art and culture.

Sky Showtime to replace cable movie package in the Netherlands
Sky Showtime will replace a traditional cable TV movie package in one European country.

RTL creates ‘super bundle’ to compete with Netflix in Germany
RTL has created a new streaming package that includes live sports, music, audiobooks and on-demand videos.

Dutch police shut down pirate TV operation
The organization operated at least three illegal TV providers that served more than 1.3 million people.