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

Sky Showtime to launch in more European countries
Sky Showtime will debut in more European countries next month, executives confirmed this weekend.

Comcast explores sale of Sky satellite business in Germany
Comcast is considering selling off its Sky Deutschland satellite TV business, according to a new report.

Sky Showtime, Paramount Plus launch in more Euro countries
Comcast and Paramount Global are rolling out versions of their domestic streaming services in more European countries this month.

Comcast to close E! Entertainment in some European countries
Comcast will close a German-language variant of its E! Entertainment cable network in several European countries.

Comcast shifting more services to Sky streaming boxes
Comcast's Sky says it will shift more services to its streaming set-top boxes, but will still support satellites for a few more years.

Sky Showtime officially launches in Nordic countries
Sky Showtime officially debuted this week in a handful of countries, offering TV shows and movies from Comcast and Paramount.

British broadcaster shows “Emoji Movie” instead of Queen’s funeral
British broadcaster Channel 5 opted to show kids movies on Monday while others carried wall-to-wall coverage of the Queen's funeral.

Sky Showtime set to launch on September 20
Sky Showtime will launch in a handful of European countries on September 20, Comcast and Paramount announced.

European Union adopts USB-C port for mobile phones
A forthcoming European law could require Apple to switch from the Lightning port to USB-C.

Paramount’s Pluto TV offers ad inventory to Ukraine relief orgs
In addition to the donation, Paramount Global said it will launch an ad-free pop-up Nickelodeon channel in Europe with content dubbed in Ukrainian.

Comcast to release X1-powered Sky Stream box in UK
Comcast will release a standalone Sky Stream device for pay television customers in the United Kingdom and Ireland later this year.

AT&T pulling global CNN feed from UK cable systems
CNN International will no longer be available on British cable television systems starting next month.