One of the leading IPTV-providers in Europe, Lebara Play, is loosing the lead to the rival, Lyca TV. Compared to Lyca TV, Lebara Play had the advantage that the Sun Network channels were only available through Lebara Play in Europe. But recently Lyca TV has got the license to telecast Sun TV, KTV, Sun Music and Adithya TV in Europe - and besides these channels which Lebara Play also have, Lyca TV has also got the license to telecast Sun Life, which is a channel from Sun Network for classic music and movies.

Global distributor, Jetpack Distribution, announced on 28 March, 2017, that it has inked multiple broadcast agreements with leading channels around the world for their pre-school children’s hit, YOKO.
Deals have been concluded by Jetpack with Canada’s BBC Knowledge for exclusive Pay TV and SVOD (Subscription Video on Demand) rights. Canal Panda in Portugal has acquired exclusive Pay TV and non- exclusive SVOD, while Sun TV has picked up exclusive Pay TV rights throughout India and Sri Lanka for the animated series. YOKO is expected to launch on screens in these key territories from late 2017.

South India’s one of the leading news network Shreya Broadcasting on 29 March launched its devotional and spiritual channel ‘Hindu Dharmam’ on the occasion of Ugadi – Telugu new year. The test signal of the new devotional channel is on. Channel’s distribution work is in full swing. Apart from Hyderabad the channel is seen across both the Telugu-speaking states – Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

Dish TV has expanded its portfolio by adding 23 new channels. This includes nine high-definition channels and 14 standard definition channels, taking the total count of channels and services to more than 615.
High definition technology has taken the country by storm. Not only the urban but the rural hinterlands of the country have started adopting high definition viewing.
DishTV has taken the initiative to take HD to masses with the introduction of lowest entry pack and now with the addition of these 9 channels, the promise of widest range of HD channels continues.