Year2017

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Viacom has named James Currell as EVP and managing director for the UK, northern Europe…

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Sony Entertainment CEO Michael Lynton has resigned from his post. Lynton is leaving the Culver…

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Netherlands-based mobile-focused TV platform Mobile2Morrow has added a bouquet of Turkish pay TV channels to…

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4KUniverse, the new Ultra HD TV channel that launched on the SES-1 satellite covering North…

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Hungarian service provider Invitel Group is to be sold to a group of Chinese investors…

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German cable operator Tele Columbus Group has begun commercialising its new interactive TV offering, advanceTV….

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US pubcaster PBS is launching a US-wide PBS Kids channel for the first time. The free…

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Eutelsat’s 117 West B satellite has entered into full commercial service, providing coverage over Latin…

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The Georgian Public Broadcaster has named Vasil Maghlaperidze as its new director-general. Maghlaperidze was chosen…

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Apple is reportedly planning to make a major push into original content, making TV show…

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Lionsgate’s acquisition of Starz creates a new opportunity to strengthen the business, expand internationally to…

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The BBC said that it received more iPlayer programme requests in the week from December…

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YouTube has launched ‘Super Chat’, a new function that lets viewers pay to pin a…

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Amazon has launched a subscription anime channel as part of its US Amazon Channels line-up….

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Altice/SFR is planning to launch its i24 News channel in the US and has hired…

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UK broadcaster Channel 4 has hired two commissioners for its specialist factual and documentaries commissioning…

Mid East & Africa 1 min read

African telecom and pay TV provider Econet Media has tapped software and service provider Quadrille…

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Turner has teamed up with Telekom Austria Group to distribute Cartoon Network on the latter’s…

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Scripps Networks Interactive has named Jim Samples as president of its Polish subsidiary TVN, with…

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Canal+ group has signed a deal with local media group Forever to launch a pay…

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France’s TF1 Group and Italy’s Mediaset have bought into ProSiebenSat.1’s Studio71, with the German media…

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French pay TV operator Canal+ is to air its regular Sunday evening Ligue 1 football…

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Smart home technology specialist SoftAtHome has appointed former Orange executive David Viret-Lange as its new…

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Mediaset’s controlling shareholder Fininvest has said it has not received any fresh proposal from Vivendi…

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Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has acquired a minority stake in Israeli pay TV channel…

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TV advertising revenue will remain resilient to digital disruption in the UK this year as…

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Telco TV technology provider Netgem is to widen its product offering to deliver smart home…

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Virtual reality-focused producers in Europe and Australia have merged to create a new conglomerate, the…

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MTG Norway has appointed Nice Entertainment Group CEO Morten Aass as its new chief executive…

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Instagram is adding advertising into Instagram Stories – its Snapchat-style feature that it now claims…