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Blue Ant ups Schouela to Canada president post
Blue Ant Media has promoted Jamie Schouela to president of Canadian media. This puts him…
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Globecast names Rivals to quality post, renews Orange Romania-SES deal
Media services provider Globecast has named Jacques Rivals as chief quality and change officer, a…
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UPC Switzerland switches from Salt to Swisscom
Liberty Global’s Swiss unit UPC Switzerland is to use Swisscom’s mobile network to provide mobile…
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Fox studio chiefs outline strategy after ‘shock’ Disney deal
Fox Television Group bosses have addressed the Walt Disney Company takeover, noting they are unsure…
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Google backs Chinese eSports platform Chushou
Google has reportedly contributed to a Series D funding round raised by Chinese live-streaming eSports…
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Dutch Delta launches interactive TV service
Dutch cable operator Delta has launched an interactive TV service with a new set-top and…
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Canadian cable and TV leader Jim Shaw dies, aged 60
Jim Shaw, vice-chairman and former CEO of Canada’s Shaw Communications, has died after a short…
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Home theatre specialist Kaleidescape taps NexGuard for 4K UHD
Kudelski-owned digital watermarking specialist NexGuard has struck a deal with home theatre specialist Kaleidescape to…
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IET.tv launches video search function
IET.tv has launched a new video transcript search function that allows users to keyword-search its…
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Amazon teams with ITV for Kate Beckinsale drama
Amazon Prime Video and UK broadcaster ITV are coproducing a limited drama series starring Kate…
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UKTV CEO claims originals strategy success
The CEO of British multichannel broadcaster UKTV, Darren Childs, has claimed investment in original programming…
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Conax highlights TVkey security at CES
Conax is due to highlight TVkey, a direct-to-TV security solution developed by its parent company…
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Latvia’s Baltcom doubles up on HD offering
Latvian cable operator Baltcom has expanded the range of HD channels it offers as part…
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Channel 5 leads Viacom upsurge in UK
Viacom has highlighted the strength of the performance of its UK channels last year, led…
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TV2U, SOL Telecom and CCS TV launch Brazilian OTT service
TV2U has launched a Brazilian over-the-top service in partnership with local telecoms provider SOL Telecom…
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Apple could buy Netflix – Citi analysts
The chances of tech giant Apple buying Netflix this year stand at around 40%, according…
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Amazon reveals subs streaming habits
Amazon Prime Video has unveiled a number of “curious facts” and “milestones” related to its…
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Private equity groups ‘express interest’ in TiVo
Multiple private equity groups have expressed interest in acquiring TV technology group TiVo, according to…
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Netflix’s Stranger Things takes top in-demand slot in Italy
Netflix’s Stranger Things topped the chart of most ‘in-demand’ digital originals in Italy in the…
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Starz Play launches in LG Smart TVs
Middle East and North African streaming service, Starz Play, is now available as an app…
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Serbian telecom takes new channels from RTS
Serbian telecom operator MTS has added five new channels from national broadcaster RTS to its…
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UK kids industry gets ‘much-needed’ £60m cash injection
The British kids TV industry has been given a £60 million (€67 million) production and…
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Bonnier Broadcasting signs deal with Telenor for Sport Channel
Bonnier Broadcasting-owned Swedish pay TV channel provider C More’s recently launched Sport Channel is now…
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ProSiebenSat.1 sells travel website to Lastminute.com
ProSiebenSat.1 has agreed the sale of its travel website Weg.de to Lastminute.com. The German broadcaster…
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NTV+ launches 10 new channels
Russian pay TV platform NTV+ has launched 10 new channels via the Eutelsat 36B and…
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Report: CEFC and Penta bid US$2bn for CME
Chinese energy and finance firm CEFC and Eastern European investment group Penta have reportedly submitted…
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Amazon rejects comedies as data reveals originals hunger
Amazon Prime Video has turned down all of its latest pilot season comedies, as research…
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Abraham and Heller replace Nevins as HBO doc bosses
After HBO doc boss Sheila Nevins stepped down after 38 years this week, Nancy Abraham…
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Vivid Red HD to launch in Europe in January
Vivid Entertainment is due to launch a new adult channel, Vivid Red HD, in Europe…
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Discovery launches car-themed SVOD service via Amazon
Discovery Communications’ focus on ‘super fans’ continues with the launch of a motorcar-themed SVOD service…