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Pat Younge resigns from BBC Production post
BBC Productions’ chief creative officer Pat Younge has resigned from his position, citing the new…
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ProSieben MAXX to launch BBC Earth branded block
New German free-to-air channel ProSieben MAXX is due to launch a branded block of BBC…
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Ofcom consults on new Channel 4 license terms
UK broadcast regulator Ofcom is consulting on whether Channel 4 should be required to commission…
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Google launches TV dongle
Google has launched a low-price TV dongle designed for people to stream web content to…
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BT Sport receives half a million sign-ups
BT reported a “strong start” for its new sports channel line-up with more than half…
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Hulu-Time Warner Cable talks break down
The owners of US video-on-demand site Hulu have reportedly called off deal negotiations with Time…
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RTL strikes German OTT deal with Magine
RTL Deutschland has inked a deal with OTT service Magine. The exclusive agreement means RTL’s…
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Advertisers stick with TV as web spend grows
Television remains the dominant medium for advertising investment, but web spend is growing at a…
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LG adds Now TV app to smart TVs in exclusive deal
LG Electronics is adding Sky’s UK over-the-top service Now TV to its smart TV platform. …
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Sky Italia to launch Crime & Investigation channel
Sky Italia is launching a raft of new channels, including A+E Networks-owned Crime & Investigation….
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New CEO for Orange Polska
The Orange Group has recommended to the board that company executive Bruno Duthoit take the CEO…
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Sky News launches on Roku
Sky News has launched on Roku streaming set-top boxes, with viewers able to access the…
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Entone signs LG Netcast deal
Entone, a hybrid TV and connected home solutions provider, has signed a deal to integrate…
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Ono TiVo customers reach 210,000
Spanish cable operator Ono has reached more than 210,000 TiVo customers, with 25% of its…
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CME completes share sale to Time Warner
Broadcast group Central European Media Enterprises (CME) announced today it has closed the sale of…
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Five times more TV activity on Facebook than Twitter
The amount of TV-related social activity on Facebook is roughly times as much as all…
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TalkTalk adds 160,000 TV subscribers
UK telecom operator TalkTalk added 160,000 new TV subscribers to its YouView service in the three…
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DTT households to double by 2018
Digital-terrestrial households worldwide will double between now and 2018, driven principally by growth in emerging…
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South Africa’s Platco Digital to launch FTA DTH platform
Satellite operator SES has signed a contract with South African independent broadcaster e.tv to broadcast…
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Global tablet market continues to grow strongly
Global tablet sales grew 65% year-on-year in the second quarter to reach 51.9 million units,…
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Orange to invest in Dailymotion, will expand international user base
Orange’s CEO has confirmed the company will invest a further €30 million in developing video…
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Freesat adds 145,000 homes in the last year
UK free-to-air satellite TV provider Freesat has added 145,000 homes in the last 12 months…
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Swisscom mourns death of CEO Carsten Schloter
Swisscom is mourning the loss of its CEO Carsten Schloter, who was found dead at…
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Apple reports strong iTunes growth as profits slip
Apple reported “strong growth” in revenue from its iTunes, software and services division and recorded…
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ProSiebenSat.1 deal paves way for €3.4bn private equity exit
The private equity firms that control European broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1, KKR and Permira, will be free…
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China’s Alibaba Group develops smart set-top box
Chinese e-commerce business Alibaba Group has developed a smart TV operating system and aims to…
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Freeview MD joins UNICEF
Ilse Howling, the managing director of UK digital-terrestrial service Freeview, has been appointed to the…
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Ericsson signs deal with Prime Media Group
Ericsson has partnered with Australian broadcaster Prime Media Group, with the latter due to use…
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Česká Televize moves forward with HbbTV service
Czech public broadcaster Česká Televize has launched the second phase of an HbbTV pilot project…