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Broadcasters
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TF1 brings digital activities together under Abecassis
French broadcaster TF1 is bringing its digital activities together in a new division, Unify, under…
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Turner expands Branco’s role to MENAT
Turner EMEA has named Pierre Branco as senior vice-president and general manager, northern Europe and…
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Eurosport celebrates 30 years with new brand IT and Spotify initiative
Discovery-owned sports channel Eurosport has launched a new brand identity to mark its 30th anniversary….
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MTV launches mobile SVOD service in the UK
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has launched MTV’s first-ever direct-to-consumer SVOD mobile streaming app MTV…
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Médiamétrie: catch-up and multiscreen growing, fiction programming benefiting
French audiences are increasingly turning to catch-up and multiscreen viewing, with fiction programming benefiting more…
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Lagardère in exclusive talks with M6 over sale of channels
Lagardère has entered into exclusive negotiations with commercial broadcaster M6 Group for the sale of…
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Immediate Media taps Arqiva for hybrid delivery of channels
UK media services outfit Arqiva has launched a new hybrid TV service on the country’s…
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Volia adds new channels to line-up
Ukrainian cable operator Volia has added Kyiv news and cultural channel 4th Channel to its…
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Turkey’s TRT Today launches Arabic service in HD with Globecast
Turkish news channel TRT Today has launched a new HD variant of its Arabic language…
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Channel 4 takes on streamer with new slate
Channel 4 director of programmes Ian Katz has launched a slate of programming for 2019,…
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TF1 in negotiations for sale of tele-shopping unit
French commercial broadcaster TF1 has entered into exclusive negotiations with former Teleshopping CEO Jérôme Dillard…
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Friends named favourite show of UK kids
Friends, the hit sitcom that first ran on television between 1994-2004, has been voted as…
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France Télévisions ups digital docs to strengthen online portal
French public broadcaster France Télévisions is to devote 5% of its documentaries budget to content…
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Mediaset sees off Simon Fiduciaria challenge
Italian broadcast giant Mediaset has seen off a court challenge that it had interpreted a…
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Report: Sony looks to India as it eyes Zee Entertainment stake
Sony Corporation is in the running to pick up a stake in Zee Entertainment after…
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T-Mobile Austria adds new eSports channel to offering
T-Mobile Austria is the latest operator to announce that it is to carry new German…
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NBCUniversal to tap Now TV tech for OTT launch
Comcast’s NBCUniversal will tap the technology underlying Sky’s Now TV platform to bring together content…
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Molotov reportedly facing likely sale after failing to raise funds
French OTT linear TV service Molotov has failed to raise new funding and its shareholders…
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TF1 strikes distribution deal with Videofutur
French commercial broadcaster TF1 has struck a new distribution deal with Videofutur, the Netgem-backed outfit…
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Vodafone Deutschland adds eSports1 to offering
Vodafone Deutschland has added eSports service eSports1 to its Vodafone TV offering, replacing Sport1 US…
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Viacom acquires AVOD outfit Pluto TV
Viacom has offered US$340 million (€300 million) in cash to close the acquisition of ad-supported…
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Nordic Entertainment secures IndyCar rights
Modern Times Group’s (MTG) soon to be split-off Nordic Entertainment (NENT) broadcast and streaming arm…
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SPI International turns to Hispasat and Media Broadcast Satellite for 4K channel
Channel provider SPI International/FilmBox has struck an agreement with media services provider Media Broadcast Satellite…
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Akado launches Russian free-to-air services on digital platform
Russian service provider Akado has started broadcasting channels from the country’s first and second digital-terrestrial…
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Freeview launches mobile app with live streaming of PSBs
UK free-to-air digital-terrestrial platform Freeview has launched its own mobile app that provides the ability…
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Disney breaks out direct-to-consumer numbers, reveals Hulu loss
Disney has broken out its financial results for direct-to-consumer and international activities for the first…
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Mediapro secures Qatar World Cup rights
Spanish broadcaster and producer Mediapro has secured the Spanish rights to the 2022 World Cup…
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France Télévisions teams up with TDF for targeted advertising over DTT
France Télévisions’ advertising arm, France TV Publicité, has teamed up with transmission services provider TDF…
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SPI International in deal with Ooredoo
Channel provider SPI International has struck a new deal with Qatar-based service provider Ooredoo to…
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Solorz and sons take charge of Polsat strategy
Polish media magnate Zygmunt Solorz has strengthened the role of his family on the defining…