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Cheddar to launch Warren Buffet series for kids
US cable financial news network Cheddar and Genius Brands International are set to launch Warren Buffett’s…
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Freeview to receive £125m investment to go ‘fully hybrid’
The BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and network operator Arqiva have agreed to invest £125 million…
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Nordic Entertainment Group launches new corporate branding
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has launched new corporate branding that is designed to reflect…
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Ligue 1 chief ‘not worried’ by Mediapro’s Italian woes
Didier Quillot, the director-general of the French professional football league, has said he is “not…
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EBU concerned about Montenegrin pubcaster chief dismissal
Public broadcasters’ organisation the EBU has expressed strong concern about the dismissal of Andrijana Bulatovic…
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Public and commercial broadcasters divided over revised audiovisual directive
Public and commercial broadcasters are divided over the merits of the final political agreement on…
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Viacom launches Paramount Network in the UK
Viacom International Media Networks is to launch Paramount Network in the UK in July as…
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Turner digital ventures unit take stake in kids edutainment outfit
Turner International’s Digital Ventures & Innovation (DV&I) group has made an equity investment in Bright…
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Broadcasters take forward ‘Russian Hulu’ plan with new OTT TV platform
Russian broadcaster CTC Media and the country’s largest media holding company, National Media Group, are…
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Wahl to quit ProSiebenSat.1
ProSiebenSat.1 chief operating officer Christof Wahl is to leave the group “by mutual consent” at…
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Italian league rejects Mediapro’s €1.6bn guarantee for Serie A
Italy’s football league has rejected a €1.6 billion guarantee by Spanish broadcaster Mediapro that was…
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Fox Sports taps IBM Watson for AI-enabled World Cup
Fox Sports has teamed up with IBM Watson Media and IBM iX to provide fans…
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Discovery to invest US$2bn in new PGA OTT TV ‘home of golf’ service
Discovery has struck a 12-year deal with the PGA golf tour to create a new…
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France Télévisions to merge channels and focus on digital as Nyssen outlines reform
French culture minister Françoise Nyssen has outlined a series of economy measures and changes to…
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EBU names Eutelsat’s Arcidiacono as director of innovation
European public broadcasters group the EBU has named Antonio Arcidiacono as director of innovation and…
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CBS shareholders launch class action suit against Redstone family vehicle
CBS shareholders have officially launched a class action lawsuit against its majority stakeholder National Amusements,…
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Mediapro scores as Canal+ loses Ligue 1
Football is an unpredictable game, and the decision by the French professional football league (LFP)…
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BBC to run ‘first-come, first-serve’ UHD trial during World Cup
The BBC has announced two “cutting edge” trials that will see it bring this summer’s…
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Channel 4 reveals shortlist for new HQ and regional hubs
Channel 4 has announced the cities and regions that have been shortlisted to house its…
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Fox sets date for shareholder vote on Disney bid
Fox has set a date for a shareholder vote on July 10 to determine the…
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Eleven Sports to launch in Portugal on Nowo
Sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has struck a deal with Portuguese cable operator Nowo to debut…
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EC confirms approval of Liberty Global Ziggo acquisition
The European Commission has confirmed its approval of Liberty Global’s acquisition of Dutch cable operator…
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Altice France unveils RMC Sport offering
While Canal+ struggles to handle the fallout from its loss of Ligue 1 rights to…
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Ordeal by Innocence leads strong month for BBC iPlayer
Agatha Christie murder mystery Ordeal by Innocence was the most-watched programme on the BBC iPlayer…
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Canal+ loses Ligue 1 football to Mediapro in major upset
In a major blow to pay TV leader Canal+ Spanish broadcasters and producer Mediapro has…
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Portuguese watchdog rejects Altice remedies for Media Capital deal
Portugal’s competition watchdog the Autoridade da Concorrência (AdC) has rejected remedies proposed by Altice to…
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AMC International Southern Europe to distribute VR content
AMC Networks International Southern Europe has made a deal with Rooftop Immersive Studio to aggregate…
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Industry stakeholders slam European Council copyright reform draft
Both public broadcaster organisation the EBU and a group representing authors of audiovisual works have…
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ITV considering £1bn joint buyout plan for UKTV with BBC
ITV is considering entering a joint venture with the BBC for £1 billion (€1.1 billion)…
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Italian league votes to cancel Mediapro Serie A award
Italy’s football league has agreed to annul its award of Serie A rights to Spanish…