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Broadcasters
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Croatia’s HRT launches news channel for international audience
Croatian public broadcaster HRT is to launch new free-to-air news channel HRT-HTV 5 to an…
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TF1 takes 100% control of Newen, names new CEO
French commercial broadcaster TF1 Group is acquiring the 30% in production outfit Newen Studios that…
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Swisscom secures Champions League, teams with SRG for UHD World Cup
Swisscom’s pay TV arm Teleclub has secured the rights to Champions League and Europa League…
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RTL Play now live in Belgium
RTL Group has rolled out digital service RTL Play in Belgium, marking its third on-demand…
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Bigger media: Fox, Sky, Vivendi
21st Century Fox has now proposed a possible sale of Sky News to Disney as…
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Turner extends VOD relationship with Vubiquity
Turner Broadcast has extended its relationship with Amdocs-owned on-demand specialist Vubiquity to act as the…
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M6 breaks new ground in distribution deal with Free
French broadcaster M6 Group has struck a distribution agreement with IPTV operator Free/Iliad Telecom to…
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Channel 4, ProSiebenSat.1 and Unilever form social influencer partnership
Channel 4 has partnered with ProSiebenSat.1’s digital studio, Studio71, and consumer goods giant Unilever to…
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Lithuanian pubcaster names new CEO
Lithuanian public broadcaster LRT has named Monika Garbačiauskaitė-Budrienė as its new CEO. Garbačiauskaitė-Budriené was appointed…
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EBU names Vanessa O’Connor as member relations chief
European public broadcasters organization the EBU has named former Eutelsat corporate communications director Vanessa O’Connor…
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Vodafone Deutschland ends carriage dispute with ZDF
Vodafone Deutschland has ended its carriage terms dispute with ZDF and has struck a long-term…
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CBS reportedly in bid for Viacom
CBS is set to make an all-stock offer for Viacom that prices the US company…
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EBU launches new on-demand platform for European Championships
Public broadcasters’ organisation the EBU’s commercial arm Eurovision Media Services (EMS) has launched a new…
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EbonyLife partners with Sony for scripted series
EbonyLife Ltd, owners of Africa’s Global Black TV Network and Sony Pictures Television (SPT), are…
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New EU rules on content portability set to come into force
New rules on content portability across the European Union will come into force on April…
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Eurosport boss confirms Facebook move
Eurosport CEO Peter Hutton has confirmed his move to Facebook, following reports earlier this year…
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Czech public broadcaster begins transition to DVB-T2 and HEVC
Czech public broadcaster Ceská Televize is to begin transmitting its signal in the DVB-T2 format…
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Dominique Delport move to Vice confirmed
Vice has confirmed that it has appointed former Vivendi Content head Dominique Delport as its…
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A+E Networks extends H2 reach in Croatia and Poland
A+E Networks has secured new distribution for its H2 channel in Poland and Croatia. From…
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MTG appoints Sweden CEO
MTG has appointed its head of Nordic Entertainment Operations, Filippa Wallestam, as the new chief…
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Mediapro producing VR coverage of UAE football
Spanish broadcaster and producer Mediapro is to produce a virtual reality live broadcast of the…
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YouSee teams up with TV2 for 4K UHD World Cup channel
Danish telco TDC’s YouSee cable arm has teamed up with national commercial broadcaster TV2 is…
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Modern Times Group to split in two
Modern Times Group (MTG) is to split in two, with its free and pay TV…
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Channel 4 announces new executive roles
Channel 4 has created a number of new executive roles – including chief operating officer…
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UKTV controller Emma Tennant passes away
The British television industry is today mourning the passing of the well liked UKTV controller…
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Channel 5 enters SVOD with More Milkshake! on Amazon Prime
Viacom-owned UK terrestrial broadcaster Channel 5 is launching its first move into subscription video-on-demand by…
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Cyfrowy Polsat sees boost from multiplay growth
Cyfrowy Polsat has posted solid full-year results. The company saw its multi-play customer base increase…
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Entertainment Studios acquires The Weather Channel
Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios has acquired The Weather Channel for US$300 million (€243 million). Allen…
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Telefonica: eSports has ‘exceeded our expectations’
Telefonica has said that its push into eSports has “exceeded our expectations”, one year after…
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Spanish broadcasters team up for new OTT TV platform
Spanish public broadcaster RTVE and commercial broadcasters Atresmedia and Mediaset plan to launch a joint…