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Vivendi-Mediaset dispute heading for court with no deal in sight
Vivendi and Mediaset now appear destined to face each other in court after the pair…
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Channel 4 to pull All4 and HD channel from Freesat
UK public broadcaster Channel 4’s on-demand and catch-up service All4, along with the HD version…
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Fox confirms launch of ‘opinion platform’ Nation
21st Century Fox has confirmed reports that it is to launch a standalone Fox News…
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Nick Jr Play launches in UK and Denmark
Viacom-owned kids channel Nickelodeon has launched Nick Jr Play, its interactive app aimed at pre-schoolers,…
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Report: Fox News to launch subscription streaming service
Fox News is reportedly planning to launch a standalone subscription streaming service later this year…
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M6 strikes carriage deal with Bouygues Telecom
French commercial broadcaster M6 Group has struck a distribution agreement with Bouygues Telecom, adding to…
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BBCWW signs 2200 hours for first Chinese telco deal
BBC Worldwide (BBCWW) has signed a deal with Migu Video, China Mobile’s video platform that…
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Canal+ launches in Myanmar
Canal+ has officially launched its service in Myanmar, in partnership with local media player Forever….
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MTG sells Bulgaria’s Nova Group
MTG has sold its 95% shareholding in Nova Broadcasting Group in Bulgaria in a deal…
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Proximus secures HBO shows with Be TV deal
Belgian telecom operator Proximus has struck a deal with pay TV service Be TV –…
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Chinese conglomerate buys Mediapro majority shareholding
Chinese conglomerate Orient Hontai Capital (OHC) has confirmed it is taking a majority holding in…
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TF1 chief remains optimistic on Orange resolution
TF1 chief Gilles Pélisson has reiterated that he is hopeful of striking a deal with…
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Eleven secures top-tier German and Italian football for Belgian market
Sports network Eleven Sports has secured exclusive rights to German top-tier football in Belgium. Eleven…
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English Premier League: Sky, BT and the Amazon question
Stuart Thomson looks at the implications of this week’s Premier League rights award to Sky…
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Canal+ making progress as Universal Music helps boost Vivendi
Canal+ is successfully reducing its rate of churn, with new subscribers committing to 24-month contracts…
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Portuguese watchdog opens in-depth investigation into Altice
Portuguese competition regulator the Autoridade da Concorrência (AdC) has opened an in-depth investigation into Altice’s…
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HBO and Turner line up first co-pro drama in Europe
HBO Europe is to partner with Turner’s TNT Serie for its first international co-production Hackerville, an…
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Pélisson hopeful of Orange deal as TF1 posts strong results
TF1 is “hopeful” that it can strike a deal for the carriage of its channels…
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COBA: £1bn annual British TV investment under threat from Brexit
Losing access to EU markets through Brexit could cost the UK’s television market £1 billion…
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M7 launches new hybrid pay TV platform for Germany
Pay TV operator M7 Group has launched a new hybrid IP and DTH service in…
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YouTube TV ups price and adds Turner channels
YouTube TV is set to up its price from US$35 to US$40 per month, has…
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Discovery hails ‘total video’ measure for Olympics opening weekend
Discovery has hailed strong viewing figures on linear and digital paltforms for its coverage of…
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Sky and BT renew Premier League rights
Sky and BT have each renewed their Premier League rights, with Sky taking four and…
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Ansip makes renewed call for content portability
European Commission vice-president Andrus Ansip has reiterated a call for the ‘country of origin’ principle…
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France Télévisions should drop SVOD plan, says ex-programing chief
France Télévisions should abandon its plan for a new subscription video-on-demand platform and transform existing…
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AMC Networks unites European businesses
AMC Networks International, the operator and distributor of pay TV channels in Spain and Portugal,…
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Orient Hontai closes in on Mediapro, CNMC drops football case
Chinese investment fund Orient Hontai Capital is close to finalising the purchase of a majority…
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HBO green-lights first original drama from Adria region
HBO Adria, a subsidiary of HBO Europe focused on the Central and Eastern European (CEE)…
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TDC board could drop MTG plans as potential bidder appears
TDC’s board of directors could drop plans to buy MTG’s broadcasting and entertainment business after…
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BBC reports ‘best year ever’ for iPlayer
The BBC has said the iPlayer recorded its “best year ever in 2017” after adding…