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Broadcasters
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Dutch broadcaster NOS appoints new CEO
Dutch public service broadcaster NOS has appointed the director of Dutch broadcasting association BNNVARA as its new…
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UK seeks post-Brexit ‘country of origin’ deal update by May
A cross-party report on the impact of Brexit has called for the UK government to provide an…
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BBC R&D delivers ‘significant value’ to the wider industry
The BBC’s research and development division, BBC R&D, delivered “significant value” to viewers, the corporation,…
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Canada’s Rogers Media drops Viceland with JV terminated
Rogers Media and Vice Media are terminating their joint venture, meaning linear network Viceland will…
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MTG sells Trace stake at €40 million valuation
MTG has agreed to sell its 75% stake in youth broadcaster Trace in a deal…
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BBCWW’s content chief Helen Jackson set for departure
The newly formed BBC Studios has revealed today that its BBC Worldwide content chief, Helen…
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ESPN makes senior business development and Asia appointments
ESPN has announced new roles for three of its senior staffers, upping Mike Morrison to…
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Eurosport agrees online ticket deal with StubHub
Eurosport has partnered with eBay-owned StubHub, which becomes the sports broadcaster’s online ticketing partner. The…
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M6 strikes extended partnership with Canal+
French broadcaster M6 Group has struck a new partnership deal with Vivendi-owned pay TV provider…
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Isle of Media appoints former UTV exec as CEO
The former managing director of UTV in Northern Ireland, Michael Wilson, has joined the Isle…
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German cable operators launch analogue switch-off initiative
Germany’s top cable operators and broadcasters have launched an initiative called Digital Cable (Digitales Kabel)…
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EBU to test HEVC rivals as compression battle heats up
Public broadcasters organisation the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has commissioned the University of Applied Sciences…
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Magyar Telekom adds ShortsTV to line-up
Deutsche Telekom-owned Hungarian service provider Magyar Telekom has added short movies channel ShortsTV to its…
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John de Mol chips in to Taco Ketelaar’s DFFRNT Media
John de Mol’s Talpa Network has acquired a minority stake in DFFRNT Media, a digital…
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ATSC completes 3.0 standards and launches at CES
The US Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) has approved the final elements that complete the…
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Discovery leaving Maryland after three decades for New York
Discovery Communications is planning to relocate from its home in Maryland to New York City…
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Higher ratings drive ROI, Disney study confirms
US series with a 1.0 or higher rating deliver twice the return on investment (ROI)…
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Sony hires Turner’s Hornsey and Viacom’s Muller to run UK channels
Sony Pictures Television Networks (SPTN) has named Turner executive Steve Hornsey as vice-president of its…
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Christmas cheer for record-breaking BBC iPlayer
The BBC’s on-demand service in the UK, BBC iPlayer, enjoyed a record week over Christmas,…
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RTL acquires United Screens for €12.4 million
RTL has fully acquired Nordic multiplatform video network, United Screens, for a price of SEK…
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Freesat chooses Intertrust’s ExpressPlay CA for UHD TV
UK free-to-view satellite platform Freesat has chosen Intertrust Technologies to provide content security for 4K…
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Eleven streaming Bundesliga match on Facebook
Sports broadcaster Eleven Sports is to deliver coverage of this Friday’s Bundesliga football match between…
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NBCU alumnus to succeed Ford at Fox UK
Former NBCUniversal (NBCU) European channels chief Colin McLeod will succeed Jeff Ford as managing director…
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Fox studio chiefs outline strategy after ‘shock’ Disney deal
Fox Television Group bosses have addressed the Walt Disney Company takeover, noting they are unsure…
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Channel 4 launches digital ad sales service with BT Sport
Channel 4 has launched a digital ad sales service aimed at third party content publishers,…
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ProSiebenSat.1 strengthens ad tech play with Kairon acquisition
German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has strengthened its move into the ad tech market by acquiring e-commerce…
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UKTV CEO claims originals strategy success
The CEO of British multichannel broadcaster UKTV, Darren Childs, has claimed investment in original programming…
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Channel 5 leads Viacom upsurge in UK
Viacom has highlighted the strength of the performance of its UK channels last year, led…
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M6 brings new services to distribution deal with Altice
French commercial broadcaster M6 has struck a distribution deal with SFR that closely mirrors the…
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Serbian telecom takes new channels from RTS
Serbian telecom operator MTS has added five new channels from national broadcaster RTS to its…