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DNA agrees deal to continue airing Discovery channels
Finnish telco, cable and digital-terrestrial pay TV operator DNA has struck a deal with Discovery…
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UK kids industry gets ‘much-needed’ £60m cash injection
The British kids TV industry has been given a £60 million (€67 million) production and…
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Bonnier Broadcasting signs deal with Telenor for Sport Channel
Bonnier Broadcasting-owned Swedish pay TV channel provider C More’s recently launched Sport Channel is now…
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ProSiebenSat.1 sells travel website to Lastminute.com
ProSiebenSat.1 has agreed the sale of its travel website Weg.de to Lastminute.com. The German broadcaster…
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Report: CEFC and Penta bid US$2bn for CME
Chinese energy and finance firm CEFC and Eastern European investment group Penta have reportedly submitted…
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Abraham and Heller replace Nevins as HBO doc bosses
After HBO doc boss Sheila Nevins stepped down after 38 years this week, Nancy Abraham…
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Doc boss Sheila Nevins exits HBO after 38 years
HBO Documentary Films’ influential president Sheila Nevins is leaving the premium US pay business after…
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BT strikes deal with Sky for Now TV and sports
BT has agreed a deal to sell Sky’s low-cost OTT TV service Now TV to…
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Mouse catches Fox: how Disney-Fox might look
While AT&T’s US$85 billion acquisition of Time Warner is the biggest media deal in purely…
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Viasat World’s Epic Drama launches with distribution partners
CEE-focused channels provider Viasat World has launched its new drama channel and associated subscription video-on-demand…
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BET Networks names new president
BET Networks, the US network targeting African Americans, has named Viacom’s Scott M. Mills as…
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MTG secures rights to UEFA Futsal tournament
Modern Times Group (MTG) has secured the exclusive Nordic media rights to five-a-side-football variant Futsal’s…
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De Posch stepping down at RTL, Habets to be sole CEO
Guillaume de Posch is stepping down from his role as co-CEO of RTL Group, leaving…
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Channel 5 to launch premium linear channel
Viacom’s UK broadcaster, Channel 5, will launch a “premium channel” focused on high-end factual, documentaries…
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TF1 makes firm offer for Aufeminin
French broadcaster TF1 has made a firm offer for Axel Springer’s 78.4% stake in female-focused…
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Com Hem takes Bonnier’s Sports Channel
Sweden’s Bonnier Broadcasting, owner of TV4 and C More, has signed a deal with Com…
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Ofcom names four Channel 4 non-execs
UK media and communications regulator Ofcom has named four new non-executive directors for public broadcaster…
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Travelxp 4K taps MX1 for HD+ German launch
4K UHD travel and lifestyle channel Travelxp 4k has tapped SES-owned media services provider MX1…
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European Parliament rejects EC plans for content portability
UPDATED: MEPs have endorsed the watered-down version of rules on ‘content portability’ across frontiers within the…
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Vivendi-Mediaset rapprochement expected ‘within days’
Vivendi could strike a deal in the next few days to end its legal dispute…
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Disney in clear as Comcast drops out of Fox race
Comcast will not pursue an acquisition of a suite of entertainment assets from 21st Century…
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Blue Planet II is BBC iPlayer’s top series of 2017
Big-ticket natural history series Blue Planet II is the most requested show on the iPlayer…
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TF1 in talks to buy Axel Springer digital group Aufeminin
French broadcaster TF1 is in talks to buy Axel Springer’s 78.43% stake in Aufeminin –…
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4KUniverse comes to Europe
4K UHD TV general entertainment streaming network 4KUniverse is launching in Europe this week, with…
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Revelation TV turns to Globecast
UK Christian broadcaster Revelation TV has tapped Globecast to provide playout capabilities including daily live…
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Sullivan lands Fox president post after Freer’s Hulu exit
Brian Sullivan has been named president and COO of Fox Networks Group (FNG), with former…
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Finland’s DNA latest to threaten dropping Discovery
Finnish cable and digital-terrestrial pay TV operator DNA has said it could drop Discovery’s channels…
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Eurodata: Football accounts for 27% of sports programming
Football accounted for an average of 27% of all sports programming on generalist channels between…
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BBC reaches 98% DAB coverage with new transmitter
The BBC has upped its DAB (digital audio broadcasting) radio coverage to nearly 98% of…
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Iger could remain Disney CEO after Fox deal closes
Disney chief Bob Iger might not be done just yet. Reports claim Iger might re-up…