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Broadcasters
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HBO Europe takes originals strategy to new region
HBO Europe has extended its strategy of working up local originals and is developing new…
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Swedish investment firm buys 18.5% Com Hem stake
Swedish investment firm Kinnevik has bought an 18.5% stake in domestic TV, broadband and landline…
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Turner, Astro ink Warner TV partnership
The Asian division of Turner and Malaysian pay TV giant Astro have agreed a joint…
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ProSiebenSat.1 appoints CFO, head of M&A
ProSiebenSat.1 has appointed the senior vice-president of finance at online retailer Zalando, Jan Kemper, as…
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NAB: social media ‘crucial to future of network TV’
Extending flagship show brands to have a strong presence on social media is central to…
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NAB: OTT TV and online sports ‘not disruptive’ to pay TV
The rise of sports-focused online video provider BAMTech and of live online sports is complementary…
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AT&T CEO: Time Warner deal ‘moving along as expected’
Time Warner’s proposed merger with AT&T is “moving along as expected”. The chairman and CEO…
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Warner lines up DC digital service
Warner Bros. Television is working on a pair of original series for a soon-to-launch DC-branded…
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Virgin Media adds French, Polish and Russian networks
UK pay TV operator Virgin Media has bolstered its offer by securing distribution of channels…
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MTG completes sale of Czech TV assets
MTG has completed the sale of its Czech TV assets as it continues its transformation…
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Channel 4 launches personalised TV ads
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has launched a new interactive VOD format that lets advertisers address…
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Turner taps TiVo as EMEA metadata partner
Turner has selected TiVo as its metadata distribution partner for Europe, the Middle East and…
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Sky-Fox inquiry extended until after UK election
UK culture secretary, Karen Bradley, has extended the investigation deadline for 21st Century Fox’s planned…
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Turner taps Nick for Boomerang SVOD chief
Turner has poached Sundance Feniger from Nickelodeon to run its new Boomerang subscription VOD service….
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Al Jazeera strikes global partnership with Google
Al Jazeera has struck a global partnership with Google in a bid to “cement Al…
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Zee moves into Poland with Bollywood channel launch
Zee Entertainment is moving into Poland with the launch of a customised version of its…
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MTG reports Q1 increase in sales, operating income
MTG reported record sales and a 15% growth in operating income – despite making investments…
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Orange chief rejects TF1 retrans demand
Orange CEO Stéphane Richard has indicated his company is unwilling to pay a retransmission fee…
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Viaplay orders first Icelandic original
Scandinavian SVOD player Viaplay’s latest original is an Icelandic drama. The commission of Stella Blómkvist…
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MTG plays the digital game
MTG has made a string of bold investments in recent times while selling off traditional…
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Sky and HBO in US$250m high-end drama deal
Leading pay TV players Sky and HBO are joining forces to create a development slate…
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Mediaset’s Berlusconi says Vivendi to blame for losses
Mediaset chief executive Pier Silvio Berlusconi has blamed the collapse of the Italian broadcaster’s pay…
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UKTV launches investment fund, commits to originals
Channels group UKTV has teamed with Channel 4 to launch a multi-million pound innovation Fund…
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TV4 axes news unit, closing channels in cost-cutting drive
Swedish broadcaster TV4 Group has announced wide-ranging cost-cutting measures that will see it fold its…
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ProSiebenSat.1 public affairs chief to quit
German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1’s EVP of communications and public affairs, Julian Geist, is to leave the…
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James Murdoch to give RTS keynote
21st Century Fox boss James Murdoch will give the keynote address at the RTS Cambridge…
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Access Entertainment buys Packer out of RatPac
Access Entertainment has bought James Packer out of PatPac Entertainment, the US production company the…
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BBC renews deal with Unified Streaming
UK public broadcaster the BBC has agreed to work with video-streaming technology provider Unified Streaming…
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Google to add BBC content to Google Earth
Google will have a raft of BBC content on its relaunched Google Earth service. The…
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TF1 threatens to cut signal without retrans fees
French broadcaster TF1 has warned telecom operators and pay TV operator Canal+ that it will…