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Modern Times Group sells Baltic ops as it turns towards digital
Modern Times Group (MTG) is selling its operations in the Baltic states to Providence Equity…
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Ofcom sets out tight timetable for Sky probe
UK regulator Ofcom has set out a tight timetable for its dual-track investigation into 21st…
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Walter Presents moves into the US, launches on Amazon
Drama SVOD service Walter Presents has launched in the US over the top and through…
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UK government refers Sky takeover to regulators
The UK government has formally referred 21st Century Fox’s planned £11.7 billion takeover of the…
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Spanish digital TV forum adopts HbbTV 2
The Spanish Digital TV Tech Forum (Foro Técnico de la Televisión Digital) has adopted the…
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TVT appoints Discovery exec
Media services and post-production outfit TVT has appointed Discovery executive Yuko Suguro as head of…
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Channel 4 chief Abraham quitting to launch new media business
Channel 4 chief executive David Abraham is leaving the UK broadcaster later this year to…
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UKTV rolls out VOD update for YouView
UKTV has launched an updated version of its on-demand service, UKTV Play, on the YouView…
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Eurosport to work with NowThis on social video
Eurosport has agreed to partner with millennial media brand NowThis to produce and co-distribute sports-related…
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All4 launches 360° video ad support
Channel 4’s digital service, All4, is launching support for 360° video ads from this week….
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Mediaset España turns in solid results
Mediaset España has posted solid full year 2016 results, with total revenues of €992 million,…
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Best-of-web aggregator ZoneTV buys 1,500-hours of MCN content
US-based channel operator ZoneTV has acquired a 1,500-hour package of programming from ProSiebenSat.1-backed MCN Studio71….
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Hulu signs up A+E Networks for live TV service
Hulu has struck a deal with A+E Networks to stream the channel operator’s six networks…
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BBC brings authenticated on-demand to Malaysia
BBC Worldwide has launched its authenticated SVOD service BBC Player in Malaysia in partnership with…
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A+E announces UK management rejig
A trio of execs have been upped at A+E and Sky’s A+E Networks UK joint…
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Akado adds MTV Russia to line-up
Russian service provider Akado has added MTV Russia to its programming line-up as part of…
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New chief for Mediaset Premium
Mediaset has named Marco Leonardi as the new CEO of its struggling pay TV unit,…
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A+E’s European COO exiting
Nicolas Eglau is stepping down as COO of A+E and Sky’s joint venture operation. Eglau…
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CNN launches VR division
US news broadcaster CNN has officially launched CNNVR, its new immersive journalism unit and virtual…
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All3Media cofounder joins BBC board
Steve Morrison has joined the board of UK public broadcaster the BBC. Morrison is the…
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eSports set to surpass football in popularity, says MTG
eSports is set to become the biggest sport in the world and surpass football in…
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RTL ‘committed to digital’ as revenues surge
RTL Group remains committed to a digital expansion strategy despite uncertainty over the future of…
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EBU unveils new subtitling capabilities
The EBU has released a raft of new enhancements to its live subtitling toolkit. The…
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Ofcom: Sky merger warrants ‘fit and proper’ probe
UK regulator Ofcom has said that it “consider[s] it appropriate to examine any implications of…
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Channel 4: we are keeping up with Facebook
Channel 4 now has 15 million registered All4 users and can compete with the likes…
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Zucker: CNN thriving amid Trump media assault
CNN boss Jeff Zucker claims the media is under assault and politicians are failing to…
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CME reduces Time Warner debt repayments
Time Warner-backed Central European Media Enterprises (CME) has reduced the cost of its borrowing after agreeing…
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SPI International/Filmbox taps SES for Latin American push
Satellite operator SES has signed a multi-year capacity deal with channel provider SPI International/Filmbox Channels…
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BBC Worldwide takes Cbeebies to Taiwan
BBC Worldwide, the UK public broadcaster’s commercial arm, is launching kids channel Cbeebies in Taiwan…
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UK minister ‘minded’ to refer Sky deal to Ofcom
UK culture secretary Karen Bradley has said she is “minded” to refer 21st Century Fox’s…