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OSN revamps offering with flexible packages as competition bites
Middle East pay TV provider OSN has revamped its offering with new packs and new…
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Turner appoints LatAm president
Turner Latin America has named Joel Whitten ‘Whit’ Richardson III as its president, in effect…
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Icflix extends reach in Pakistan through PTCL deal
Middle East and North Africa-focused on-demand streaming service Icflix has struck a deal with IT…
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Maxdome co-CEO takes ProSiebenSat.1 digital role
ProSiebenSat.1 has appointed Maxdome’s director and co-CEO, Filmon Zerai, as chief digital officer for ProSiebenSat.1…
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HBO ups key programming execs
HBO Europe has given more responsibility to a trio of executives as part of a…
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Disney launches original show for dedicated app
Disney EMEA is launching So Sammy, a new short form series from British comedian Miranda…
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UK politicians call for Ofcom ‘fit and proper’ enquiry on Murdoch
A group of UK cross-party politicians has called for Ofcom to launch a review into…
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New-look Viacom takes TV to film and film to TV
New Viacom CEO, Bob Bakish, has fleshed out his turnaround plan for the media giant…
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C More extends SVOD to Finland as TV4 posts growth
TV4 Group-owned C More is launching its subscription video-on-demand service in Finland as part of…
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Discovery Nordic chief leaves company
Discovery’s Norway and Sweden boss Harald Stromme has left the company amid reports of a…
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BBC to run iPlayer box-sets
The BBC is due to publish a new run of box–sets on its iPlayer digital…
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HBO Now passes two million US subscribers
HBO has passed more than two million domestic subscribers for its over-the-top service HBO Now,…
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Viacom outlines five-point turnaround plan
Media giant Viacom has unveiled a five-point plan to get its business back on track,…
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Discovery pushes into drama in Lionsgate partnership
Discovery is pushing further into drama with The Suck, a ten-part Vietnam war series being produced…
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Facebook appoints MTV exec to work on original content
Facebook has appointed MTV Networks executive Mina Lefevre as head of development for its original…
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Freesat adds 4Music as The Box Plus Network moves forward with revamp
UK free-to-view satellite platform Freesat has added music channel 4Music to its line-up, replacing The…
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Disney boss Iger ‘open’ to staying on
The Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger is “open” to postponing his retirement and staying…
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OSN adding new on-demand services and movie channel from Disney
Middle East pay TV provider OSN has struck an extended deal with Disney, enabling it…
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ProSiebenSat.1 acquires Austria’s ATV
ProSiebenSat.1 has agreed to buy Austrian TV station, ATV, from its parent company Tele München…
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Going OTT is an ‘option’ for Fox, says Murdoch
Direct-to-consumer streaming is an “option” for 21st Century Fox in the US market, and the…
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EBU appoints first head of digital
The EBU has appointed the head of the digital innovation at Flemish public broadcaster VRT,…
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A+E names international programming chief
A+E has upped Laura Fleury to head of international programming, giving her a remit across…
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History launches on Magyar Telekom
A+E Networks UK has agreed a distribution deal with Hungarian telco Magyar Telekom for its…
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MENA pay TV revenue estimates downgraded
Digital TV Research has downgraded its pay TV revenue forecast for the Middle East and…
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ProSieben and Scripps agree huge lifestyle deal
ProSiebenSat.1 and Scripps Networks Interactive have agreed a 1,200-hour programming deal that will see a…
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BBC and Snapchat team for Planet Earth II
BBC Worldwide will launch exclusive Planet Earth II content on Snapchat a day ahead of…
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Filmstruck adds Chromecast support
Turner’s recently launched subscription video-on-demand service, Filmstruck, has added Chromecast support. The US service, which…
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Freesat updates TV genre list
UK free-to-air satellite platform, Freesat, is updating its TV guide genre list, introducing international and…
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Vice reorganises Viceland management
Vice has upped Derek Freda and Guy Slattery to co-presidents of its Viceland cable net,…
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ProSiebenSat.1 signs broad content deal with Vodafone
ProSiebenSat.1 Media has signed a long-term agreement with Vodafone for the distribution of its free,…