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BBC restructures specialist factual and natural history
UK public broadcaster the BBC has restructured its specialist factual and natural history units team,…
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Cracked launches on Apple TV
Cracked, the multiplatform satire brand that the E W Scripps Company bought for US$39 million last…
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TVN picks up Drone Racing for player.pl
TVN is set to debut Drone Racing League in Poland via its over-the-top streaming service…
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Sky buys stakes in UK production companies
Sky has acquired a majority stake in a northern England-based production company, True North, marking…
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CNNMoney Switzerland to launch in second half of 2017
English-language business news channel, CNNMoney Switzerland, is due to launch in the second half of…
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Starz Play renews Warner Bros. deal
Starz’ MENA-focused OTT service has renewed a programming deal with Warner Bros. The news comes…
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Sony taps Simplestream for kids YouView service
Sony Pictures Television has tapped Simplestream to power its new Sony Kids catch-up service on…
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Scripps names Asia boss
Scripps Networks Interactive has named Leena Singarajah as its Asia chief. She joined SNI in 2014…
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Mediaset ‘open’ to new Vivendi deal
Mediaset is still open to a deal with Vivendi that “creates value”, but no proposal…
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BBC, Amazon partner on apocalyptic comedy
UK pubcaster the BBC and subscription VOD service are creating a six-part comedy based on…
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Discovery expands Nordic distribution
Discovery is expanding its Nordic footprint after agreeing new deals with TDC-owned cable operators YouSee…
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Aalborg’s AN-TV signs up for eSports TV
Danish cable operator Stofa’s partner community antenna network in the city of Aalborg, AN-TV, is…
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NATPE: Bakish outlines Viacom turnaround plan
New Viacom CEO Bob Bakish has begun to flesh out a plan to turn the…
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Fox creates new video-gaming, location-based ents and VR division
Twentieth Century Fox and Fox Networks has created a new division to oversee video-gaming, location-based…
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HBO Now tops SVOD customer satisfaction rankings
HBO Now trumped its US SVOD rivals in most categories of a new customer satisfaction…
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AT&T chief ‘very confident’ of Time-Warner deal approval
AT&T chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson is “very confident” that the company’s planned merger with…
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NBCU closes linear Esquire Network
NBCUniversal has pulled the plug on the linear feed of its US lifestyle cable channel…
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Mediaset to revamp its pay TV strategy
Mediaset is to rethink its pay TV strategy, making its pay TV channels and content…
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NATPE: A+E CEO seeks more international control
Nancy Dubuc has said the group will seek to take greater control of its channel…
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BBC Sport taps Net Insight for scheduling
BBC Sport has tapped Net Insight to provide its ScheduALL linear and non-linear programming schedule…
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Netflix now ‘indispensable’ for many US viewers
Netflix is the TV brand that US viewers would be most reluctant to give up,…
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HbbTV requests video streaming proposals
The HbbTV Association has called for input on a reference application for streamed, DRM-protected video…
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Selevision taps Voddler for peer-assisted streaming
Saudi Arabia-based service provider Selevision has chosen Voddler Group to provide technology for its streaming…
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A+E Networks Africa expands team
A+E Networks has expanded its African team with a number of new hires who will…
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French and Canadian aviation networks join forces
Aviation-themed channels in France and Canada have joined forces to share their original content. Paris-based…
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Viceland launches in Africa with Kwesé TV
Vice Media’s Viceland channel is launching in Africa in an exclusive tie-up with new pay…
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Viacom names new UK, northern and eastern Europe chief
Viacom has named James Currell as EVP and managing director for the UK, northern Europe…
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Sony Entertainment CEO resigns
Sony Entertainment CEO Michael Lynton has resigned from his post. Lynton is leaving the Culver…
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Report: Apple to make content push with TV, movie originals
Apple is reportedly planning to make a major push into original content, making TV show…
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BBC reports record iPlayer traffic over New Year
The BBC said that it received more iPlayer programme requests in the week from December…