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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,…
Cracked launches on Apple TV
Cracked, the multiplatform satire brand that the E W Scripps Company bought for US$39 million last…
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…
Sky buys stakes in UK production companies
Sky has acquired a majority stake in a northern England-based production company, True North, marking…
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…
Starz Play renews Warner Bros. deal
Starz’ MENA-focused OTT service has renewed a programming deal with Warner Bros. The news comes…
Sony taps Simplestream for kids YouView service
Sony Pictures Television has tapped Simplestream to power its new Sony Kids catch-up service on…
Scripps names Asia boss
Scripps Networks Interactive has named Leena Singarajah as its Asia chief. She joined SNI in 2014…
Mediaset ‘open’ to new Vivendi deal
Mediaset is still open to a deal with Vivendi that “creates value”, but no proposal…
BBC, Amazon partner on apocalyptic comedy
UK pubcaster the BBC and subscription VOD service are creating a six-part comedy based on…
Discovery expands Nordic distribution
Discovery is expanding its Nordic footprint after agreeing new deals with TDC-owned cable operators YouSee…
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…
NATPE: Bakish outlines Viacom turnaround plan
New Viacom CEO Bob Bakish has begun to flesh out a plan to turn the…
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…
HBO Now tops SVOD customer satisfaction rankings
HBO Now trumped its US SVOD rivals in most categories of a new customer satisfaction…
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…
NBCU closes linear Esquire Network
NBCUniversal has pulled the plug on the linear feed of its US lifestyle cable channel…
Mediaset to revamp its pay TV strategy
Mediaset is to rethink its pay TV strategy, making its pay TV channels and content…
NATPE: A+E CEO seeks more international control
Nancy Dubuc has said the group will seek to take greater control of its channel…
BBC Sport taps Net Insight for scheduling
BBC Sport has tapped Net Insight to provide its ScheduALL linear and non-linear programming schedule…
Netflix now ‘indispensable’ for many US viewers
Netflix is the TV brand that US viewers would be most reluctant to give up,…
HbbTV requests video streaming proposals
The HbbTV Association has called for input on a reference application for streamed, DRM-protected video…
Selevision taps Voddler for peer-assisted streaming
Saudi Arabia-based service provider Selevision has chosen Voddler Group to provide technology for its streaming…
A+E Networks Africa expands team
A+E Networks has expanded its African team with a number of new hires who will…
French and Canadian aviation networks join forces
Aviation-themed channels in France and Canada have joined forces to share their original content. Paris-based…
Viceland launches in Africa with Kwesé TV
Vice Media’s Viceland channel is launching in Africa in an exclusive tie-up with new pay…
Viacom names new UK, northern and eastern Europe chief
Viacom has named James Currell as EVP and managing director for the UK, northern Europe…
Sony Entertainment CEO resigns
Sony Entertainment CEO Michael Lynton has resigned from his post. Lynton is leaving the Culver…
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…
BBC reports record iPlayer traffic over New Year
The BBC said that it received more iPlayer programme requests in the week from December…