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EBU names new board members
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the organisation that represents European public broadcasters, has unveiled its…
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Vice Media teams up with Guardian
Vice Media has teamed up with the UK’s Guardian newspaper in a strategic partnership that…
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Altice takes on Canal+ with exclusive NBCU, Discovery deals and new premium channel
In a significant ramping up of its strategy to compete head on with French pay…
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ITV launches premium ad-free on-demand option on Hub
ITV is expanding its ITV Hub on-demand offering by adding what it describes as a…
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UK bans junk food in all kids media
A ban on junk food advertising in the UK will apply across all media, extending…
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ProSiebenSAT.1 gets finance chief
ProSiebenSAT.1 has appointed a new CFO, the latest in a series of management changes at…
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Discovery taps MX1 as Eurosport1 HD joins HD+
Discovery Networks Germany has turned to SES’s media services unit MX1 to handle technical services…
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YouTube orders musical original for Christmas
YouTube has ordered an original Christmas special for its subscription Red service. The Keys of…
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Viacom has ‘no interest’ in Vice
Viacom has no interest in Vice Media and will not move for a stake in…
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HbbTV Association releases test suite for HbbTV 2
The HbbTV Association has released its test suite version 9.0, which will support the HbbTV…
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BBC, Blue Ant launching Earth channel
BBC Worldwide and Blue Ant are rolling out the BBC Earth channel in Canada. The…
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M6 names light entertainment chief
French broadcaster M6 has named Stéphane Sallé de Chou as head of acquired light entertainment…
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Former France Télévisions chief Pflimlin dies aged 62
Former France Télévisions director-general Rémy Pflimlin has died at the age of 62. Pflimlin died…
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Spacecom ‘will be sold’ to Xinwei
Chinese conglomerate Beijing Xinwei Technology Group is to go ahead with the purchase of Israel-based satellite…
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Dating Game Killer Discovery ID’s first original movie
ITV-owned production company ThinkFactory is making Dating Game Killer, the first original movie for the…
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The rise of SVOD: Africa’s homegrown Netflixes
Africa has seen the launch of a significant number of SVOD services over the last…
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EBU gives thumbs-up to EC plan to enable content portability
European public broadcaster organisation the EBU has expressed approval of the EC’s proposed changes to…
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Spacecom secures replacement satellite from AsiaSat
Israel-based satellite operator Spacecom has secured an in-orbit replacement satellite for its lost Amos-6 craft,…
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Vivendi denies Mediaset talks report
Vivendi has denied an Italian press report that suggested the French media giant and its…
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Discovery channels yanked from Russian platform
Discovery’s channels have been pulled from Russian pay TV platform Tricolor TV in argument over…
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Viacom’s Bakish ‘eyes Vice stake’
New Viacom boss Bob Bakish is interested in buying into Vice, the millennials-focused media company…
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HBO and Cinemax join Amazon Channels
Amazon has struck a deal with HBO to include HBO and its Cinemax offering on…
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Polish platforms add channels
Polish fixed-line service providers Vectra and Netia and pay TV operator Cyfrowy Polsat have each…
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TF1 takes majority stake in MinuteBuzz
French broadcaster TF1 has taken a majority stake in local online video entertainment platform MinuteBuzz…
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Fox orders first drama original for Europe and Africa channels
Fox has ordered The Nine, a ‘Le Carré meets Bourne’ spy thriller, and the first ever…
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Sony and iQIYI in streaming first
Sony’s TV arm has teamed with Chinese ISP iQIYI and the pair will make a…
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Ofcom names C4 board members
UK media regulator Ofcom has announced four new board members for UK public broadcaster Channel…
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MTG completes InnoGames stake acquisition
Nordic free and pay TV broadcaster Modern Times Group has completed its previously announce acquisition…
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Fox hires Nordic boss from Discovery
Fox has hired Hans van Rijn from Discovery to run its operations in the Nordic…
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SintecMedia buys Operative Media
Francisco Partners-owned broadcast advertising management software provider SintecMedia has agreed to acquire digital advertising business…