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Discovery invests US$100m in Group Nine Media
Discovery Communications has agreed to invest US$100 million in Group Nine Media – a new…
MTG moves into gaming with InnoGames investment
Modern Times Group (MTG) has moved into online gaming by buying a 35% stake in…
Pluto TV raises US$30m from ProSiebenSat.1, Scripps Networks
Over-the-top video service Pluto TV has raised US$30 million (€27 million) in a funding round…
AMC sets Halloween launch for international horror channel
AMC Networks International is launching a new horror network called Dark. It will replace its…
Ericsson strikes raft of content deals for Nuvu SVOD platform
Ericsson has acquired over 2,500 hours of content through a raft of deals for the…
BBC Studios to cut 300 jobs in ‘reshaping’
The BBC’s production arm will do away with 300 jobs to “ensure it is the…
Former STV, Discovery exec Dan Korn joins A+E
Dan Korn has taken a new role at A+E and will oversee programming at its…
Seeso commissions Johnny Carson comedy
NBC’s comedy SVOD platform, Seeso, has commissioned a coming-of-age comedy set in the 1970s when The…
MIPCOM 2016: New Hungarian channel taps BBC WW for content
Hungarian state broadcaster MTVA is to launch a new culture-focused channel, M5, and has struck…
TVN appoints legal director to the board
Poland’s TVN Group has appointed legal department director, Marek Szydłowski, to the management board. The…
Kaplan exiting, Discovery rejigs international programming
Marjorie Kaplan is leaving Discovery in a rejig that sees UK chief Susanna Dinnage take…
A+E Networks names advertising sales manager
A+E Networks UK has named Nitu Kamboj as global advertising sales and sponsorship manager. Kamboj,…
CNBC launches in LatAm with Sky Mexico
CNBC International has partnered with Sky Mexico to launch CNBC Latin America. The business and…
Ex-NBCU TV chief to lead Primary Wave
Former NBCUniversal Television chairman Jeff Gaspin has signed on as president of US indie producer…
AMC agrees Croatia, Bulgaria deals with Telekom Austria
AMC is extending its reach in Croatia and Bulgaria thanks to a deal between AMC…
Stofa adds Viasat Ultra HD to content line-up
Danish cable operator Stofa has made Modern Times Group (MTG)-owned Viasat Broadcasting’s Ultra HD channel,…
Q&A: Jim Samples, Scripps Networks Interactive
Jim Samples, president, international, Scripps Networks Interactive, talks about plans for thematic channels, the free-to-air…
Turner to launch arthouse SVOD service Filmstruck
Turner is launching a new subscription video-on-demand service dedicated to arthouse, indie, foreign and cult…
France Télévisions hires Couture as Got takes over at France 2
France Télévisions has appointed former TF1, Canal+ and Orange content boss Xavier Couture as deputy…
Mediapro goes big on e-sports
Spanish programmer Mediapro has taken a majority stake in Fandroid, the creator of the Spanish…
France Télévisions chief fires France 2 boss Meslet
Vincent Meslet, France 2’s executive director since August 2015 was abruptly fired yesterday by France…
Trace launches two new music channels via Zuku in East Africa
Youth media brand Trace has partnered with Wanachi-group owned Zuku to distribute the Trace Mziki and…
Disney takeover rumours cause Netflix shares to spike
Netflix’s share price rose 4.14% on talk The Walt Disney Company is preparing a takeover…
Discovery hires finance chief from ProSiebenSat.1
Discovery has hired Gunnar Wiedenfels as CFO, poaching the finance chief from German broadcast giant…
A+E Networks leads £5m funding in TVPlayer
US channel operator A+E Networks has led a £5 million (€5.7 million) funding round in…
Vivendi chief still hopeful of Mediaset deal
Vivendi is still hopeful of striking a deal with Mediaset following the acrimonious collapse of…
Viacom, CBS explore merger
National Amusements, which owns controlling stakes in both firms, last week urged the pair to…
BBC ups Purnell to director of radio and education
The BBC has promoted director of strategy and education, James Purnell, to a new role…
HBO to shut channels in the Netherlands
HBO is set to close its channels in the Netherlands at the end of the…
Former AMC International boss: niche SVOD is the future
Niche SVOD services will continue to gain ground in a world where launching new linear…