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Broadcasters
National Amusements urges Viacom-CBS merger
The majority shareholder of Viacom and CBS has urged the US media giants to re-merge….
MTV to launch three new Snapchat series
MTV International is due to launch three new UK-produced original Snapchat series in the coming…
ARD and ZDF roll out youth service Funk
German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF are launching a new youth-targeted service called Funk on…
HBO and Cinemax launch on PlayStation Vue in the US
HBO and Cinemax has launched on Sony’s over-the-top TV service, PlayStation Vue, in the US….
BBC factual boss leaves to launch Yaddo SVOD service
BBC factual commissioner Nick Fraser is leaving the UK pubcaster to launch a new subscription…
Viacom poaches BBC exec for UK kids role
Viacom has hired Sarah Muller to run its kids programming at Channel 5. The new…
Report: Time Warner, Viacom circle US$400m Telefe
Time Warner and Viacom are the big-name media groups assessing offers to buy Argentinian free…
PwC: Global TV market revenues to reach US$325bn in 2020
The global TV market will be worth US$325 billion in revenues by 2020, according to…
Netflix sets sights on more British originals
Netflix is set to ramp up its British production efforts, with co-production deals in place…
UK Culture Secretary: TV one of UK’s greatest successes
The UK’s new culture secretary, Matt Hancock, praised TV as “one of the UK’s greatest…
MTG issues US$58m bond in new funding plan
Modern Times Group has issued an SEK500 million (US$58.2 million) corporate bond, with the proceeds…
BBC calls for greater regulation of C4 following Bake Off scandal
The BBC has called for greater content regulation to be imposed on Channel 4, in…
BBC to require iPlayer logins for all from next year
From early next year all viewers will be required to sign into the BBC iPlayer,…
NBCUniversal looks to international opportunities
NBCUniversal has highlighted the opportunity to grow its international business to put it on more…
Report: Disney looking to buy Twitter for its video credentials
The Walt Disney Company is reportedly eyeing a deal to buy social media platform Twitter….
BBC launches first TV Everywhere service
BBC Worldwide has launched BBC Player, a branded TV Everywhere service in partnership with Singaporean…
Viacom makes trio of Asia Pacific appointments
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has made three senior appointments as part of a management…
Liberty Global to increase online content focus
Liberty Global will look to increasingly focus its content spend online, according to company CEO…
CBS CEO: Netflix is ‘not eating the world’
Netflix is not “eating the world” and has helped to drive up the price of…
BBC experiments with holographic TV
The BBC has created an experimental ‘holographic’ TV as part of its exploration of emerging…
Discovery launches Seeker virtual reality on YouTube
Discovery has launched Seeker VR, an OTT 360°-video and virtual reality offering. The YouTube channel…
TF1 takes issue with France Info after watchdog slams cross-promotion
French broadcaster TF1 has responded to being censured by regulator the CSA for cross-promoting its…
Disney CEO: ESPN streaming service may take cues from Now TV
Disney’s planned ESPN streaming service will not have a one-size-fits-all payment model and could take…
Interim CEO Dooley follows Dauman out of Viacom
The interim president and CEO of Viacom, Tom Dooley, will leave the media giant on…
Sky and ITV commit £1.55m to eSports broadcaster Ginx TV
Sky has invested £1.55 million in eSports broadcaster Ginx TV, with UK broadcaster ITV set…
C More secures long-term deal for Swedish hockey
Bonnier Broadcasting-owned Swedish pay TV outfit C More has signed a six-year deal giving it…
UPC Czech and Slovak units add Discovery HD channels
Liberty Global-owned service providers UPC Czech Republic and UPC Slovakia, which operate as a combined…
Cartoon Network to launch VR mobile game and viewer
Turner-owned Cartoon Network is to launch a new virtual reality mobile game and branded VR…
Viceland launches in UK on Sky and Now TV
Viceland, the new linear TV channel from Vice Media, has launched in the UK on…
MacLellan upped in NBCU restructure
NBCUniversal has given Kevin MacLellan an expanded role at is international business as part of…