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Viacom ‘no longer looking’ to sell Paramount stake
Viacom is no longer looking actively to sell as stake in Paramount Pictures, according to…
MTG moves into kids TV
The Modern Times Group has commissioned The Big Experiment, its first original kids series. The…
Sky News names content chief
Sky News has named Cristina Nicolotti Squires as director of content, placing her in charge…
France 24 extends reach in Turkey
News channel France 24 has struck a deal with Türk Telekom subsidiary Tivibu to distribute its channel…
Vivendi and Mediaset set for court hearing
The battle between feuding former partners Vivendi and Mediaset is scheduled for its first court…
Amazon unveils release date for The Grand Tour
Amazon is to release The Grand Tour, its hotly anticipated reboot of BBC show Top…
A+E and YouTube added to MIPCOM Masterminds
Execs from A+E and YouTube have been added to the roster of Media Mastermind speakers…
The rise of VR and what it means for the TV industry
Virtual Reality is tipped to become a big business in the coming years. But how…
Disney cuts digital, consumer products job
Disney has cuts its digital media and consumer products team by 5%, or 250 staff,…
Vestel to launch Freeview Play TVs
Multi-brand TV manufacturer Vestel is gearing up to launch a range of Freeview Play TVs…
New chief for Irish-language broadcaster
Irish-language public broadcaster TG4 has named Alan Esslemont as its new director-general. Esslemont, who is…
Liberty Global unit acquires local Swiss player
UPC Central Europe – the Liberty Global unit for Austria and Switzerland – has acquired…
BBC Trust chairman Rona Fairhead to step down
BBC Trust chairman Rona Fairhead will step down when a unitary board replaces the BBC…
You.i TV raises US$12m led by Time Warner’s VC arm
You.i TV, a multi-screen video app platform provider for TV and media companies, has raised…
New Viacom board meets, CEO decision looms
The newly constituted board of Viacom will meet today for the first time, with a…
VR firm Jaunt appoints Hearst exec as new CEO
Disney, Sky and ProSiebenSat.1-backed cinematic VR firm, Jaunt, has appointed Hearst executive George Kliavkoff as…
ProSiebenSat.1 launches video trading exchange
ProSiebenSat.1 has launched Glomex, a global content marketplace for trading premium video content. Glomex, short…
A+E Networks names chief marketing officer
A+E has promoted Amanda Hill fourteen months after she joined the US cable channel business….
Food Network launches in Mexico with Totalplay
Scripps Networks Interactive channel Food Network has expanded into Mexico with the recent launch on…
Spacecom aims to buy in-orbit Amos-6 replacement by year-end
Spacecom has set itself an internal end-of-year deadline to buy an in-orbit satellite to replace…
Now TV: Game of Thrones gets triple the views of any other show
Game of Thrones has proved the most successful TV show “by far” on Sky’s four-year…
Summer of sport boosts iPlayer as BBC teases service updates
The BBC reported a 37% increase in summer iPlayer traffic this year thanks to major…
NBCU’s Hayu to launch offline viewing, Apple TV support
NBCUniversal International’s subscription video-on-demand service, Hayu, is due to add offline viewing options and is…
BBC commits to S4C funding
UK public broadcaster the BBC has agreed to fix its level of funding of Welsh…
BBC’s Ralph Rivera takes Eurosport digital role
Discovery Communications has appointed the director of BBC Digital, Ralph Rivera, to the newly created…
Fox invests US$6.5m in Clarkson’s digital venture
21st Century Fox has invested US$6.5 million in DriveTribe, a new digital venture from the…
Report: Takis Candilis out at Lagardère
Longstanding Lagardère executive Takis Candilis has left the media giant, according to numerous reports out…
Discovery names commercial VP for CEEMEA
Discovery has appointed James Gibbons to a new role overseeing its commercial and creative efforts…
Vivendi reportedly putting Netflix rival project on ice
Vivendi has put its plans to develop a pan-European OTT service to compete with Netflix…
BBC to stream Shakespeare globally
The BBC will live-stream a Bollywood-flavoured version of Shakespeare play A Midsummer Night’s Dream later…