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Report: Liberty Media gears up to take F1 rights
Liberty Media is reportedly close to taking control of Formula One, buying ownership of the…
ETSI publishes new HbbTV spec for UK and Italy transition
The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) has published a new version of the HbbTV specification…
Viacom: Kids still gravitate to linear TV
TV is still the most popular way for kids to consume video content, according to…
HbbTV Association joins with Smart TV Alliance
The HbbTV Association is set to merge the activities of the Smart TV Alliance into…
BBC appoints Natural History boss
The BBC has appointed veteran producer Julian Hector as head of its respected Natural History…
iPlayer licence fee law comes into effect
A change to UK law requiring viewers to buy a licence fee in order to…
CBS All Access goes ad-free
US broadcaster CBS has launched a commercial-free option for its subscription video-on-demand service, CBS All…
Fox Networks Group rejigs sales division
Simon Thomas has left Fox Networks Group as part of a rejig that sees Prentiss…
Freesat delivers Saorview mobile app to RTÉ
Freesat has delivered the new Saorview mobile app, web-powered TV guide and Spotlight recommendation service…
Netflix orders trio of originals
Streaming service Netflix has ordered a pair of tween-skewed scripted series, on of which comes…
Discovery targets Iranian market with Home & Health Farsi
Discovery has teamed up with Dubai-based media management and playout specialist BHS Media to launch…
BBC launches beta trial of Cbeebies Playtime Island
The BBC has launched a public beta group trial of its Cbeebies Playtime Island app,…
Sony Pictures Networks acquires India’s Ten Sports Network
Sony Pictures Networks India is to acquire Ten Sports Network from Zee Entertainment Enterprises for…
Mashable agrees content deal with Endemol Shine
Digital media news site Mashable has signed a content deal with Endemol Shine Beyond USA…
Viceland moves into late-night programming
US cable channel Viceland has entered the late night programming space for the first time,…
Viacom to replace MTV Hits with NickMusic
Weeks after introducing a new MTV Classic brand in place of VH1 Classic, Viacom has rebranded another…
A+E Networks appoints first regional director for Benelux
A+E Networks UK has appointed Affilinet Benelux managing director, Jessica Haagmans, as its first regional…
Former Canal+ streaming boss joins Fox
Former Canal+ streaming boss Manuel Alduy has joined Fox and will head up the studio’s…
Court quashes fines against Mediapro and clubs in football deal case
Spain’s second highest court, the Audencia Nacional, has quashed a set of fines levied on…
Discovery appoints NRK exec to digital, development role
Discovery Networks Norway has hired the head of new media at public broadcaster NRK to…
AT&T strikes multi-platform deal with HBO
AT&T has reached a multi-year deal with HBO to offer the latter’s content across all…
TV4 Group secures rights to basketball matches
Swedish free and pay TV broadcaster TV4 Group has secured the rights to broadcast four…
Mediaset: Vivendi account of aborted deal “without foundation”
Mediaset has rejected Vivendi’s position on the aborted April 8 agreement between the pair in…
Amazon working on first Korean original
Amazon Prime Video is working on its first South Korea-produced original series. The SVOD service,…
SPI International launches UHD channel on Turkcell
Channel provider SPI International has launched its Funbox 4K/UHD channel on Turkcell and added five…
CBS All Access launches on Xbox One
CBS has launched its digital subscription video-on-demand service, CBS All Access, on Xbox One consoles…
Vice CEO: global media headed for ‘chaos’
Vice Media chief executive Shane Smith used his MacTaggart lecture last night in Edinburgh to…
Chinese telecom group to acquire Spacecom
Israeli satellite operator Spacecom is to be sold to China’s Beijing Xinwei Technology Group for US$285…
M6, RTL Deutschland and digital boost RTL Group results
France’s M6 Group and RTL Deutschland helped boost international media group RTL’s first half performance,…
Fininvest sues Vivendi for €570 million over aborted Mediaset deal
Following the legal action taken by Mediaset against Vivendi last week, the Italian broadcaster’s parent…