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Broadcasters
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Fox hires ex-CNBC chief in Africa rejig
Fox Networks Group has hired a former senior CNBC executive to become general manager of…
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ESPN Player launches new channel in EMEA
Sports broadcaster ESPN has launched a new on-demand channel for the EMEA region, ESPN Select….
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Twitter claims stronger recall as it strives to boost video ad business
Video ads on Twitter deliver better recall, particularly on mobile, stronger engagement and stronger brand…
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BBC Worldwide invests in UK indie, 72 Films
BBC Worldwide has taken a stake in the new UK-based indie founded by former Channel…
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Disney plans ESPN web service after taking US$1bn BAMTech stake
Disney is gearing up to launch an ESPN-branded subscription streaming service, after buying a US$1…
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Polsat dramatically expands OTT offering
Polish commercial broadcaster Polsat Group has added a raft of 31 new channels to its…
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Scripps gears up for European HGTV launches
Scripps has identified a “substantial opportunity” for HGTV in Europe, and said that the global…
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Viacom corporate crisis weighs on confidence
Moody’s has said the outlook for Viacom is now negative, citing weak results and an…
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Welling gets new role at Discovery
Discovery’s CEE, Middle East and Africa channels boss Paul Welling has taken on a new…
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Top US pay TV operators lose 663,000 subs in Q2
The 10 leading pay TV services in the US lost 663,000 subscribers between them in…
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TV4 names film chief
Swedish free and pay TV broadcaster TV4 Group has named Suzanne Glansborg to the new…
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SFR hits Altice results but US turns in strong performance
Altice Group second quarter financials were pulled down by continued subscriber, revenue and earnings losses…
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AC Milan sale provides boost for Mediaset holding company
Mediaset holding company Fininvest has signed a preliminary contract with a group of Chinese investors…
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Viceland UK unveils programming line-up
The upcoming British pay TV channel Viceland UK will feature series from emerging British talent,…
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EBU: Strong public service broadcasting helps democracy
Strong public service media goes hand-in-hand with signs of a healthy democracy, according to new…
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Moldtelecom adds raft of channels to IPTV offering
Moldovan telco Moldtelecom has added a raft of new channels to its IPTV service as…
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Liberty Global to make ‘smart’ investments in content
Liberty Global plans to make “smart, opportunistic investments” in content following its recent announcement that…
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KPN and Fox agree deal after sports spat
Dutch telco KPN and Fox Sports have reached a deal on the distribution of the…
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AMC Networks localises flagship channel in CEE
AMC Networks is localising its flagship AMC channel in Central and Eastern Europe. The US-listed…
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MTG hires pay and VOD acquisitions chief
The Modern Times Group has hired Bun Beeseon as its vice president of pay TV…
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BBC completes global iPlayer Radio app rollout
The BBC’s global iPlayer radio app is now available globally in all territories supported by…
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Berlusconi slams Vivendi over change of mind on Premium
Mediaset chairman Pier Silvio Berlusconi has hit out at Vivendi and categorically rejected the French…
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Redstone family renews call for Viacom changes after poor Q3
Viacom’s majority shareholder, National Amusements, has renewed its calls for a management shakeup at the…
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Lionsgate can ‘dramatically scale’ drama with Starz
Lionsgate chairman and CEO Jon Feltheimer has said the US$4.4 billion (€3.9 billion) acquisition of premium…
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Barcroft adds execs after Channel 4 investment
UK-based digital content business Barcroft Media has hired execs from News UK and Bloomberg for…
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Channel 4 launches All 4 on new Android devices
Channel 4 has launched its on-demand and live-streaming service, All 4, on a range of…
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Netflix extends lead as back-catalogue content drives UK SVOD growth
Netflix is by far the most popular paid-for video-on-demand service in the UK, and is…
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Time Warner investment values Hulu at $5.8bn
Hulu has been valued at around US$5.83 billion (€5.18 billion) after Time Warner made a…
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BBC to offer virtual reality coverage of Olympics
The BBC is to offer up to 100 hours of live and on-demand virtual reality…
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Digital revenues boosts ProSiebenSat.1
Digital revenues helped boost ProSiebenSat.1’s second-quarter performance, with the German broadcaster reporting overall revenues of…