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Broadcasters
Fox hires ex-CNBC chief in Africa rejig
Fox Networks Group has hired a former senior CNBC executive to become general manager of…
ESPN Player launches new channel in EMEA
Sports broadcaster ESPN has launched a new on-demand channel for the EMEA region, ESPN Select….
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…
BBC Worldwide invests in UK indie, 72 Films
BBC Worldwide has taken a stake in the new UK-based indie founded by former Channel…
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…
Polsat dramatically expands OTT offering
Polish commercial broadcaster Polsat Group has added a raft of 31 new channels to its…
Scripps gears up for European HGTV launches
Scripps has identified a “substantial opportunity” for HGTV in Europe, and said that the global…
Viacom corporate crisis weighs on confidence
Moody’s has said the outlook for Viacom is now negative, citing weak results and an…
Welling gets new role at Discovery
Discovery’s CEE, Middle East and Africa channels boss Paul Welling has taken on a new…
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…
TV4 names film chief
Swedish free and pay TV broadcaster TV4 Group has named Suzanne Glansborg to the new…
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…
AC Milan sale provides boost for Mediaset holding company
Mediaset holding company Fininvest has signed a preliminary contract with a group of Chinese investors…
Viceland UK unveils programming line-up
The upcoming British pay TV channel Viceland UK will feature series from emerging British talent,…
EBU: Strong public service broadcasting helps democracy
Strong public service media goes hand-in-hand with signs of a healthy democracy, according to new…
Moldtelecom adds raft of channels to IPTV offering
Moldovan telco Moldtelecom has added a raft of new channels to its IPTV service as…
Liberty Global to make ‘smart’ investments in content
Liberty Global plans to make “smart, opportunistic investments” in content following its recent announcement that…
KPN and Fox agree deal after sports spat
Dutch telco KPN and Fox Sports have reached a deal on the distribution of the…
AMC Networks localises flagship channel in CEE
AMC Networks is localising its flagship AMC channel in Central and Eastern Europe. The US-listed…
MTG hires pay and VOD acquisitions chief
The Modern Times Group has hired Bun Beeseon as its vice president of pay TV…
BBC completes global iPlayer Radio app rollout
The BBC’s global iPlayer radio app is now available globally in all territories supported by…
Berlusconi slams Vivendi over change of mind on Premium
Mediaset chairman Pier Silvio Berlusconi has hit out at Vivendi and categorically rejected the French…
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…
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…
Barcroft adds execs after Channel 4 investment
UK-based digital content business Barcroft Media has hired execs from News UK and Bloomberg for…
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…
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…
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…
BBC to offer virtual reality coverage of Olympics
The BBC is to offer up to 100 hours of live and on-demand virtual reality…
Digital revenues boosts ProSiebenSat.1
Digital revenues helped boost ProSiebenSat.1’s second-quarter performance, with the German broadcaster reporting overall revenues of…