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International growth helps offset Viacom US performance
International revenues and filmed entertainment helped offset a decline in Viacom’s domestic US TV revenues…
Liberty Global agrees major original drama deal with All3Media
Liberty Global has agreed a major, cross-territory content deal with All3Media, the production company it…
Brexit hits Discovery international business
Discovery Communications has revealed that the Brexit vote has slowed down its international business, but…
Sky boosts Sky Q online offering with food, comedy, e-sports
Sky is adding content from Tastemade, Comedy Central, Vice, Copa90, Ginx eSports TV and Machinima to…
NBC planning major OTT expansion
US broadcaster NBC is nearing the end of its “toe in the water” experiments in…
UPC Austria boosts catch-up offering
Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Austria has added content from A+E Networks’ History channel and…
MPs call on BBC to publish top stars’ salaries in ‘era of openness’
The BBC should publish salary details of any employee that is paid more than the…
Discovery buys into Chinese MCN
Discovery has acquired a stake in VS Media, a Chinese multichannel network business. The MCN…
Freesat to offer BBC Red Button Olympics coverage
UK TV platform Freesat will offer eight channels of live coverage of the Rio Olympics…
MBC migrating services to Arabsat
Middle East broadcaster MBC Group is transferring its channels to the Arabsat satellite platform through…
ESPN launches localised UK app
Sports broadcaster ESPN has launched a localised UK version of its flagship app to tap…
KPN to study options after court rules against it in Fox case
Dutch telco KPN has said it will study its legal options to overturn a ruling…
African Movie Channel launches Series on Azam TV
Pay TV broadcaster African Movie Channel has launched its AMC Series channel on Tanzania-based pay…
BBC iPlayer licence fee ‘loophole’ to close in September
Changes to UK law that will require people to buy a TV Licence to watch…
Mediaset threatens Vivendi over alleged breach of rules
The war of words between Mediaset and Vivendi over the latter’s second thoughts about buying…
HBO calls time on Game of Thrones after eight seasons
As expected, flagship HBO drama Game of Thrones will end after its eighth season. Showrunner…
UKTV touts viewing share
UKTV has issued half-year viewing and market share results, claiming it is outperforming the wider…
A+E Networks outsources media management, extends Polish reach
A+E Networks has outsourced compliance, re-versioning and media management services for its UK channels to…
Mediaset and Vivendi at war over stalled deal
Mediaset has threatened to take legal action against Vivendi if the French media company fails…
Viacom battle set for court
The fight for control of Sumner Redstone’s Viacom is headed for a court case. A…
New Discovery South Asia chief
More changes are afoot at Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific after the channels TV group named a…
Discovery preps VR drama series
Discovery has greenlit The Satchel, a virtual reality drama miniseries. The channel operator has launched…
TF1 looks to automated text-to-video future with Wibbitz
French broadcaster TF1 has struck a partnership with text-to-video technology specialist Wibbitz to enhance the…
MTG launches streaming service in the Baltics
The Modern Times Group is launching its Viaplay streaming service in the Baltics, taking on…
ProSieben poaches Maker Studios exec for digital
ProSiebenSat.1 has poached a digital exec from Disney’s Maker Studios to run its ad-supported VOD…
BBC iPlayer sees spike in live, record browser number
BBC iPlayer saw a spike in live viewing in June as Wimbledon and the Euro2016…
Mediaset rejects Vivendi account of contested deal
Mediaset yesterday poured cold water on Vivendi’s overtures in search of a revised agreement to…
BBC trials live iPlayer subtitles
The BBC is trialling subtitles for live channels on BBC iPlayer, in what the UK…
ITV boosted by Studios gains
UK broadcaster ITV reported double-digit revenue and adjusted EBITA growth in the first half of…
Scripps launches HGTV in MENA
Scripps Networks Interactive is launching its HGTV channel in the Middle East and North Africa…