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Channel 4 takes stake in digital magazine service Readly
UK broadcaster Channel 4 is taking a minority equity stake in the all-you-can-read digital magazine…
Trace buys African SVOD service Buni.tv
Trace has acquired African subscription video-on-demand service Buni.tv as it gears up to launch its…
UKTV doubles content on Virgin Media
Channel provider UKTV is due to double the number of programmes available to Virgin Media…
Viacom parent slams Dauman and Abrams for using company funds in legal battle
The parent company of Viacom has reacted furiously after the media giant revealed it would…
Hulu strikes content deal with Disney
US streaming service Hulu has inked a content deal with Disney that gives it over…
Thema names new distribution chief
Canal+-owned channel distributor Thema has appointed Arnaud Verlhac as SVP, distribution. Verlhac replaces Patrick Rivet,…
Akamai: Euros to generate twice the streaming traffic of last World Cup
The Euro 2016 football tournament will generate double the amount of peak online streaming traffic…
Viacom battle: Dauman and four others axed from board
Viacom’s chief executive, Philippe Dauman, is one of five directors axed from the media giant’s…
Al Jazeera creates new digital division
Al Jazeera Media Network has created a new digital division under corporate strategy chief Yaser…
Al Jazeera English launches on Tivùsat
Al Jazeera English has launched in HD on Italian free-to-view satellite platform Tivùsat. The…
Philippot re-elected as EBU president
Jean-Paul Philippot of Belgian broadcaster RTBF has been re-elected for a fifth consecutive term as…
NEM: non-linear growth causing disconnect between operators and channels
Growth in demand for non-linear and multiscreen viewing is leading to a growing disconnect between…
Sky and ITV partner on eSports channel
Sky and ITV have partnered with video gaming TV network Ginx to relaunch what they…
Freston wades into Viacom boardroom drama
Former Viacom CEO Tom Freston has attacked Philippe Dauman, claiming his successor is the wrong…
A+E Networks renews Multichoice deal
A+E Networks has renewed its carriage deal for History and Crime + Investigation with Africa’s…
NEM: Netflix ‘irrelevant’ for CEE
Netflix’s content has little appeal for CEE audiences, and OTT is currently only really useful…
NEM: OTT ‘will not make money’ in CEE
OTT in central and eastern Europe faces significant challenges and players in the OTT market…
MTV reality chief exits
Long-serving MTV head of reality programming Lauren Dolgen is leaving the Viacom youth-skewed channel. Dolgen…
Vizrt appoints new CEO
Digital media production specialist Vizrt has appointed the CEO of Swedish customer experience management firm…
Al Jazeera Balkans joins Team:Sat platform
Al Jazeera Balkans is joining the Team:Sat TV platform operated by Team:Media and will broadcast…
CME’s Mainusch: DTT has no future
Digital-terrestrial TV has no future and governments should not invest in DVB-T2 to the disadvantage…
Exclusive sports deals ‘not sustainable’ if prices go on rising
TV platform operators – at least in smaller markets – are increasingly like to step…
Fox Networks Group’s veteran CFO to step down
Fox Networks Group’s (FNG’s) long-standing chief finance officer (CFO), Del Mayberry, is due to step…
CBS ups Lanzone to top digital post
US broadcaster CBS has promoted the CEO of its interactive unit to become chief digital…
Discovery sub-licenses Olympics to ORF
Discovery has inked a deal with ORF that sees the Austrian pubcaster sub-license Olympics TV…
Finland’s MTV switching to Finnish-only primetime
Finnish commercial broadcaster MTV has doubled its budget for local content and it refocuses its…
Trace launches more channels via Cable & Wireless Seychelles
Youth media brand Trace has added a raft of channels to Cable & Wireless Seychelles’…
Eurosport enters premium sports with Bundesliga deal
Eurosport has made its first significant move for premium football rights, securing a tranche of…
BBC unveils first ‘true VR’ projects
The BBC has unveiled its first “true VR” pieces of content, marking a step forward…
Fox implements changes at National Geographic Partners
Several National Geographic Partners executives will change roles after an international restructure. This follows 21st Century…