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Scripps boosted by TVN performance
Scripps Networks Interactive’s first quarter revenue has been boosted by the performance of Polish broadcast…
ProSiebenSat.1 launching FTA documentary channel
German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 is to launch a new free-to-air factual channel, Kabel Eins Doku,…
BBC Trust clears Freesat to offer live pay sports
The BBC Trust has cleared UK subscription-free satellite TV service, Freesat, to offer live pay…
Discovery staff cuts to cost the firm up to US$60m
Discovery Communications plans to make staff cuts that will cost the cable giant up to…
NextVR and Live Nation to broadcast 360-degree concerts
Comcast and Time Warner-backed NextVR has partnered with Live Nation to broadcast hundreds of live…
Privatising Channel 4 would be ‘overwhelmingly negative’
Privatising UK broadcaster Channel 4 would be “overwhelmingly negative” for the media industry, while the…
Vice Media strikes sports content deal with ESPN
Vice Media and ESPN have agreed a sports content deal that will see each provide…
Mediapro raises €306m for debt payments and expansion
Channel operator and production group Mediapro has secured a €306 million loan, which will be…
ProSieben says it is on track to hit €4b revenue target
ProSiebenSat.1 has reported healthy growth in its Q1 results and told investors it is on…
MTG set to cash out of CTC Media
Modern Times Group (MTG) is set to receive US$123 million in cash for its 38%…
Turner names EMEA programming boss for Cartoon Network
Cecilia Persson will head up programming strategy for Cartoon Network across the EMEA region after…
BBC’s global audience climbs 13%
The BBC’s weekly global audience for news and entertainment across TV, radio and digital has…
Channel 5 to launch in HD on Freeview
UK commercial broadcaster Channel 5 is due to launch in high definition (HD) on free-to-air…
Comcast agrees US$3.8bn DreamWorks Animation buyout
Comcast’s NBCUniversal is buying DreamWorks Animation, in a deal valuing the cartoon studio around US$3.8…
Drama titles top March iPlayer stats
Drama series The Night Manager topped the list of programme requests for BBC iPlayer in…
New original content is priority, says Viacom chief
Philippe Dauman has said investing in new original content across TV, film and digital is…
Time Warner Cable: TV viewing is ‘here to stay’
Television “is here and it’s here to stay”, with ad dollars actually now starting to…
SFR unveils plans for extensive raft of TV services
Altice-owned SFR has confirmed plans to launch new TV services following the news that owner…
Freesat adds Wuaki.tv
UK free-to-air satellite platform Freesat has added video on demand service Wuaki.tv on its platform….
Eurovision taps SES for Rio Olympics
The EBU’s Eurovision network has signed a capacity deal with satellite operator SES to broadcast…
Management buyout for SintecMedia
Broadcast management software specialist SintecMedia’s management team and Francisco Partners, a global technology-focused private equity…
Accenture providing platform for Mediaset Premium Play
Accenture is providing the platform for Mediaset’s OTT TV service Mediaset Premium Play, the company…
Over half of Channel 4 revenue to be ‘data-enabled’ this year
UK broadcaster Channel 4’s investment in data and its re-invention of on-demand service 4oD as…
TV remains ‘indispensable connective tissue’, says Disney chief
Despite growth in alternative media, “TV remains the indispensable connective tissue,” that ties people together,…
Freeview: death of linear TV ‘overstated’
The death of linear TV is not something that Freeview is experiencing, with the vast…
Discovery invests in OTT sports service
Discovery Communications is to acquire a minority stake in a premium OTT sports service, as…
Another ex-MTG exec joins Antenna
Former Modern Times Group COO Marc Zagar has joined Greece-based broadcaster Antenna Group as CFO….
Turner launches first SVOD service
Turner Broadcasting System is going direct-to-consumer for the first time. The US media giant has…
Sony promotes Kalouria
Sony Pictures Television has promoted Sheraton Kalouria to president and chief marketing officer. He will…
Viacom: digital growth includes double-digit UK viewing rise
Viacom has witnessed double-digit viewer growth across two of its UK platforms – MTV.co.uk and…