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Broadcasters
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MTGx chief: broadcasters must look to e-sports as ‘defining pillar’ of pop culture
Broadcasters must look to adapt to the specific tastes of millennials in order to survive,…
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Charter’s US$78bn TWC takeover gets greenlight
One of US cable’s biggest-ever merger is set to go ahead after the antitrust regulators…
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OSN claims antipiracy success
Middle East pay TV operator OSN has claimed a series of wins against pirates in…
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‘Netflix effect’ forces shorter windows for drama
Release windows for drama programming are shortening dramatically in key territories, with a ‘pronounced change’…
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Lifetime to debut in Turkey as a free-to-air network
A+E Networks-owned network Lifetime is due to launch this week in Turkey as a free-to-air…
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A+E Networks UK extends BT deal
A+E Networks UK has signed a new carriage deal with BT TV, in a move…
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Ex-MTV, Fox content studio execs join Vice
The head of Fox-owned producer ADHD Studios and a former MTV creative director have joined…
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EBU withdraws services from Romanian pubcaster
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has withdrawn member services from Romanian public broadcaster Televiziunea Română…
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Trace taps Arkena for SVoD platform
Youth-oriented programmer Trace has tapped media services provider Arkena to deliver an end-to-end OTT platform…
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ProSieben restructures, sets €1.5b digital target
ProSiebenSat.1 is restructuring its digital operations and has said it will generate €1.5 billion from…
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MTV rebooting Cribs for Snapchat
Viacom cable net MTV is bringing back its iconic reality series Cribs, rebooting it for…
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Discovery hires Huffington Post video chief
Discovery Digital Networks has hired the senior VP and general manager of video at online…
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BBC Worldwide rejigs Europe team, ups Percy
BBC Worldwide has rejigged its European operation, handing Tobi de Graaff a wider role and…
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France 24 extends Dutch distribution
News channel France 24 has signed deals with cable operators Ziggo and Delta, extending the…
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Africanews network goes live
Euronews’ sister TV channel, Africanews, has gone live in 33 countries across sub-Saharan Africa. The…
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Amazon video service to be ‘fully open platform’ for partners
Amazon plans to develop its subscription video service as a fully open platform embracing third-party…
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HBO and Discovery invest in ‘holographic content’ firm
HBO and Discovery have taken an equity stake in OTOY, a company focused on making…
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Discovery Networks Norway to cut staff
Discovery Networks Norway is set to axe 35 jobs as part of a restructure aimed…
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BBC plan to put factual at the heart of BBC Two
BBC programming chief Charlotte Moore plans to place factual programming at the centre of the…
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TF1 and Netflix ink free TV deal for Marseille
TF1 will screen the opening episodes of Netflix’s first French original series Marseille two weeks…
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MTG upbeat after ‘cost transformation initiatives’
Modern Times Group (MTG) reported record sales in Q1 and an increase in operating profits…
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Disney: reach and innovation will ensure future of broadcast
Broadcast television remains in good health, with a strong future ahead if it focuses on…
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Middle East launch for Comedy Central
Middle Eastern pay TV platform OSN has added the Comedy Central channel to its line-up. The…
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BBC iPlayer gets first third-party content
UK on-demand service BBC iPlayer will launch a pop-up channel that represents the first time…
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Government could force BBCWW to sell UKTV stake
The British government could force BBC Worldwide to sell its 50% in multichannel operator UKTV,…
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‘Landmark’ pan-Euro Sony deal for Sky
Sky has struck its first-ever pan-European movie output agreement. A deal with Sony Pictures Television…
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HbbTV 2.0 updated for UK and Italy
The HbbTV Association has updated the HbbTV 2.0 specification, paving the way for “the broad…
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Ericsson announces raft of product launches at NAB
Ericsson announced a raft of products and services at NAB, including a proof of concept…
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Top three dominate as US OTT churn edges upwards
About 20% of US broadband homes had cancelled at least one OTT service in the…
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ProSiebenSat.1 introduces curation for Maxdome
ProSiebenSat.1-owned German video-on-demand provider Maxdome is launching a curated service as the third leg of…