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Broadcasters
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BBC World News expands Intelsat deal
BBC World News has renewed and expanded its deal for use of multiple Intelsat satellites…
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BBC digital technology chief reassigned following restructure
BBC digital director Ralph Rivera has left his role as a result of the restructuring…
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Entertainment One denies ITV takeover report
Canadian media group Entertainment One has denied receiving a takeover approach from UK broadcaster ITV,…
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Turner deal gives Sky Adventure Time streaming
Sky has inked a deal with Turner that gives the pay TV operator the exclusive…
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Scripps ups Asia boss to head international lifestyle
Derek Chang has been upped at Scripps Networks Interactive and will take the newly created…
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Spacecom teams with Encompass for new distribution platform
Israel-based satellite operator Spacecom has teamed up with technology company Encompass Digital Media to create…
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E W Scripps acquires satire brand Cracked
E W Scripps Company, the US publishing and over-the-air TV broadcasting company from which international…
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BBC and BT Sport retain English FA Cup rights
The BBC and BT Sport have retained the rights to English FA Cup football in…
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Netflix confirms it will stream Top Gear
Netflix has confirmed it is taking international rights to the BBC’s new-look Top Gear, though specific…
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Turner launches Boomerang in Turkey
Turner is launching kids channel Boomerang in Turkey on the D-Smart satellite service and Tivibù…
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Quest begins live streaming
Discovery’s Quest channel has started live streaming, the first time the channel operator has taken…
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Freesat to showcase smart TV guide for third party operators
UK free-to-view satellite platform Freesat is using the forthcoming TV Connect show in London to…
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Getting the Quality of Service you need for OTT success
A Q&A with Andy Burnett, Director of Online Technology and Operations, ITV and Dave Clark,…
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Hastings: Vivendi-Mediaset deal is not a problem
Netflix boss Reed Hastings has said he is not worried by the prospect of direct…
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BBC says channels safe as Kids iPlayer launches
The BBC has launched a kids-specific version of its iPlayer on-demand service and pledged to…
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UKTV: Dave and Drama now top non-PSB UK channels
Channel provider UKTV reported double-digit growth in 2015 and claimed that Dave and Drama are…
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La Liga for Telecable, but not Euskaltel
Spanish regional cable operator Telecable has secured the rights to distribute Catalan broadcaster Mediapro’s beIN…
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Digital strategies: The direct approach
Faced with growing demand for content to be available on multiple devices and in different…
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MCNs, digital brands and the future of online content
As multichannel networks come of age, the future of online content looks increasingly geared towards…
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Vivendi and Mediaset team up to take on Sky and Netflix
Vivendi and its Italian counterpart Mediaset have inked a deal that sees the French media…
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Vodafone and Orange secure Mediapro deal for football in Spain
Vodafone Spain and Orange have struck a deal with Catalan broadcaster Mediapro that secures for…
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MTG targets €64m of savings in 2016
Modern Times Group (MTG) will aim to make roughly SEK600 million (€64.6 million) in savings…
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BBC Three claims online success
Strong viewing figures for new BBC Three drama Thirteen shows that the youth network’s content “cuts…
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BBCWW poaches Scripps channel boss
The US division of BBC Worldwide has hired Sergei Kuharsky as strategy and business development…
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NBCU’s SVOD service hayu launches on Virgin Media
NBCUniversal International’s new reality TV-focused subscription video-on-demand service hayu is launching via Virgin Media in…
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Former Shine finance chief heads to BBCWW
BBC Worldwide has hired former Shine CFO Tom Fussell as its new finance chief. He…
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Sony buys Turkish channels group
Sony Pictures Television has taken a majority stake in Turkey-based channels group Planet TV. Pending…
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HbbTV Association to launch operator app specification
The HbbTV Association has announced plans to launch a specification for operator applications, based on…
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Trace to launch international SVoD service in June
Youth-oriented media group Trace will launch Trace Play, a new international subscription video-on-demand service, beginning…
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Viceland to launch in France with Canal+
Vice has partnered with Canal+ Group to launch a French version of its TV network…