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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…
BBC digital technology chief reassigned following restructure
BBC digital director Ralph Rivera has left his role as a result of the restructuring…
Entertainment One denies ITV takeover report
Canadian media group Entertainment One has denied receiving a takeover approach from UK broadcaster ITV,…
Turner deal gives Sky Adventure Time streaming
Sky has inked a deal with Turner that gives the pay TV operator the exclusive…
Scripps ups Asia boss to head international lifestyle
Derek Chang has been upped at Scripps Networks Interactive and will take the newly created…
Spacecom teams with Encompass for new distribution platform
Israel-based satellite operator Spacecom has teamed up with technology company Encompass Digital Media to create…
E W Scripps acquires satire brand Cracked
E W Scripps Company, the US publishing and over-the-air TV broadcasting company from which international…
BBC and BT Sport retain English FA Cup rights
The BBC and BT Sport have retained the rights to English FA Cup football in…
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…
Turner launches Boomerang in Turkey
Turner is launching kids channel Boomerang in Turkey on the D-Smart satellite service and Tivibù…
Quest begins live streaming
Discovery’s Quest channel has started live streaming, the first time the channel operator has taken…
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…
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,…
Hastings: Vivendi-Mediaset deal is not a problem
Netflix boss Reed Hastings has said he is not worried by the prospect of direct…
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…
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…
La Liga for Telecable, but not Euskaltel
Spanish regional cable operator Telecable has secured the rights to distribute Catalan broadcaster Mediapro’s beIN…
Digital strategies: The direct approach
Faced with growing demand for content to be available on multiple devices and in different…
MCNs, digital brands and the future of online content
As multichannel networks come of age, the future of online content looks increasingly geared towards…
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…
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…
MTG targets €64m of savings in 2016
Modern Times Group (MTG) will aim to make roughly SEK600 million (€64.6 million) in savings…
BBC Three claims online success
Strong viewing figures for new BBC Three drama Thirteen shows that the youth network’s content “cuts…
BBCWW poaches Scripps channel boss
The US division of BBC Worldwide has hired Sergei Kuharsky as strategy and business development…
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…
Former Shine finance chief heads to BBCWW
BBC Worldwide has hired former Shine CFO Tom Fussell as its new finance chief. He…
Sony buys Turkish channels group
Sony Pictures Television has taken a majority stake in Turkey-based channels group Planet TV. Pending…
HbbTV Association to launch operator app specification
The HbbTV Association has announced plans to launch a specification for operator applications, based on…
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…
Viceland to launch in France with Canal+
Vice has partnered with Canal+ Group to launch a French version of its TV network…