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Conseil d’État rejects claims of partiality in CSA pubcaster chief choice
France’s highest court, the Conseil d’État, has rejected a set of complaints by two unions,…
STV Player launches on Freeview Play
Scottish commercial broadcaster STV’s catch-up service, STV Player has launched on Freeview Play, the on-demand…
EC spectrum plan raises alarm at EBU
The EBU has expressed strong concern about proposals from the European Commission to set a…
BBC and Discovery strike Olympics deal
UK public broadcaster the BBC and US-listed channel operator Discovery have inked a sports rights…
AMC channels boss Tuchman exiting
Bruce Tuchman is leaving US cable group AMC after five years running its international channels…
Discovery strikes deals with beIN and OSN
Discovery has announced a raft of carriage deals for its channels in the MENA region,…
MTG turns in solid result despite Russian reversal
Modern Times Group has delivered fourth quarter profits in line with analyst forecasts after a…
Turner ups Raad at CNN
Rani Raad has been upped at the international arm of Turner-owned news net CNN, taking…
Mediaset Spain pulls out of Yomvi
Mediaset España has pulled its channels from Telefónica’s Yomvi OTT platform to focus on its…
Yahoo in digital ad deal with Mediaset for Italy
Yahoo and Mediaset have struck an exclusive three-year deal for the sale of display, native…
Talking Pictures TV launches on Freesat
Archive film and television channel, Talking Pictures TV, has launched on UK free satellite TV…
Discovery and Imax strike programming deal
Large-screen cinema company Imax has cut its first TV distribution deal for its original programming…
Inea doubles online TV offering
Polish cable operator Inea has doubled the number of channel available as part of its…
Time Warner ‘wants current seasons off Hulu’
Media giant Time Warner would like to see episodes from current TV seasons taken off…
New UK sales chief for ESPN
Sports channel ESPN has named Sam Coleman, former head of client sales for Guardian News…
James Murdoch takes chairman role as Sky posts strong growth
James Murdoch is to return to Sky as chairman in a move that many believe…
BBC switches to BT for next-generation broadcast network
The BBC has chosen BT to provide its next-generation broadcast network, switching supplier from Vodafone-owned…
Unitymedia adds five new channels
Liberty Global-owned German cable operator Unitymedia is adding five new TV channels to its programming…
Howling to leave Digital UK
Ilse Howling is stepping down as Digital UK’s managing director of connected TV, with chief…
Paramount Channel launches in Italy
Viacom’s Paramount Channel is launching in Italy. The Viacom International Media Networks channel, which is…
ProSieben rebrands MCN unit
ProSiebenSat.1 has rebranded its MCN group Collective Digital Studio as Studio71. The German broadcast group…
TF1 completes Newen deal
TF1 has completed its controversial 70% buyout of French producer and distributor Newen Group. In…
AMC reorganises central Europe unit
The central Europe division of AMC Networks International has rejigged its operation and will now…
Scripps Networks names UK and EMEA research chief
Pay TV channel provider Scripps Networks Interactive has named Ettie Etela as vice-president, research and…
BBC launches Teach and Live Lessons on YouTube
The BBC is launching BBC Teach, a new home on YouTube for BBC video resources…
Mediapro reportedly ready to distribute football to Telefónica rivals
Spain’s Mediapro is capitulating to pressure from the country’s competition watchdog and leading service providers…
BBC3 online, mobile platforms revealed as linear switch-off looms
The BBC announced two new platforms and a raft of new content for its youth…
OSN launches Arabic movie channel, Home of HBO service and H2
Middle East pay TV operator OSN is launching six new HD channels including a ‘Home…
New chairman for Channel 4
UK commercial public broadcaster Channel 4 has appointed Charles Gurassa as its new chairman. He…
Ex-E! chief emerges at Discovery
Former E! Entertainment Network president Suzanne Kolb has joined cable giant Discovery Communications to oversee…