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Consultation launched over BBC3’s vacated EPG slot
Digital UK, the organisation that manages the Freeview EPG, has launched a consultation about what…
Fox International Channels going day-and-date with X-Files
Fox International Channels has acquired The X-Files and will launch it day-and-date with the US…
EBU warns on threat to Polish pubcaster independence
EBU president Jean-Paul Philippot has written an open letter to Poland’s new president expressing his…
Cyfrowy Polsat offers HBO Go to LTE subscribers
Polish pay TV operator Cyfrowy Polsat has made the HBO Go mobile TV service from…
MTG’s Aleks Habdank joins TalkTalk
Former Modern Times Group (MTG) and Virgin Media executive Aleks Habdank has joined TalkTalk as…
Palmer takes new managing editor role at All 4
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has named Charlie Palmer as managing editor of All 4, the…
Cohan upped in A+E Networks rejig
A+E Networks has rejigged its digital and corporate units, handing Sean Cohan a wider role…
Channel 5 taps Monterosa for Big Brother app
UK broadcaster Channel 5 has signed a one-year deal with second screen firm Monterosa, which…
Hulu Japan secures A+E Networks content
Japanese subscription on-demand service Hulu is bringing an “extensive” catalogue of programming from A+E…
SES secures contract with Viasat
Satellite operator SES has secured a contract with Modern Times Group-owned free and pay TV…
Fix&Foxi debuts in UAE with Etisalat
Your Family Entertainment-owned kids channel Fix&Foxi has secured carriage on UAE telecom operator Etisalat’s eLife…
Russian government approves CTC Media sale
The Russian government has given the green light to CTC Media’s planned sale to UTH…
Maker Studios CEO Ynon Kreiz exits firm
Ynon Kreiz has left Maker Studios almost a year after The Walt Disney Company acquired…
Canal+ secures French League Cup rights for four seasons
Canal+ Group has secured rights to the country Coupe de la Ligue football tournament for…
Nickelodeon UK’s McCann leaves MD role
Tina McCann is exiting Nickelodeon UK as part of a “management handover” that sees VP,…
OSN extends retail presence with Sharaf DG deal
Middle East pay TV provider OSN has strengthened its retail presence through a partnership with…
Trace signs deal with US OTT service YipTV
Trace is due to launch five thematic channels on US over-the-top service YipTV early next…
Netflix launches on UK’s Freetime by Freesat platform
Netflix has launched on UK free-to-air digital satellite platform Freesat via its Freetime connected TV…
BeIN Media in ‘biggest output deal’ with Italia Film International
Qatar-based pay TV provider BeIN Media Group has signed a five-year multi-million dollar output deal…
TiVo Research partners with NBCU for Olympics measurement
TiVo Research and RealityMine are partnering with NBCUniversal to provide cross-platform measurement of the 2016…
BoxNation launches on Freeview
Premium boxing channel BoxNation has launched on UK digital TV platform Freeview. Viewers will be…
CSA confirms plans for public channels in HD after MPEG-4 switch
French media regulator the CSA has confirmed that public broadcaster France Télévisions’ France 3, France…
BBC launches iPlayer on the new Apple TV
The BBC has launched an iPlayer app for the new generation of Apple TV, and…
Netflix UK subs to overtake free catch-up viewers over Christmas
The proportion of consumers in the UK accessing paid-for TV streaming services such as Netflix…
Canal+ strikes exclusive deal with Disney for new services
Canal+ Group and Disney have struck a deal that will see Canalsat become the exclusive…
Liberty Global hires new content chief
Liberty Global has hired Australian TV veteran Bruce Mann to head up its content strategy….
Hungarian channel goes free to air for festive season
Hungarian media services and pay TV group Antenna Hungária has agreed with public broadcaster MTVA…
Fifth of UK broadband homes use Netflix
Some 18% of UK broadband households used subscription video-on-demand service Netflix in the past 30…
UPC Poland adds four HD channels
UPC Poland has added four high definition channels to its offering – TV4 HD, Polsat…
Ofcom: UK TV viewers ‘most technologically advanced’ in Europe
Some 70% of UK adults will watch TV using free-to-air, catch-up services like the BBC…