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Broadcasters
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Cyfrowy Polsat offers HBO Go to LTE subscribers
Polish pay TV operator Cyfrowy Polsat has made the HBO Go mobile TV service from…
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MTG’s Aleks Habdank joins TalkTalk
Former Modern Times Group (MTG) and Virgin Media executive Aleks Habdank has joined TalkTalk as…
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Palmer takes new managing editor role at All 4
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has named Charlie Palmer as managing editor of All 4, the…
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Cohan upped in A+E Networks rejig
A+E Networks has rejigged its digital and corporate units, handing Sean Cohan a wider role…
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Channel 5 taps Monterosa for Big Brother app
UK broadcaster Channel 5 has signed a one-year deal with second screen firm Monterosa, which…
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Hulu Japan secures A+E Networks content
Japanese subscription on-demand service Hulu is bringing an “extensive” catalogue of programming from A+E…
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SES secures contract with Viasat
Satellite operator SES has secured a contract with Modern Times Group-owned free and pay TV…
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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…
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Russian government approves CTC Media sale
The Russian government has given the green light to CTC Media’s planned sale to UTH…
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Maker Studios CEO Ynon Kreiz exits firm
Ynon Kreiz has left Maker Studios almost a year after The Walt Disney Company acquired…
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Canal+ secures French League Cup rights for four seasons
Canal+ Group has secured rights to the country Coupe de la Ligue football tournament for…
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Nickelodeon UK’s McCann leaves MD role
Tina McCann is exiting Nickelodeon UK as part of a “management handover” that sees VP,…
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OSN extends retail presence with Sharaf DG deal
Middle East pay TV provider OSN has strengthened its retail presence through a partnership with…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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TiVo Research partners with NBCU for Olympics measurement
TiVo Research and RealityMine are partnering with NBCUniversal to provide cross-platform measurement of the 2016…
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BoxNation launches on Freeview
Premium boxing channel BoxNation has launched on UK digital TV platform Freeview. Viewers will be…
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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…
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BBC launches iPlayer on the new Apple TV
The BBC has launched an iPlayer app for the new generation of Apple TV, and…
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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…
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Canal+ strikes exclusive deal with Disney for new services
Canal+ Group and Disney have struck a deal that will see Canalsat become the exclusive…
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Liberty Global hires new content chief
Liberty Global has hired Australian TV veteran Bruce Mann to head up its content strategy….
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Hungarian channel goes free to air for festive season
Hungarian media services and pay TV group Antenna Hungária has agreed with public broadcaster MTVA…
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Fifth of UK broadband homes use Netflix
Some 18% of UK broadband households used subscription video-on-demand service Netflix in the past 30…
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UPC Poland adds four HD channels
UPC Poland has added four high definition channels to its offering – TV4 HD, Polsat…
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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…