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BBC backs EU plan to make iPlayer accessible to Brits abroad
The BBC has welcomed the EU’s new cross-border copyright proposals, and said that government plans…
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Mediaset Spain taps Accedo for Mitele smart TV launch
Mediaset España has partnered with TV app specialist Accedo to launch its recently-released over-the-top (OTT)…
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Canal+ to close Planète+ Thalassa
Canal+ and France Télévisions plan to close their joint marine life-focused factual channel Planète+ Thalassa…
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Amazon taps major TV networks for Streaming Partners scheme
Amazon has teamed up with major TV networks and content makers like Showtime, Starz and…
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Disney pays US$200m to up Vice stake
The Walt Disney Company has reportedly paid another US$200 million for a further 5% stake…
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HbbTV looks to embrace IPTV and companion screens
Extending HbbTV to vertically integrated operator environments including IPTV is among the priorities for future…
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BBC clashes with ITV over public broadcaster role
UK public broadcaster the BBC has slammed commercial rival ITV, rebuking a number of claims…
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Canal+ hires channels veteran from Lagardère
Canal+ has hired Gérald-Brice Viret as its managing director of channels, recruiting the seasoned exec…
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A+E’s Lifetime Movie Club launches on Roku
A+E Networks’ recently-launched, direct-to-consumer subscription service, Lifetime Movie Club, has launched on Roku devices in…
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Orange reportedly in talks with Bouygues for TF1 and telecom unit
French conglomerate Bouygues has said it has “no plan to exit the telecom and TV…
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ProSieben MCN hires ex-Buzzfeed exec
ProSiebenSat.1-owned multichannel network Collective Studio 71 has hired the former head of partnerships at Buzzfeed…
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A+E ups Khanna to international digital chief
A+E Networks has promoted Akhila Khanna to director, international digital media and business development. Khanna,…
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Bonnier names Com Hem’s Caddeo as new CTO
Bonnier Broadcasting, owner of TV4 Group and C More, has named Henri Caddeo as chief…
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BBC to feature automatic trailers for shows on iPlayer
The BBC is introducing a new feature to highlight trailers on its iPlayer on-demand service….
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Imagina suspends US CEO, installs new chief after FBI raid
Spain’s Grupo Imagina is installing a new management team at Media World Sports, its US…
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Trace expands Asian footprint with deals in Sri Lanka, Taiwan
Trace is expanding in Asia after signing distribution deals with Chunghwa Telecom’s Multimedia On Demand…
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Ovum: BBC Three online transition a ‘disaster’
The closure of the BBC Three linear channel in the UK is “a disaster disguised…
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BeIN Sports snatches top-tier Spanish football from Telefónica
Catalan broadcaster Mediapro has snatched key Spanish top-tier football rights for the recently launched BeIN…
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Sky invests in US niche channel provider TV4
Sky has made an investment of US$300,000 (€280,000) via a convertible debt security in US…
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Yentob quits as BBC creative director
The BBC’s creative director Alan Yentob has resigned amid the fallout surrounding the collapse of…
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MTG restructures after digital boss exits
MTG chief digital office Rikard Steiber is leaving the company amid a company restructure of…
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UKTV launching three channels on Freesat
UK multichannel programmer UKTV is to launch three of its channels on free-to-view satellite platform…
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TDC launches new TV apps, adds HBO Nordic
Danish telco TDC is launching a number of new TV apps, including HBO Nordic, and…
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Discovery launches TVE service Discovery Go in the US
Discovery has launched its first US TV everywhere streaming service, Discovery Go, with a content…
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Freeview Play available on Panasonic DVRs and Blu-ray recorders
The UK’s Freeview Play connected TV service is now available via Panasonic’s 2015 range of…
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Commercial broadcasters call for BBC reforms
The Commercial Broadcasters Association has called for new rules to force the BBC to make…
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TRT offers HbbTV VoD in Dolby Digital Plus
Turkish Radio and Television has become the first national broadcaster in Turkey to broadcast its…
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Finland’s MTV taps Unified Streaming for DASH and HLS transition
Finnish broadcaster MTV Finland has tapped Unified Streaming’s Unified Origin product to enable MPEG-DASH and…
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ID Xtra expands distribution in Russia
Russian pay TV operator NTV+ has added homegrown dance music channel Dange TV to its…
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Discovery names Olympics team
Discovery Communications has made a series of appointments to support its delivery of coverage of…