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Arabsat takes additional capacity on ABS-3A
Satellite operators Arabsat and Permira-owned ABS have struck a deal whereby Arabsat will use additional…
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HBO Europe CEO leaving, restructure underway
HBO Europe CEO Linda Jensen will leave the company at the end of the year,…
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A+E deal with Liberty Global will see two new HD channels in UK
A+E Networks has secured an extended distribution deal with Liberty Global that will seen the…
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Discovery, BT linked to moves for Channel 4
Discovery Communications and BT are weighing moves for Channel 4 if the government decides to…
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beIN launches movie and entertainment channels in MENA
Sports and entertainment network beIN has expanded its platform with the launch of a range…
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BBC Store to launch next month
The BBC is due to launch its buy-to-own digital content store in the UK next…
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Furious France Télévisions suspends Newen work
TF1’s potential acquisition of production and sales group Newen has sparked a furious reaction from…
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Fox COO to leave
Fox Television Group’s long-serving COO, Joe Earley, is leaving the 21st Century Fox-owned broadcaster after…
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Canalplay adds Maker Studios section
Canal+’s SVoD service Canalplay has added a section dedicated to Disney-owned MCN Maker Studios to…
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Advertising and digital acquisitions boost ProSiebenSat.1
An improved advertising market in German-speaking markets and the impact of digital acquisitions helped lift…
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TF1 appoints new CEO
France’s biggest commercial broadcast group, TF1, has revealed Gilles Pélisson will succeed Nonce Paolini as…
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BBC to launch iPlayer app on new Apple TV
The BBC has confirmed that it will launch an iPlayer app for the new Apple…
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ProSiebenSat.1 secures ‘important’ Disney content deal
ProSiebenSat.1 and The Walt Disney Company have agreed a significant multi-year agreement that gives the…
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Scripps ups international CFO to new post
Scripps Networks Interactive as promoted international chief financial officer Simone Nardi to a new post….
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Digital TV CEE Award winners revealed
Warsaw’s Belvedere restaurant was the scene for the inaugural Digital TV CEE Awards yesterday evening,…
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CME: turnaround phase now behind us
The co-chief executive of Central European Media Enterprises (CME), Michael Del Nin, said the company’s…
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BBC licence fee ‘not settled’
The amount the BBC charges UK consumers for its channels and services has not been…
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SPT to close Viasat Hungary deal after gaining approval
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) is set to finalise its acquisition of Modern Times Group’s (MTG’s)…
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BBC online talkshow to highlight breadth of iPlayer content
The BBC is due to launch a weekly iPlayer-focused talkshow on its online catch-up service…
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Netgem adds France 24 to international content line-up
French TV technology and services provider Netgem has added international news service, France 24, to…
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MTG sells Russian, international channels for US$45.5m
Modern Times Group (MTG) has completed the sale of its Russian and international pay TV…
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Former YouTube exec to step down as Rightster CEO
Rightster CEO and former YouTube exec Patrick Walker is due to step down from his…
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David Puttnam to oversee BBC inquiry
Filmmaker David Puttnam (Chariots of Fire) is to chair a new investigation into public service…
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Sony poaches ABC exec for international post
Sony Pictures Television has poached an ABC Entertainment Group programming chief for a new international…
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AGCOM closes more pirate sites
Italian regulator AGCOM has closed three sites that broadcaster Mediaset said were illegally streaming Serie…
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Disney launching UK streaming service
Disney is launching DisneyLife, a direct-to-consumer streaming service in the UK. Disney said DisneyLife will…
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BBC Trust: no evidence the BBC ‘crowds out’ competition
There is “no clear evidence” that BBC entertainment, news and online content “crowd out” commercial…
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Mediaset and Google make peace
After eight years of litigation over copyright material being made available on YouTube, Italian broadcaster…
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Wuaki launches kids SVoD in France
Japanese-owned streaming and download service Wuaki is teaming with French media group Lagardère and launching…
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MTG hit by restructuring costs
The Modern Times Group has said its recent restructuring has cost it SEK700 million (€74…