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BBC and Sky services join Apple News
BBC News and Sky’s Sky News service will both be available as part of the…
CTC offers premium online access to top show
Russia’s CTC Media is offering premium online access to the third season of popular series…
NBC and CBS sign up for Apple TV
US broadcast networks NBC and CBS are launching app-based programming services on Apple TV. The…
Liberty Global reaches 800,000 DTH customers
Liberty Global’s satellite unit, UPC DTH, has now surpassed 800,000 customers in Europe – a…
VPN firm accuses BBC of ‘nuke approach’ to iPlayer blocking
Anonymous virtual private network (VPN) provider, TorGuard, has accused the BBC of taking a “‘nuke’…
UKTV launches VoD service on Amazon Fire TV
UK channels group UKTV has launched its catch-up and on-demand service UKTV Play on Amazon’s…
Cyfrowy Polsat’s IPLA adds Viacom channels
Polish pay TV outfit Cyfrowy Polsat-backed OTT service IPLA has signed a new deal with…
Globecast chooses NovelSat S3 for live events
Media services provider Globecast has chosen Israel-based NovelSat’s satellite modulation technology for global distribution of…
Q&A: Jim Samples, Scripps Networks Interactive
Jim Samples, president, international, Scripps Networks Interactive, talks about his company’s acquisition of Poland’s TVN…
ITV to buy UTV Media’s TV business for £100m
UK broadcaster ITV has agreed to the television assets of Northern Irish-based broadcasting group UTV…
Opera SDK included in Humax’s Freeview Play boxes
Opera’s HbbTV 2.0 SDK will see its first deployment in Humax’s new Freeview Play-enabled set-top…
NBCU launches comedy SVoD platform
NBCUniversal has revealed a subscription on-demand platform for comedy, SeeSo. The US$3.99 (€2.78) a month…
Viacom to launch BET in France
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) and BET International are due to launch the BET channel as…
Discovery poaches digital boss from DirecTV
Discovery Communications has hired Karen Leever as its new executive VP, digital media. She joins…
Channel 4 taps Yospace for targeted advertising
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has chosen Yospace to provide technology for targeted video advertising across…
Moonves: Apple, CBS close to streaming deal
CBS Corp. is close to agreeing a programming deal that would see shows such as…
ProSiebenSat.1 in digital studio venture
Production and distribution group Red Arrow is backing Ripple Entertainment, a new digital prodco based…
TV4 teams up with Bonnier sister company for e-commerce venture
Swedish commercial broadcaster TV4 has teamed up with Adlibris Group to launch a new e-commerce…
Tele Columbus to add Maxdome to offering
German cable operator Tele Columbus is to add ProSiebenSat.1-owned on-demand service Maxdome to its offering…
Channel 4 opens ‘northern hub’ in Manchester
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has opened a new office in Manchester city centre in an…
Mediaset denies wrongdoing as financial police probe football deal
Italy’s financial police have initiated an investigation into allegations that commercial broadcaster Mediaset colluded with…
Humax: Freeview Play set to boost UK retail box market
The launch of Freeview Play, the new on-demand service from UK free-to-air platform Freeview, will…
TF1 and M6 disappointed as CSA names HD DTT candidates
French broadcasters TF1 and M6 have expressed disappointment that their proposed joint teleshopping channel has…
BBC TV boss Danny Cohen to step down
BBC director of television Danny Cohen is leaving the BBC for a “new leadership challenge”….
DTG calls on BBC to champion tech innovations
The UK’s Digital Television Group (DTG) has called for the BBC to champion innovation and…
Channel 4 launches All 4 Android trial
Channel 4 is trialling an Android app version of its 2015-launched All 4 digital service,…
Sundance Channel launches on Orange TV in France
AMC Networks International (AMCNI) has launched Sundance Channel Global on Orange TV through its ADSL…
MTG takes Spanish, Italian, French football rights
Modern Times Group (MTG) has acquired exclusive Nordic broadcast and online rights to top-flight football…
TV and radio ‘retain importance’ among EU citizens
Despite the growing availability of other media outlets, television and radio “retain their importance among…
Sky boosts on-demand offer with new Disney deal
Sky has agreed a new multi-year deal with Disney UK and Ireland that will let…