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AJ+ passes one billion milestone
Al Jazeera’s digital-only news platform AJ+ has passed the milestone of one billion online video…
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Turner appoints new finance chief
Turner Broadcasting System EMEA has named Jamie Friend as its new chief financial officer, DTVE’s…
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ProSiebenSat.1 expands e-commerce activities
Germany broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 is expanding further into e-commerce with the acquisition of online flight-booking service…
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BBC defends right to remain a ‘universal public broadcaster’
The BBC Trust has defended its right to remain a “universal public service broadcaster” and…
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Mediaset Premium sees strong growth
Mediaset-backed pay TV unit Mediaset Premium had 1.815 million post-paid subscribers at the end of…
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Viasat launches pair of new channels
The Modern Times Group is rolling out two new channels, Viasat Series and Viasat Films…
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UK commercial broadcasters call for BBC charter changes
The trade body that represents the UK’s commercial broadcasters has called for governance of the…
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Humax launches first Freeview Play device
Humax has launched the first UK Freeview Play device, the Humax FVP-4000T. The HD device…
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Discovery launches TLC in Turkey via Doğuş partnership
Discovery Communications is to launch its female-focused TLC channel in Turkey following its acquisition of…
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Canal+ renews deal with Disney
Canal+ Group has renewed its deal with Disney Media Distribution for exclusive first run and…
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PBS America to go free-to-air in the UK
PBS America is going free-to-air in the UK at the end of the month and…
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BT Sport to showcase rugby matches on free-to-air
BT Sport is making three Aviva Premiership Rugby games available for everyone to watch in…
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CTC Media hails success of second screen app
Russian broadcaster CTC Media’s second screen app has been downloaded 330,000 times in the month…
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BBC looks to reboot foreign OTT ambitions
BBC Worldwide plans to reboot its foreign over-the-top ambitions once it has built out support…
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Trace unveils plans for African SVoD offering, original series and movies
Youth-oriented media group Trace is to launch a subscription VoD service for sub-Saharan Africa in…
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SPI International strikes deal with NFI
SPI International has just signed a non-exclusive agreement with New Films International (NFI) that will…
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Crozier: ITV needed international switch
ITV CEO Adam Crozier has said ITV’s focus on the international business, acquiring companies such…
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AwesomenessTV to expand with Endemol Beyond
Endemol Beyond is to launch local language versions of teen multichannel network AwesomenessTV following the…
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Bake Off helps raise BBC iPlayer stats for August
The Great British Bake Off helped boost the performance of BBC iPlayer in August, with…
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Freeview kicks off ‘biggest ever’ campaign for Freeview Play
UK digital-terrestrial platform Freeview has launched what it describes as its “biggest ever advertising campaign”…
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LTE Broadcast: in search of a commercial application
LTE Broadcast is an impressive technology but it opens up more questions than answers, a…
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Fox gives Ford expanded role
Fox International Channels has promoted Jeff Ford to senior vice-president, content development for Europe and…
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Mediaset audience share slips following Sky withdrawal
Italian broadcaster Mediaset’s audience share has slipped by a reported 1.56% since its channels were…
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Freesat adds five channels
UK free-to-air digital satellite platform Freesat has added five new channels to the platform. The…
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EBU calls on UK to protect independence and financing of BBC
The EBU has called on the UK government to guarantee the BBC’s independence and has…
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MTV poaches Discovery exec as Friedman exits
US cable channel MTV has a new president following the exit of previous incumbent Stephen…
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BBC orders original horror film for iPlayer
The BBC is expanding its move into original feature films for its iPlayer service with…
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Fox free-to-air channel YourTV goes live
Fox International Channels UK and Arqiva are today launching Fox UK’s first free-to-air entertainment channel, YourTV….
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Fix&Foxi breaks into Francophone Africa with Ma Télé
Germany-based programmer YourFamilyEntertainment has launched its Fix&Foxi channel on Ma Télé, the HD platform for…
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Atresmedia, Mediaset and Real Madrid set to secure DTT HD licences
The Spanish government is on the point of awarding licences for six new channels on…