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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…
Turner appoints new finance chief
Turner Broadcasting System EMEA has named Jamie Friend as its new chief financial officer, DTVE’s…
ProSiebenSat.1 expands e-commerce activities
Germany broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 is expanding further into e-commerce with the acquisition of online flight-booking service…
BBC defends right to remain a ‘universal public broadcaster’
The BBC Trust has defended its right to remain a “universal public service broadcaster” and…
Mediaset Premium sees strong growth
Mediaset-backed pay TV unit Mediaset Premium had 1.815 million post-paid subscribers at the end of…
Viasat launches pair of new channels
The Modern Times Group is rolling out two new channels, Viasat Series and Viasat Films…
UK commercial broadcasters call for BBC charter changes
The trade body that represents the UK’s commercial broadcasters has called for governance of the…
Humax launches first Freeview Play device
Humax has launched the first UK Freeview Play device, the Humax FVP-4000T. The HD device…
Discovery launches TLC in Turkey via Doğuş partnership
Discovery Communications is to launch its female-focused TLC channel in Turkey following its acquisition of…
Canal+ renews deal with Disney
Canal+ Group has renewed its deal with Disney Media Distribution for exclusive first run and…
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…
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…
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…
BBC looks to reboot foreign OTT ambitions
BBC Worldwide plans to reboot its foreign over-the-top ambitions once it has built out support…
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…
SPI International strikes deal with NFI
SPI International has just signed a non-exclusive agreement with New Films International (NFI) that will…
Crozier: ITV needed international switch
ITV CEO Adam Crozier has said ITV’s focus on the international business, acquiring companies such…
AwesomenessTV to expand with Endemol Beyond
Endemol Beyond is to launch local language versions of teen multichannel network AwesomenessTV following the…
Bake Off helps raise BBC iPlayer stats for August
The Great British Bake Off helped boost the performance of BBC iPlayer in August, with…
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”…
LTE Broadcast: in search of a commercial application
LTE Broadcast is an impressive technology but it opens up more questions than answers, a…
Fox gives Ford expanded role
Fox International Channels has promoted Jeff Ford to senior vice-president, content development for Europe and…
Mediaset audience share slips following Sky withdrawal
Italian broadcaster Mediaset’s audience share has slipped by a reported 1.56% since its channels were…
Freesat adds five channels
UK free-to-air digital satellite platform Freesat has added five new channels to the platform. The…
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…
MTV poaches Discovery exec as Friedman exits
US cable channel MTV has a new president following the exit of previous incumbent Stephen…
BBC orders original horror film for iPlayer
The BBC is expanding its move into original feature films for its iPlayer service with…
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….
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…
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…