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Outdoor Channel launches in Benelux, CEE
AMC Networks International – Zone has partnered with Luxembourg-based pay TV operator M7 Group to…
BBC plays down immediate BBC Four closure threat
The BBC’s director of strategy has said the corporation does not have plans to close…
Viacom unveils Play Plex mobile TV apps
Viacom has unveiled Viacom Play Plex, a suite of mobile TV apps that will offer…
Disney Movies Anywhere expands footprint
Disney’s cloud-based movie service Disney Movies Anywhere is launching as an app for Roku and…
Scripps now owns 98.8% of TVN, plans ‘squeeze out’ for the rest
Scripps Networks Interactive has confirmed that it now owns 98.8% of TVN and will start…
Scripps hires ex-Discovery Asia chief for UK
Scripps Networks Interactive has hired former Discovery Networks Asia Pacific boss Kevin Dickie as senior…
Freesat launches new Android app
UK free-to-air satellite platform Freesat has launched a new version of its app for Android…
BBCWW taps Monterosa for Dancing with the Stars app
BBC Worldwide (BBCWW) is partnering with multiscreen specialist Monterosa on an official companion app for…
‘Open BBC for the internet age’ pledges director general
BBC director general, Tony Hall, has outlined plans for an “open BBC for the internet…
BBC to launch kids iPlayer service, iPlay
UK public service broadcaster the BBC, is to launch a standalone children’s version of popular…
Top 100 pay TV services add 4 million subscribers
The world’s 100 leading pay TV services gained almost four million subscribers in the second…
Freeview Play to launch next month
UK digital-terrestrial TV provider Freeview has confirmed that its new connected TV offering, Freeview Play,…
Fox gets into UK free TV
Fox International Channels is getting into UK free TV for the first time with the…
Rai4 set to secure top EPG slot on Sky as Mediaset channels encrypt
Sky in Italy is to give public broadcast channel Rai4 a prime spot on its…
CNN International to launch via Cellcom in Israel
Turner International-owned news network, CNN International, is launching in HD on Israeli operator Cellcom TV’s…
Scripps Networks expands Czech HD offering
Scripps Networks UK and EMEA has launched the Czech-language version of Food Network in HD…
Germany’s IRT to showcase HbbTV 2.0
The research institute for public-broadcasting organisations in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, IRT, will present an HbbTV…
Labour hopeful Corbyn pledges to reverse BBC cuts
Jeremy Corbyn has pledged to reverse cuts to UK public broadcaster the BBC. Corbyn is…
Viacom appoints former Turner exec Flamman
Former Turner Broadcasting System EMEA senior VP and COO Pete Flamman has joined Viacom International…
YFE launches My TV Toonz channel in Africa
Your Family Entertainment is launching a version of kids channel Fix&Foxi for sub-Saharan Africa on…
TF1 launches digital incubator
French commercial broadcaster TF1 has teamed up with consultancy Paris&Co to create a new digital…
MTG closes deal for Turtle Entertainment
The Modern Times Group has finalised a deal for Turtle Entertainment, the Cologne-based e-sports specialist….
ProSiebenSat.1 and Axel Springer team up for digital investment
German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 and publishing group Axel Springer hare investing in digital investment fund Lakestar…
Scripps launches Fine Living HD with M7
Pay TV operator M7 Group has extended its existing agreement with channel provider Scripps Networks…
Opera to ship HbbTV 2.0 SDK
Opera Software is to start shipping an HbbTV 2.0 software development kit to TV manufacturers…
Discovery forms alliance for Russian distribution
Discovery Communications will continue to distribute its pay TV portfolio in Russia and will develop…
Whittingdale: BBC future debate justified
UK Conservative government minister John Whittingdale has admitted “most people” see the BBC licence fee…
MTV partners with IM360 for VMA virtual reality
MTV in the US has partnered with immersive video firm IM360 to broadcast 360-degree, virtual…
Digital growth boost for RTL
Strong digital growth has boosted RTL Group’s figures for the first half of this year,…
ABN TV joins Arqiva connected TV platform
ABN TV has become the latest channel to sign up for distribution to Freeview viewers…