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Broadcasters
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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…
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BBC plays down immediate BBC Four closure threat
The BBC’s director of strategy has said the corporation does not have plans to close…
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Viacom unveils Play Plex mobile TV apps
Viacom has unveiled Viacom Play Plex, a suite of mobile TV apps that will offer…
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Disney Movies Anywhere expands footprint
Disney’s cloud-based movie service Disney Movies Anywhere is launching as an app for Roku and…
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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…
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Scripps hires ex-Discovery Asia chief for UK
Scripps Networks Interactive has hired former Discovery Networks Asia Pacific boss Kevin Dickie as senior…
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Freesat launches new Android app
UK free-to-air satellite platform Freesat has launched a new version of its app for Android…
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BBCWW taps Monterosa for Dancing with the Stars app
BBC Worldwide (BBCWW) is partnering with multiscreen specialist Monterosa on an official companion app for…
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‘Open BBC for the internet age’ pledges director general
BBC director general, Tony Hall, has outlined plans for an “open BBC for the internet…
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BBC to launch kids iPlayer service, iPlay
UK public service broadcaster the BBC, is to launch a standalone children’s version of popular…
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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…
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Freeview Play to launch next month
UK digital-terrestrial TV provider Freeview has confirmed that its new connected TV offering, Freeview Play,…
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Fox gets into UK free TV
Fox International Channels is getting into UK free TV for the first time with the…
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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…
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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…
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Scripps Networks expands Czech HD offering
Scripps Networks UK and EMEA has launched the Czech-language version of Food Network in HD…
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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…
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Labour hopeful Corbyn pledges to reverse BBC cuts
Jeremy Corbyn has pledged to reverse cuts to UK public broadcaster the BBC. Corbyn is…
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Viacom appoints former Turner exec Flamman
Former Turner Broadcasting System EMEA senior VP and COO Pete Flamman has joined Viacom International…
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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…
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TF1 launches digital incubator
French commercial broadcaster TF1 has teamed up with consultancy Paris&Co to create a new digital…
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MTG closes deal for Turtle Entertainment
The Modern Times Group has finalised a deal for Turtle Entertainment, the Cologne-based e-sports specialist….
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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…
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Scripps launches Fine Living HD with M7
Pay TV operator M7 Group has extended its existing agreement with channel provider Scripps Networks…
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Opera to ship HbbTV 2.0 SDK
Opera Software is to start shipping an HbbTV 2.0 software development kit to TV manufacturers…
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Discovery forms alliance for Russian distribution
Discovery Communications will continue to distribute its pay TV portfolio in Russia and will develop…
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Whittingdale: BBC future debate justified
UK Conservative government minister John Whittingdale has admitted “most people” see the BBC licence fee…
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MTV partners with IM360 for VMA virtual reality
MTV in the US has partnered with immersive video firm IM360 to broadcast 360-degree, virtual…
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Digital growth boost for RTL
Strong digital growth has boosted RTL Group’s figures for the first half of this year,…
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ABN TV joins Arqiva connected TV platform
ABN TV has become the latest channel to sign up for distribution to Freeview viewers…