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Endemol Beyond names Ramme as global MD
Georg Ramme has been upped to global managing director of Endemol Beyond, the digital and…
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Discovery restructures US nets as Ross rises
Discovery Communications has placed Rich Ross into a networks group president role as it realigns…
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Telefónica unveils La Liga offering, no deal yet on BeIN Sports
Spanish telco Telefónica has unveiled its Spanish football programming line-up but has yet to strike…
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BBC Three to go online only from March 2016
The BBC plans to turn youth network BBC Three into an online-only service from March…
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BT extends agreement with UKTV to full range of channels
BT has extended its agreement with UKTV, making its full portfolio of channels available to…
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iPlayer TV requests up 18% in July
TV requests to the BBC’s iPlayer online service were up 18% year-on-year, and increased slightly…
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NBC Universal invests US$200 million in Vox Media
NBC Universal has made a US$200 million investment in Vox Media – the parent company…
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Kabel Deutschland suffers reverse in battle with pubcaster
A Munich court has ruled that Vodafone-owned German cable operator Kabel Deutschland must continue to…
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Al Jazeera names AJ+ chief
Qatar-based Al Jazeera has named Dima Khatib as managing director of its digital-only news platform…
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Social climbing: social networks & OTT video
Social networks have long been used to share video clips, but how viable are they…
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BBC Worldwide launches new channels in South Africa
BBC Worldwide is launching its three new channel brands in Africa for the first time…
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Vision247 moves to new facility in Chiswick
Hybrid broadcast channel aggregator and platform provider Vision247 is relocating its London offices to Chiswick…
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ITV buys into parent-focused MCN
UK broadcaster ITV has acquired a stake in Channel Mum, which is billed as the…
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BBC iPlayer Radio tops one million downloads in a month
The BBC has logged more than 1 million programme downloads for the BBC iPlayer Radio…
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RTL Deutschland taps 3-Screen Solutions for n-tv HbbTV app
RTL Deutschland-owned news channel n-tv has tapped 3 Screen Solutions to develop a new HbbTV-compliant…
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Mediapro strikes BeIN Sports deal with Telecable
Following similar deals with Vodafone and Orange, Catalan broadcaster Mediapro has struck a deal with…
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Telecom Italia targets half million-plus TV customers this year
Telecom Italia is targeting 550,000 video customers by the end of this year following its…
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Nickelodeon launches kids app in Portugal
Viacom-owned kids channel Nickelodeon has launched its free app in Portugal for the first time….
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OSN hails Ajman piracy crackdown
Officials in the UAE Emirate of Ajman have conducted a series of raids on retail…
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Orange secures Champions League with BeIN Sports deal
Catalan media outfit Mediapro is to distribute BeIN Sports, its new joint venture sports channel…
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Ka-band satellite Al Yah 3 passes critical design review
UAE-based satellite operator Yahsat and Orbital ATK have completed a Critical Design Review for the…
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Russia’s CTC Media reports 74% plunge in net income
CTC Media’s net income plummeted 74% year-on-year in the second quarter with the firm blaming…
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Content deals boost Telecom Italia ultra-fast broadband
Telecom Italia saw strong growth in the ultra-fast broadband segment in the second quarter, boosted,…
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BBC America spurs AMC to Q2 growth
AMC Networks’ new stake in US cable channel BBC America allowed the cable channels group…
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HBO Now ‘surpassing expectations’, international OTT launches due soon
Subscriber satisfaction for HBO’s US over-the-top service, HBO Now, have surpassed expectations with announcements about…
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Mediaset agrees Premium deal with Telecom Italia
Mediaset and Telecom Italia have agreed a deal whereby the telecom operator will distribute Mediaset…
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Discovery in deal with Verizon, outlines MENA ambitions
Discovery Communications is to begin supplying content to an upcoming mobile TV-focused OTT service from…
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BBC Earth deals for Belgium and Spain
BBC Worldwide has signed deals to broadcast a branded block of BBC Earth content via…
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Freesat claims 200% connected customer increase
Freesat claims it has increased the customer base of its connected service, Freetime, by 200%…
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Fox eyes ‘bolt-on’ M&A opportunities
Highlights from 21st Century Fox’s first investor call since Rupert Murdoch stepped down as CEO…