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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…
Discovery restructures US nets as Ross rises
Discovery Communications has placed Rich Ross into a networks group president role as it realigns…
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…
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…
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…
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…
NBC Universal invests US$200 million in Vox Media
NBC Universal has made a US$200 million investment in Vox Media – the parent company…
Kabel Deutschland suffers reverse in battle with pubcaster
A Munich court has ruled that Vodafone-owned German cable operator Kabel Deutschland must continue to…
Al Jazeera names AJ+ chief
Qatar-based Al Jazeera has named Dima Khatib as managing director of its digital-only news platform…
Social climbing: social networks & OTT video
Social networks have long been used to share video clips, but how viable are they…
BBC Worldwide launches new channels in South Africa
BBC Worldwide is launching its three new channel brands in Africa for the first time…
Vision247 moves to new facility in Chiswick
Hybrid broadcast channel aggregator and platform provider Vision247 is relocating its London offices to Chiswick…
ITV buys into parent-focused MCN
UK broadcaster ITV has acquired a stake in Channel Mum, which is billed as the…
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…
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…
Mediapro strikes BeIN Sports deal with Telecable
Following similar deals with Vodafone and Orange, Catalan broadcaster Mediapro has struck a deal with…
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…
Nickelodeon launches kids app in Portugal
Viacom-owned kids channel Nickelodeon has launched its free app in Portugal for the first time….
OSN hails Ajman piracy crackdown
Officials in the UAE Emirate of Ajman have conducted a series of raids on retail…
Orange secures Champions League with BeIN Sports deal
Catalan media outfit Mediapro is to distribute BeIN Sports, its new joint venture sports channel…
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…
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…
Content deals boost Telecom Italia ultra-fast broadband
Telecom Italia saw strong growth in the ultra-fast broadband segment in the second quarter, boosted,…
BBC America spurs AMC to Q2 growth
AMC Networks’ new stake in US cable channel BBC America allowed the cable channels group…
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…
Mediaset agrees Premium deal with Telecom Italia
Mediaset and Telecom Italia have agreed a deal whereby the telecom operator will distribute Mediaset…
Discovery in deal with Verizon, outlines MENA ambitions
Discovery Communications is to begin supplying content to an upcoming mobile TV-focused OTT service from…
BBC Earth deals for Belgium and Spain
BBC Worldwide has signed deals to broadcast a branded block of BBC Earth content via…
Freesat claims 200% connected customer increase
Freesat claims it has increased the customer base of its connected service, Freetime, by 200%…
Fox eyes ‘bolt-on’ M&A opportunities
Highlights from 21st Century Fox’s first investor call since Rupert Murdoch stepped down as CEO…