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Broadcasters
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CBS eyes international Showtime OTT launch
US broadcaster CBS is looking at international launches for its new Showtime OTT on-demand platform…
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Discovery International hit by currency effects in Q2
Discovery Communications has posted 3% revenue growth for the second quarter, with strong US growth…
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Vodafone Spain to carry BeIN Sport with Champions League football
Vodafone España has struck a deal with Catalan broadcaster Mediapro to include the latter’s forthcoming…
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AMC to debut in the UK this month
AMC Networks International has confirmed is launching its AMC channel for the first time in…
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Discovery hires Nat Geo’s Sayer
Discovery Networks International has poached factual production veteran Ed Sayer to join Phil Craig’s new…
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Turner hires Viacom’s Brookman for UK
Turner Broadcasting System poached Viacom International Media Networks’s Vanessa Brookman to become VP, content and…
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Foxxum secures place on Sharp smart TVs in Europe
Consumer electronics manufacturer UMC Slovakia, which holds the licence to the Sharp brand in Europe,…
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Matchstick pulls plug on Firefox OS streaming stick
Matchstick has pulled the plug on its Mozilla-endorsed, Firefox OS-based TV streaming dongle ahead of…
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OTT service Magine launches in the UK in test mode
Online TV operator Magine has launched in test mode in the UK and has secured…
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TVN ups Anting to board member for digital
Polish broadcaster TVN Group has appointed company executive Christian Anting to the management board, with…
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A+E Networks UK hires RTL exec for COO post
Dean Possenniskie’s first major moves since taking over at A+E Networks UK are the appointment…
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More FilmBox services for MinDig TV Extra in Hungary
Antenna Hungária’s MinDig TV Extra customers who subscribe to SPI International’s FilmBox PAK premium TV…
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Sky acquires MTV Italia, Viacom to launch new Italian channels
Sky has struck a deal with Viacom to acquire MTV Italia, expanding its presence on…
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ITV angry over catch-up licence fee plans
ITV is challenging plans to widen the scope of the UK licence fee to cover…
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Fox taking Bundesliga to entertainment channels
Fox will simulcast the opening match of the German football league on its sport as…
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HBO pulls channels from Bulgarian pay TV operator in fees row
HBO Bulgaria has pulled its HBO and Cinemax services from pay TV operator Bulsatcom’s platform…
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Viacom acquires Indian channels stake
Viacom has paid INR9.4 billion (€133 million) for a 50% stake in Indian regional entertainment…
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Digital TV Labs to develop HbbTV 2.0 test suite
Digital TV Labs has been selected by the HbbTV Association to test new technologies for…
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Liberty Global ups stake in ITV
Cable giant Liberty Global has upped its stake in ITV, but has ruled out making…
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TV production and channels boost Lagardère Active
TV production and channels helped keep Lagardère’s media arm, Lagardère Active, on an even keel…
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Spain helps lift Mediaset performance
An uptick in Spain helped partially offset a continued decline in the Italian advertising market…
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Digital and advertising boost for ProSiebenSat.1
A strong performance from digital activities including subscription video-on-demand service Maxdome, along with a strong…
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CNN launches localised Greek service
CNN is to launch a localised digital and mobile version of its service for Greece…
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Discovery forms partnership with Doğuş for major Turkish expansion
Discovery Communications has agreed a strategic relationship with Turkey’s Doğuş Media Group to increase its portfolio…
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Amazon signs Top Gear team for motoring show
Amazon Prime Instant Video has won the battle to sign former Top Gear presenters Jermy Clarkson, James…
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ProSiebenSat.1 acquires programmatic ad leader
German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has acquired a majority stake in advertising exchange platform Smartstream.tv, one of…
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ATU votes for no change on UHF spectrum
The African Telecommunication Union has come out publicly in opposition to the reallocation of the…
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CTC pulls out of S&P ratings, postpones earnings announcement
Russian broadcaster CTC Media has asked Standard & Poor’s to withdraw its credit rating service…
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Rebrand for Filmbox channels
SPI International/Filmbox will rebrand two of its flagship channels in Poland and Romania in September….
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Mediaset Premium secures NFL and Super Bowl rights
Italian pay TV operator Mediaset Premium has secured exclusive rights to top-tier American football for…