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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…
Discovery International hit by currency effects in Q2
Discovery Communications has posted 3% revenue growth for the second quarter, with strong US growth…
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…
AMC to debut in the UK this month
AMC Networks International has confirmed is launching its AMC channel for the first time in…
Discovery hires Nat Geo’s Sayer
Discovery Networks International has poached factual production veteran Ed Sayer to join Phil Craig’s new…
Turner hires Viacom’s Brookman for UK
Turner Broadcasting System poached Viacom International Media Networks’s Vanessa Brookman to become VP, content and…
Foxxum secures place on Sharp smart TVs in Europe
Consumer electronics manufacturer UMC Slovakia, which holds the licence to the Sharp brand in Europe,…
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…
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…
TVN ups Anting to board member for digital
Polish broadcaster TVN Group has appointed company executive Christian Anting to the management board, with…
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…
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…
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…
ITV angry over catch-up licence fee plans
ITV is challenging plans to widen the scope of the UK licence fee to cover…
Fox taking Bundesliga to entertainment channels
Fox will simulcast the opening match of the German football league on its sport as…
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…
Viacom acquires Indian channels stake
Viacom has paid INR9.4 billion (€133 million) for a 50% stake in Indian regional entertainment…
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…
Liberty Global ups stake in ITV
Cable giant Liberty Global has upped its stake in ITV, but has ruled out making…
TV production and channels boost Lagardère Active
TV production and channels helped keep Lagardère’s media arm, Lagardère Active, on an even keel…
Spain helps lift Mediaset performance
An uptick in Spain helped partially offset a continued decline in the Italian advertising market…
Digital and advertising boost for ProSiebenSat.1
A strong performance from digital activities including subscription video-on-demand service Maxdome, along with a strong…
CNN launches localised Greek service
CNN is to launch a localised digital and mobile version of its service for Greece…
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…
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…
ProSiebenSat.1 acquires programmatic ad leader
German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has acquired a majority stake in advertising exchange platform Smartstream.tv, one of…
ATU votes for no change on UHF spectrum
The African Telecommunication Union has come out publicly in opposition to the reallocation of the…
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…
Rebrand for Filmbox channels
SPI International/Filmbox will rebrand two of its flagship channels in Poland and Romania in September….
Mediaset Premium secures NFL and Super Bowl rights
Italian pay TV operator Mediaset Premium has secured exclusive rights to top-tier American football for…