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Broadcasters
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Diversification boosts ITV as viewing share dips
ITV channels lost viewing share but reported a strong financial performance in the in the…
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Discovery’s Bartlett to quit
Discovery Studios boss Lee Bartlett is leaving the company. Bartlett has been at Discovery for…
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Scripps to transition to MPEG-4 HD on Cyfrowy Polsat
Scripps Networks UK & EMEA is to make its channels on the Cyfrowy Polsat platform…
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LCI chief Revel leaves
Eric Revel, the CEO of TF1-owned French news channel LCI, has left the group to…
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FilmBox expands in African with OVYtv
SPI International/Filmbox has agreed with African operator OVY Network to extend their channel distribution agreement,…
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Sport TV secures handball rights
AMC Networks International-Central Europe-owned Sport TV has secured exclusive rights to Velux EHF Champions League…
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EC lays down gauntlet to Hollywood majors and Sky on geo-blocking
The European Commission is investigating Sky and six Hollywood majors – Disney, NBCUniversal, Paramount Pictures,…
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Discovery to buy rest of Eurosport for €491 million
Discovery has agreed to buy the 49% stake it doesn’t already own in Eurosport from…
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MTV programming head moves to YouTube
MTV’s president of programming in the US, Susanne Daniels, is set to join YouTube to…
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Trust calls for greater protection for BBC
The BBC Trust has called for greater protection for the public broadcaster from politics, changes…
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Albanian telco adopts Telekom brand
Deutsche Telekom-owned Albanian telco Albanian Mobile Telecommunications has rebranded as Telekom Albania, making it the…
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iPlayer accounts for 62% of UK TV streaming, says government
Some 15 million UK internet users have now accessed a TV programme online, with the…
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Sky in deal with News Corp papers for Premier League clips
Pay TV operator Sky has secured UK rights to show clips from every Premier League…
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TF1’s Got to join France Télévisions as strategy and programme chief
Caroline Got, the managing director of TF1’s thematic channels TMC and NT1, is to move…
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BBC launches new channel in Asia
BBC Worldwide is continuing the international rollout of its new channel brands with the launch…
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Turner and Vubiquity team up to automate VoD
Turner Broadcasting in the US has turned to on-demand specialist Vubiquity to turn its broadcast…
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CNN reports ‘highest month on record’ for online video
News network CNN said that CNN.com posted its strongest month ever for digital video in…
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MTG lifted by Viaplay, highlights continued uncertainty on Russia
Modern Times Group’s (MTG) second-quarter performance was lifted by strong sales from its Viaplay on-demand…
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Sony Pictures Television closes Film1 deal
Sony Pictures Television Networks (SPT) has completed its buyout of Dutch channel group Film1 from…
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Maker Studios-owned Blip.tv to shut, says co-founder
Justin Day, the co-founder of online video producer and distributor Blip.tv, has said the business…
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Channel 5 onboard first BBC Earth original
The UK’s Channel 5 and BBC Worldwide have co-commissioned an extreme weather series that will…
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BBC Studios hooks Salmon
Veteran British executive Peter Salmon has been named director of the BBC’s forthcoming commercial production…
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Vice wins appeal on ATVOD ruling
Youth-focused media outfit Vice UK has won an appeal against a determination by ATVOD that…
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Mediaset Premium secures French and Scottish football
Italy’s Mediaset Premium has secured exclusive rights to French and Scottish top-tier football for the…
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MTG buys 51% of Zoomin.TV in latest MCN deal
Modern Times Group (MTG) has bought a 51% stake multi-channel network Zoomin.TV for roughly €44.9…
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FilmOn secures legal win in battle for equal status with cable
Online TV service FilmOn has secured a victory in its US legal battle to be…
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BBC Earth launching in Latin America
BBC Worldwide is launching its factual channel BBC Earth in Latin America in September. Earth…
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MTG secures NHL rights
Modern Times Group (MTG) has struck a new five-year deal with the National Hockey League…
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Industry reacts to BBC review
Industry groups, analysts, media specialist and advocacy groups have been quick to react to yesterday’s…
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DTT ‘must evolve’, says Digital UK CEO
Digital terrestrial television “must and will evolve” to adapt to new technology and web connectivity,…