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TDC adds HBO Nordic to TV offerings
Danish telco TDC has signed a deal to bring HBO Nordic, the premium content provider’s…
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BBC iPlayer bucks seasonal trend with increased requests
The BBC’s iPlayer saw a 2% month-on-month increase in iPlayer requests in May, bucking what…
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Fox veteran Hill exiting to create prodco
21st Century Fox is saying goodbye to senior programming executive David Hill after more than…
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Shares in Sky spike after report of rebuffed Vivendi approach
Shares in Sky spiked by about 5% yesterday after the Sunday Telegraph reported that 21st…
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Manhattan to release Freeview Play set-tops next year
Set-top box maker Manhattan TV is set to launch three devices that support Freeview Play…
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A+E Networks appoints international operations head
A+E Networks has appointed Discovery executive Edward Sabin as head of commercial operations, international, and…
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BBC DG: licence fee has ’10 years life left’, reforms needed
The BBC licence fee model has got “10 years life in it”, according to director…
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MTV names new UK chief
Jill Offman has been appointed the head of MTV in the UK, adding management of…
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UPC Romania launch for Food Network
Food Network has launched on UPC Romania, thanks to a recent deal between the channel’s…
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CNBC hires international sales chief
Business news channel CNBC has hired Max Raven as senior vice-president of international ad sales…
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Fox Play VoD service launches in Poland
Fox International Channels (FIC) has launched a new on-demand service, Fox Play, for pay TV…
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BBC trialling ‘Mind Control TV’
The BBC is working on a mind-control powered remote that lets viewers select programmes on…
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Murdoch confirms Fox CEO change
21st Century Fox has confirmed James Murdoch will succeed his father Rupert as company CEO….
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Polish competition office approves Scripps-TVN deal
The Polish competition office, UOKIK, has approved Scripps Networks Interactive’s plans to buy 100% of…
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Nickelodeon joins OSN Play online service
Children’s network Nickelodeon has launched on OSN Play, the online TV service from Middle East…
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Ultra HD, high dynamic range demo staged in France
A demonstration of an Ultra High Definition, high dynamic range broadcast at 50 frames per-second…
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Sony plans ‘a-la-carte’ PlayStation Vue offering
Sony Network Entertainment International (SNEI) and Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) have announced plans to launch…
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AMC to debut in UK in September
AMC Networks International is launching flagship channel AMC in the UK for the first time,…
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Discovery nabs Schibsted exec for Norway
Discovery Networks Norway has hired Tine Austvoll Jensen to replace the retiring Morten Skotland Hansen….
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Discovery buys Setanta Sports Asia
Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific is buying Setanta Sports Asia, a premium sports channel specialising in rugby…
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KPN takes stake in Internet of Things specialist
Dutch telco KPN’s investment arm is taking a stake in France-based Internet of Things specialist…
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Filmbox channels to launch in Latvia
Latvian operators Lattelecom and Livas have each signed deals to carry Filmbox-branded movie and sport…
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Sky reportedly close to acquiring MTV Italia channel
European pay TV group Sky is reportedly close to striking a deal with Viacom to…
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BBC launches Story Explorer tool
The BBC has launched a new story explorer tool to help users keep track of…
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Cartoon Network to launch Imagination Studios site in EMEA
Children’s broadcaster Cartoon Network is due to launch a new online site where kids can…
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Numericable-SFR adds MYTF1
French service provider Numericable-SFR has added commercial broadcaster TF1’s catch-up service to its platforms, according…
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TVN makes board appointments
Polish broadcaster TVN has made a number of appointments to its board. The broadcast group,…
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Rupert Murdoch preps Fox exit
Rupert Murdoch is soon to step down as CEO of US-based media giant 21st Century Fox,…
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Showtime appoints new CEO
One of the longest serving CEOs in American television is about to hand over the…
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Digi adds AMC-owned kids net Megamax to satellite service
Hungarian service provider Digi has added AMC Networks International-owned kids channel Megamax to its satellite…