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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…
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…
Fox veteran Hill exiting to create prodco
21st Century Fox is saying goodbye to senior programming executive David Hill after more than…
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…
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…
A+E Networks appoints international operations head
A+E Networks has appointed Discovery executive Edward Sabin as head of commercial operations, international, and…
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…
MTV names new UK chief
Jill Offman has been appointed the head of MTV in the UK, adding management of…
UPC Romania launch for Food Network
Food Network has launched on UPC Romania, thanks to a recent deal between the channel’s…
CNBC hires international sales chief
Business news channel CNBC has hired Max Raven as senior vice-president of international ad sales…
Fox Play VoD service launches in Poland
Fox International Channels (FIC) has launched a new on-demand service, Fox Play, for pay TV…
BBC trialling ‘Mind Control TV’
The BBC is working on a mind-control powered remote that lets viewers select programmes on…
Murdoch confirms Fox CEO change
21st Century Fox has confirmed James Murdoch will succeed his father Rupert as company CEO….
Polish competition office approves Scripps-TVN deal
The Polish competition office, UOKIK, has approved Scripps Networks Interactive’s plans to buy 100% of…
Nickelodeon joins OSN Play online service
Children’s network Nickelodeon has launched on OSN Play, the online TV service from Middle East…
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…
Sony plans ‘a-la-carte’ PlayStation Vue offering
Sony Network Entertainment International (SNEI) and Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) have announced plans to launch…
AMC to debut in UK in September
AMC Networks International is launching flagship channel AMC in the UK for the first time,…
Discovery nabs Schibsted exec for Norway
Discovery Networks Norway has hired Tine Austvoll Jensen to replace the retiring Morten Skotland Hansen….
Discovery buys Setanta Sports Asia
Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific is buying Setanta Sports Asia, a premium sports channel specialising in rugby…
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…
Filmbox channels to launch in Latvia
Latvian operators Lattelecom and Livas have each signed deals to carry Filmbox-branded movie and sport…
Sky reportedly close to acquiring MTV Italia channel
European pay TV group Sky is reportedly close to striking a deal with Viacom to…
BBC launches Story Explorer tool
The BBC has launched a new story explorer tool to help users keep track of…
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…
Numericable-SFR adds MYTF1
French service provider Numericable-SFR has added commercial broadcaster TF1’s catch-up service to its platforms, according…
TVN makes board appointments
Polish broadcaster TVN has made a number of appointments to its board. The broadcast group,…
Rupert Murdoch preps Fox exit
Rupert Murdoch is soon to step down as CEO of US-based media giant 21st Century Fox,…
Showtime appoints new CEO
One of the longest serving CEOs in American television is about to hand over the…
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…