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Redstone successor ‘decided by trust’
CBS and Viacom owner Sumner Redstone has played down suggestions to will hand the keys…
Eurosport secures athletics rights
Discovery-controlled sports network Eurosport has secured the rights to IAAF Diamond League athletics in the…
EC sets out stall on digital single market
The EC has set out a 16-point plan to enable the creation of a digital…
German advertising market and digital boosts ProSiebenSat.1
The strong performance of the German advertising market, digital activities and production all contributed to…
SES and Samsung demo first DVB transmission of HDR UHD TV
Satellite operator SES and Samsung Electronics have this week teamed up to demo what they…
Germany and digital keep RTL on even keel
A stronger advertising market in Germany and digital growth helped keep RTL Group’s top line…
Disney revenues grow, but Fox declines
US entertainment giant Disney both posted improved first quarter revenues in the second financial quarter,…
The DTVE anniversary survey
To celebrate Digital TV Europe’s 30th anniversary, we asked a panel of industry experts 30…
TechUK opposes Freeview Play integration charges
Industry body TechUK has launched a campaign against plans by Digital UK to charge device…
Discovery sees strong revenue growth, will push into scripted programming
Factual channel giant Discovery has posted first quarter revenues of US$1.54 billion (€1.37 billion), up…
Board changes at Modern Times Group
Modern Times Group (MTG) is to reduce the size of its board from seven to…
SPI International channels launch on WorldRelay
Channel provider SPI International/Filmbox has made its FilmBox Arthouse, Fast&FunBox and FightBox services available on…
Multimedia Polska in new deal with Disney
Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska has struck a new agreement with The Walt Disney Company…
TVN hit by one-off acquisition costs
Polish broadcaster TVN’s EBITDA for the first three months of the year was hit by…
SPI International chooses Amos-3
Pay TV channel provider SPI International has contracted Israel-based satellite operator Spacecom to provide capacity…
Xstream launches London office
Denmark-based OTT and TV Everywhere service provider, Xstream, has launched a London, UK office in…
Mediaset ups Pier Silvio Berlusconi to CEO role
Italian broadcaster Mediaset has upped vice-president Pier Silvio Berlusconi to the role of CEO, replacing…
UK TV viewers remain traditional in tastes, says survey
UK TV viewers remain broadly traditional in their TV preferences, but strongly identify with programme…
Channel 5 faces job losses as Sky and Viacom renew deal
Sky and Viacom International Media Networks has renewed the deal that sees a raft of…
Viacom turns to Snapchat to market new movie
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has struck a deal to air an exclusive premiere of…
A+E Networks reportedly to launch Vice-branded channel
A+E Networks is to launch a Vice-branded channel next year, according to a report in…
BBC First drama channel to make European debut
BBC Worldwide’s new premium drama channel, BBC First, is set to make its European debut…
Channel 4 appoints head of viewer relationship management
Channel 4 has upped group marketing manager, Charlie Palmer, to head of viewer relationship management….
France Télévisions partners with Arkena on OTT
France Télévisions has partnered with media services group Arkena to optimise the management of its…
MTG launches programmatic video ad platform
Modern Times Group (MTG) is now providing automated video-on-demand advertising sales in Scandinavia with the…
Kudelski signs patent licence deal with Disney
Digital security company Kudelski Group has agreed a multi-year patent license agreement with The Walt…
ESPN files suit over Verizon packages
Sports channel ESPN has filed a law suit against US service provider Verizon Communications alleging…
New France Télévisions boss sets out her stall
France Télévisions president-to-be Delphine Ernotte-Cunci intends to focus on enabling the broadcaster to adapt to…
Report: Sky made approach to acquire Mediaset Premium
Pay TV giant Sky made an approach to acquire Italian broadcaster Mediaset’s pay TV arm…
BBC logs 255 million iPlayer requests in March
The BBC reported 255 million iPlayer programme requests in March, an average of 9 million…