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Orange France head named as new France Televisions chief
French media regulator the CSA has named the current executive director of Orange France, Delphine…
Comcast set to walk from TWC merger
Comcast Communications is set to pull out of its US$45.2 billion (€42 billion) plan to…
Germany names bidders for 700MHz as EBU sees signs of support from EC
The German Federal Network Agency, the Bundernetzagentur, has revealed that three companies will take part…
BBC Three pushes online-only plans to 2016
The BBC has pushed back plans to relaunch its youth-skewing channel BBC Three as an…
Tele Columbus expands HDTV offering
German cable operator Tele Columbus is expanding its HDTV offering, adding three new channels to…
Channel 4 plans E4 election day shut-down
Channel 4 has announced plans to shut down its youth-skewing network E4 on May 7,…
France 24 launches new Android TV app
International news channel France 24 has launched a new Android TV application compatible with the…
Fox makes new appointments
Fox International Channels has promoted two senior execs at its Asian unit and brought another…
Etisalat taps Agama for quality assurance
UAE-based telco Etisalat has selected Agama and its regional business partner Al-Falak to provide quality…
MTG reports strong sales, Nordic gains
Modern Times Group (MTG) reported record sales in the first quarter, with lower revenues in…
Qatar selling down stake in Vivendi
Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund has reduced stake in Vivendi, according to business news service BFMTV,…
CSA tells France Télévisions to make services available to OTT provider
French media regulator the CSA has ordered public broadcaster France Télévisions to make its channels…
Netflix rebooting retro comedy Full House
Having relaunched Arrested Development, Netflix is moving ahead with another comedy reboot with a new…
Channel 4 taps Piksel for new All 4 service
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has continued a long-standing relationship with Piksel to support the launch…
Channel 4 to launch All 4 Games division
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has announced plans to launch a new games publishing arm this…
Telecom Italia set to strike content deal with Mediaset
Following last week’s deal with Sky Italia to market the latter’s pay TV services over…
BBC World News trials product placement
BBC World News has started trialling product placement on some of its feature programmes on…
Internet TV to replace linear in 20 years, says Netflix
Over the next 20 years internet TV is going to replace linear TV as the…
BBC Trust appoints new director
The BBC Trust has appointed Alex Towers as its new director after Jon Zeff said…
Euronews names chief product officer
International news channel Euronews has named Dorota Smaggia as chief product officer and appointed her…
BBC Earth rolls out across Europe
BBC Worldwide has launched BBC Earth in as a linear TV channel in a number…
MTG to air Champions League football on new Finnish channel
MTG has taken the rights to UEFA Champions League football in Finland for the three…
Swisscom launches HbbTV service for SRG
Swisscom has launched HbbTV services for public broadcaster SRG’s channels as part of its TV…
Crackle unveils web originals
Sony Pictures Television-owned VoD site Crackle has announced a lineup of original programming for the…
TF1 taps SintecMedia for rights management
French commercial broadcaster TF1 has tapped SintecMedia’s OnRights rights management software to maximize revenue from…
Pre-MIPTV interview series: Jim Samples, Scripps Networks Interactive
Scripps Networks Interactive made news recently with its acquisition of a majority stake in Polish…
Pre-MIPTV interview series: Laurent Dumeau, Trace
One year on from Modern Times Group’s 75% buyout of Trace, Trace Sport Stars CEO…
CME’s core business not for sale, says CEO
The sale of any of CME’s core assets is “not on our agenda” according to…
CTC Media launches movie streaming
Russia’s CTC Media has launched free movie streaming across its various channel websites and on…
Sony appoints international film and TV boss
Sony Pictures Entertainment has hired Fox executive Sanford Panitch to become its president of international…