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Broadcasters
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BBC announces new iPlayer originals
Comedians Frankie Boyle and Matt Berry are creating more originals for UK on-demand service BBC…
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New appointments to BBC Trust
The UK government has confirmed the appointment of the vice-chair and two trustees to the…
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Spike UK to tap Channel 5 for content
Viacom’s Spike UK channel will feature a mixture of US originals and “off-net product, principally…
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BBC Radio 1 passes 2 million YouTube followers
BBC Radio 1 now has more than 2 million subscribers to its YouTube channel, and…
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Foxtel to launch advanced STB next week
Australian pay TV operator Foxtel is set to launch its advanced iQ3 set-top box for…
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ITV Choice to launch in Africa on DStv
ITV-owned drama and entertainment channel, ITV Choice, is set to launch across Africa for the first…
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ITV hires Forde in online and VoD marketing role
ITV has named Steve Forde as director of marketing and experience, ITV Online and On…
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Viacom replaces Blink! with Paramount Channel HD in Poland
Viacom International Media Networks has withdrawn Blink!, its joint-venture channel with Endemol, from the Polish…
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MTV UK chief to rebrand Channel 5
MTV UK general manager Kerry Taylor has been given a new role within Viacom and…
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ProSiebenSat.1 wins NBCU deal
ProSiebenSat.1 has struck its biggest ever programming deal with NBCUniversal, the Hollywood studio that previously…
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Report: Moonves discussed possible Time Warner tie-up with Bewkes
CBS CEO Les Moonves had talks with Time Warner chief executive Jeff Bewkes last year…
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Cost of Scripps’ TVN deal could reach US$2bn, say analysts
Financial analysts have said the cost of Scripps Networks International’s deal for TVN could rise…
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Estonia’s Levira launches HbbTV service
Estonian digital television operator Levira has launched hybrid TV services in the country in partnership…
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Apple reportedly planning autumn web TV launch
Apple is reportedly planning to launch an online TV service this autumn in partnership with…
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Scripps said to be meeting BBC Trust head to discuss UKTV
Scripps Networks Interactive (SNI) will meet directly with the chair of the BBC Trust in…
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MTGx appoints chief product officer
MTGx, the digital accelerator arm of Modern Times Group, has appointed former Fox Mobile Group…
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Scripps to take control of Poland’s TVN
International pay TV channel provider Scripps Networks Interactive is to take majority control of Polish…
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TiVo’s purchase of Aereo assets approved
TiVo’s purchase of certain assets from now defunct US cloud TV service Aereo has been…
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Deal or No Deal app launches in UK
Endemol Shine has launched its first branded quiz app for the game show Deal or…
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Discovery prices senior notes offering at €600 million
Discovery Communications is seeking to raise €600 million through the sale of senior notes, in…
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Linear TV still dominant among millenials, says VIMN research
Linear TV is still the dominant viewing source among those aged six to 34, with…
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Filmbox International strikes deal with Telekom Austria
Channel provider SPI International/Filmbox International has struck a strategic agreement with Telekom Austria Group for…
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Euronews signs deal with Inter for Ukrainian channel
International news channel Euronews has struck a deal with Ukrainian broadcaster Inter Media Group to…
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HBO launches Netflix rival HBO Now with Apple
HBO has unveiled HBO Now, its OTT subscription on-demand service that will allow consumers access…
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Liberty Global and Discovery take biggest stake in Formula E
Liberty Global and Discovery Communications are to take stakes in Formula E Holdings, the company…
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Viacom to launch localised BET channel in South Africa
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) Africa has partnered with African pay TV provider MultiChoice to…
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OSN taps Imagine for sports transmissions
Middle East pay TV operator OSN has tapped technology provider Imagine Communications to upgrade its…
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CSI sets global simulcast record
The 171-country simulcast of CBS procedural CSI has officially become the largest ever. CBS Studios International distributes…
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Local feed of Travel Channel launches in Macedonia
Scripps Networks UK & EMEA has launched a local language version of the Travel Channel…
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Viasat Norway to carry C More Sport
Viasat’s direct-to-home satellite platform in Norway will carry C More’s sports channels from April 6. …