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UKTV Play app launches on Android
UK commercial broadcaster UKTV has launched its TV catch-up application, UKTV Play, on Android devices. …
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Canal+ and Eurosport sign exclusive carriage deal
Canal+ and Eurosport have agreed a deal for the exclusive carriage of the Eurosport and…
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Premier League auction could top £5 billion
The cost of the current UK TV auction for live Premier League football from 2016/17…
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Staggs in pole for Disney CEO role
Thomas Staggs has been named COO of The Walt Disney Company, positioning him as likely…
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BBC.com hits 100 million user mark
The BBC’s international website and news app hit 101 million unique browsers in January, who…
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TVN boosted by ad growth
Polish commercial broadcaster reported an uptick in revenue in the fourth quarter, which it attributed…
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Travel Channel HD extends Polish reach
Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska has added Scripps Networks International UK & EMEA’s Travel Channel…
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Eurosport takes Geneva Open rights
Eurosport has signed a three-year deal to carry the new ATP Geneva Open tennis tournament….
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Ford leave TV3 to take over at Fox UK
Jeff Ford is leaving Irish broadcaster TV3 to take the helm of Fox International Channel’s…
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TV4 sees profits dip but records digital growth
Swedish broadcaster TV4 Group saw a dip in profit in 2014 on flat revenues, but…
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BBC Trust chief calls for ‘public debate’ over future of the BBC
BBC Trust chairman Rona Fairhead has called for a “proper public debate” over the future,…
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Nordic business boosts MTG’s performance
The Modern Times Group has increased profit and revenue in the most recent quarter on…
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Fox names Eurosport’s Bramly as French chief
Fox International Channels has recruited Olivier Bramly as its general manager for France, replacing Frederic…
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TVN launches international channel
Polish commercial broadcaster TVN has launched a new international news and entertainment channel aimed at…
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Former CME chief Sârbu arrested over tax case
Romanian media tycoon Adrian Sârbu, the main shareholder in Mediafax Group and former president of…
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MENA pay TV numbers to top 21 million by 2020
The number of pay TV homes in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) will…
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MTG launches Gossip in Norway
The Modern Times Group has launched its online entertainment channel Gossip in Norway. The video-based…
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Freesat now in 1.9 million UK homes
UK free-to-air satellite operator Freesat has added 24,000 new homes in the final quarter of 2014,…
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Prisa executives withdraw from Mediaset board
Juan Luis Cebrián and Manuel Polanco, the president and vice-president respectively of Spanish media group…
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ProSiebenSat.1 gives MacKenzie Maxdome job
German broadcast group ProSiebenSat.1 has instigated a high-level restructure of its digital division, handing former BSkyB…
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Netflix strikes Disney deal ahead of Australia launch
Netflix has struck a deal with Disney ahead of its Australia and New Zealand launch…
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AMC Networks acquires Film+ from IKO Media Group
AMC Networks International – Central Europe has acquired Czech and Slovak film channel Film+ from…
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BBC Taster gets Idris Elba interactive doc
February 2, 2015The BBC has commissioned Story of Now, an interactive doc for its new…
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BBC reportedly set to lose golf Open
The BBC is set to lose its rights to the British Open golf championship to…
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Ericsson expands Middle East playout services with twofour54 deal
Ericsson has bought the playout business of twofour54, the commercial arm of the Media Zone…
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BBC launches Doctor Who game for tablets
The BBC has launched a tablet version of its online game, The Doctor and the…
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C More shuts down kids channel, moves content online
TV4 Group-owned Nordic pay TV unit C More has shut down its C More Kids…
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Telekom Romania adds two Viacom channels
Deutsche Telekom-owned Romanian service provider Telekom Romanian has added Paramount Channel and Nick Jr to…
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Nick going OTT with SVOD service
Nickelodeon is to launch a standalone US subscription on-demand service as the Viacom channel targets…
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TF1 launches SVoD service for kids
French broadcaster TF1 will launch TFou Max next month, the first SVoD service exclusively targeting…