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Eurosport withdrawal casts doubt on future of French pay DTT
French media regulator the CSA is expected to respond in the next few days to…
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CTC Media buys majority stake in CarambaTV
Russia’s CTC Media has paid RUB148 million for a 51% controlling stake in Russian digital…
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Possible reprieve for Spanish channels ahead of court ruling
The Spanish government has resumed contacts with media groups Mediaset and Atresmedia – owners of…
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Zenterio taps Access to add HbbTV support
TV operating system provider Zenterio has add HbbTV support to its platform after teaming up…
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MTV to run repeats of Channel 5’s Big Brother in UK
In another sign of the synergies between Viacom’s UK channels bouquet TV channels following the…
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Digital growth boosts overall viewing for TV4
Swedish free and pay TV broadcaster TV4 say viewing on digital platforms double last year,…
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All3Media hires former Zodiak and BBC Worldwide exec
Sales veteran Steve Macallister is taking on the CEO job at All3Media International. The former…
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ITV Studios hires former C5 and Xbox exec as drama buyer
ITV Studios has recruited Kate Barnes as its head of coproduction and drama acquisition. Barnes…
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BBC reports record-breaking Christmas for iPlayer
The BBC reported a record-breaking 227 million programme requests for its iPlayer catch-up service during…
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SPI/FilmBox International secures deals in Hungary
Channel provider SPI/FilmBox International has secured carriage for its FilmBox Premium Pak package with Hungarian…
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BBC names Children’s chief
The COO of BBC England, Alice Webb, has been named as Joe Godwin’s replacement as…
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Universal Networks International names marketing chief
NBCUniversal’s international channels arm, Universal Networks International (UNI), has named Nicoletta Gelli to the new…
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Sony Pictures Television’s Young to take senior distribution role
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has named Mark Young as senior vice president of distribution, UK,…
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Daystar Television launches full-time on Freeview
Religious channel Daystar Television has launched on the Freeview digital-terrestrial platform in the UK on…
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UHD Alliance launches at CES
A powerful coalition of Hollywood studios, consumer electronics makers, content distributers and technology companies has…
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Firefox OS Matchstick dongle announces Flint, TV partners
Matchstick, a Chromecast-style streaming stick based on Mozilla’s Firefox OS, has announced the launch of…
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Amazon secures long-term AMC drama deal
On-demand platform Amazon Prime Instant Video has secured an exclusive multi-year agreement for original series…
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Seiki to launch Freeview Connect TVs in Q3
California-based TV maker Seiki will be the first to introduce HD sets featuring the new…
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Religious channel TBN launches on Freeview
US-based religious channel Trinity Broadcast Network (TBN) has launched in the UK on the Freeview…
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SPI launches FilmBox Premium in Hungary
Channel provider SPI International has launched flagship channel FilmBox Premium in Hungary and has restructures…
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New channels for Multimedia Polska
Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska has added nine new channels to its line-up. The operator…
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Euronews to provide content for MSN
News channel Euronews has teamed up with Microsoft to provide a selection of programming to…
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ATVOD names new board member
UK video-on-demand regulator ATVOD has named James Tatam, digital media director for Channel 5, to…
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HBO Europe to premier Romanian drama on HBO Go
HBO Europe is to make the first episode of its new Romanian crime drama, Umbre,…
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CTC Media appoints new finance chief
Russia’s CTC Media has appointed Stanislav Ploschenko, the senior vice-president for finance at mining and…
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Viacom to launch Nick and MTV channels on OSN
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) is expanding its offering in the MENA region with the…
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Disney launches new iOS app for pre-schoolers
Pay TV channel provider Disney EMEA has launched a new app for pre-schoolers, Disney Junior…
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Scripps hires Discovery’s Luff to run EMEA
Lifestyle channels operator Scripps Networks Interactive has brought in Discovery executive Phillip Luff to run…
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Street replaces Kavanagh at BBC Daytime
Jo Street has been named acting controller, daytime, at UK pubcaster the BBC following Damian…
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Viasat Broadcasting channels launch on Megogo.net
Ukrainian OTT TV provider Megogo.net is to make all of Modern Times Group (MTG)-owned Viasat…