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Hulu in volume deal with Disney
US streaming and catch-up service Hulu has picked up exclusive rights to Disney-distributed ABC series…
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DramaFever and AMC prep horror site Shudder
DramaFever, a streaming site that specialises in Asian and Latino drama, is reportedly partnering with…
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Comcast customers get HBO and Showtime access on Roku
Comcast Xfinity TV customers in the US are now able to access HBO Go and…
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SPI International acquires Ampersand content
Channel provider SPI International has acquired over 120 hours of content from Paris-based distributor Ampersand…
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Ofcom keeps door open for UK retransmission fees
Ofcom has left the door open for broadcasters like ITV to potentially charge pay TV…
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BT TV begins offering Sky Sports on YouView
BT TV is to offer Sky’s Sky Sports 1 and 2 premium channels on its…
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CNBC hires Sky News International exec
News channel CNBC has hired Sky News International head of distribution Sian-Elin Davies as director…
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Vice reportedly planning 2015 ‘deal spree’
Vice Media CEO Shane Smith has said that the youth-focused media company aims to go…
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Paramount Channel launches in Sweden
Viacom International Media Networks-owned Paramount Channel has launched in Sweden. The channel is available from…
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BBC Worldwide names global programming and acquisitions boss
BBC Worldwide has appointed Jon Farrar to a new role, giving him responsibility for global…
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Conan O’Brien YouTube channel passes 1 billion views
US talkshow host Conan O’Brien has passed the one billion views mark on YouTube with…
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HBO Go launches on Amazon Fire TV
HBO Go has launched on Amazon’s Fire TV device in the US and is due…
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YouView launches new ad campaign
UK connected TV service YouView has launched a new advertising campaign focusing on the breadth…
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UAE’s tview metering system passes latest audit
The UAE’s new TV ratings system, tview, has been approved for use by international auditors…
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Sony kids channel lands on Freeview
Sony Pictures Television-owned UK preschool net Tiny Pop is launching on the territory’s Freeview platform….
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Food Network and Fine Living launch on Estonia’s Elion TV
Channel provider Scripps Networks UK and EMEA has launched its Food Network and Fine Living…
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TVN Media wins Puls business
Polish advertising brokerage leader TVN Media will continue to provide brokerage services to commercial broadcaster…
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TF1 taps Ionoco for NRJ Music Awards Twitter integration
French broadcaster TF1 has tapped broadcast technology specialist Ionoco to provide Twitter integration for the…
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BBC launches CBBC channel app
The BBC has launched a channel-focused app for its children’s network CBBC, which will house…
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New appointments at Viacom international channels
Viacom has upped several of senior channel execs at its international channels, appointing a new…
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Kavanagh named BBC Three online chief
Damian Kavanagh has been named as head of the new-look, online-only BBC Three. Kavanagh, currently…
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Spanish regulator moves against Mediaset channels
Spain’s financial markets and competition regulator, the CNMC, has said Mediaset’s local channels have repeatedly…
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BBC taps Digital Element for geolocation
The BBC has deployed geolocation specialist Digital Element’s IP geolocation technology, NetAcuity Edge, to manage…
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Arise News goes live on Freeview
Global news and entertainment channel Arise News has launched on the Freeview platform in the…
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New development chief for Comedy Central
Comedy Central has named Joe McVey as head of development. McVey, whose appointment is effective…
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BBC IP lined up for Paramount-backed UK theme park
A new multi-billion pound UK theme park has signed a development deal with BBC Worldwide,…
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France 24 broadcasts live on YouTube
French international news network France 24 has launched 24-hour live feeds of its channel in…
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EE TV customers now get BBC connected red button
UK mobile operator EE’s EE TV customers can now access BBC connected red button services….
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Blinkx Media hires Fox’s Tit
Online video specialist Blinkx Media has hired Fox International executive Sander Tit as director of…
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BBC to save £50 million by ‘reinventing’ BBC Three
The BBC’s plan to “reinvent” youth-skewing network BBC Three as an online-only channel will generate…