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BBC World News unshaken by new Russian legislation
The BBC has said that it will continue to broadcast the BBC World News channel…
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ProSiebenSat.1 tech SVP moves to Dentsu Aegis Network
Former ITV executive Paul Dale has left his post as senior vice president, technology for…
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iPlayer breaks radio streaming record
The BBC recorded 80 million requests for users listening back to radio programmes on the…
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Virgin TV Anywhere adds six channels
Virgin Media has added 4Music, CBS Action, CBS Drama, Extreme Sports, The Horror Channel and…
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Hazlitt exits ITV as Williams takes over
Fru Hazlitt is leaving UK broadcaster ITV to move overseas with her family, with her…
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RTL to operate Hungarian channels under Luxembourg licence
RTL Group confirmed that it plans to operate its cable channels in Hungary under a…
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BBC outlines another £400m in cost cuts
The BBC is set to outline how it can make an additional £400 million (€505…
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Fox merges Turkish free, pay arms
Fox International Channels’ pay and free TV businesses in Turkey are merging. Fox International Channels…
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BBC goes multiplatform with interactive WW1 drama
The BBC is launching Footballers United, an interactive drama to tie in with its World…
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Discovery to relaunch HD Showcase channel
Discovery is set to relaunch its Discovery HD Showcase channel in Europe, the Middle East…
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Ex-BBC, Turner exec Cohen returns to TV
Former BBC multiplatform commissioner Nick Cohen has returned to the TV industry after three years…
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Channel 4 launches Hollyoaks mobile game
Channel 4 has launched a mobile and tablet game based on its youth-oriented soap opera…
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Digital UK awards contracts for connected Freeview service
Digital UK has signed contracts for the building and testing of Freeview’s new branded connected…
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Analysts bullish on CME after Time Warner bailout
Analysts have said the outlook is positive for central and eastern Europe-focused broadcast group CME…
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Chromecast adds Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, Sesame Street
Google’s Chromecast HDMI streaming device has added support for seven new apps, including Comedy Central,…
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Children watch half as much live TV as adults, says Ofcom
Children aged 11 to 15 watch half the amount of live TV and six times…
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CTC Media appoints new head of Peretz Channel
Russia’s CTC Media has appointed the chief executive of U TV, Ruben Oganesyan, as the…
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ESPN plans online subscription cricket service
ESPN is reportedly planning to offer subscription video streaming access to the Cricket World Cup,…
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Sports lifestyle firm plots MCN push with ex-Discovery exec
Bullseye TV co-founder and former Discovery Communications executive Dee Smith has landed the post of…
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MTG launches Viasat channels in Seychelles
Modern Times Group has launched its four Viasat factual pay TV channels via cable operator…
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AMC appoints SundanceTV president as BBC America boss
BBC America 49.9% stakeholder, AMC Networks, has appointed SundanceTV executive Sarah Barnett as president and…
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Lionsgate, CBS linked with Starz takeover
US reports are linking CBS Corp. and Lionsgate Entertainment to a US$5 billion (€4 billion)…
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Aereo files for bankruptcy
Controversial US TV streaming service Aereo has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, citing the regulatory…
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Netflix replaces NBC as Tina Fey comedy’s home
Netflix is replacing US broadcaster NBC as the home of upcoming Tiny Fey/Robert Calock comedy…
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Freeview begins Left Behinds campaign
UK free-to-air digital-terrestrial TV service Freeview has launched a new marketing campaign called Left Behinds….
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Disney pledges to hit quota amid Italian toon row
Disney Italy will not seek a further year’s exemption to an EU law that dictates…
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Netflix revives A+E drama Longmire
Streaming service Netflix has revived Longmire, commissioning a fourth season after US cable net A&E…
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English Club TV on Du
Educational channel English Club TV has struck an agreement for distribution with UAE-based service provider…
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ProSiebenSat.1 taps Level 3 for additional services
German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has chosen CDN provider Level 3 to provide additional content delivery services…
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Eutelsat and Spacecom team up for Africa at 16-17° East
Satellite operators Eutelsat and Spacecom are to create a unified neighbourhood for Africa at the…