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Viacom launches new French channel
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) is launching a new channel for the French market targeted…
New chief for CTC
Russian broadcaster CTC Media has named Elmira Makhmutova as the new head of the CTC…
TVN expects strong growth on back of economic progress
Polish broadcaster TVN has said it expects strong revenue and earnings growth for the next…
UK Play launches on PC and YouView
UK multichannel broadcaster UKTV has launched its UKTV Play on-demand player on PC and the…
Time Warner to invest US$573 million in CME
Time Warner has committed to a series of refinancing and loan deals for CME and…
TV4 owner Bonnier names M&A chief
The parent of Swedish commercial broadcaster TV4, Bonnier, has appointed a head of corporate development…
SPI International strikes Filmbox deal with Telekom Austria
Channels provider SPI International has struck a strategic agreement with Telekom Austria allowing the telco…
CTC Media sets out ambitions for licensing business
Russian broadcaster CTC Media has launched a licensing business and has presented opportunities to potential…
US pay TV losses rise in third quarter
The 13 top US pay TV operators lost 150,000 TV subscribers in the third quarter,…
Viacom appoints Americas president
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has appointed existing chief operating officer Pierluigi Gazzolo as president…
A+E Networks UK ups Job
A+E Networks UK has promoted Rachel Job to director of programming for cable net History,…
Travel Channel launches on Blizoo Macedonia
Scripps Networks’ Travel Channel has launched in Macedonia on Telekom Austria-owned cable network Blizoo Macedonia….
Fox execs leave Sky Deutschland board as Sky chiefs join
21st Century Fox president Chase Carey and Fox International Channels Europe and Africa president Jan…
Mediaset to create new pay TV company in December
Mediaset is to spin off its Premium pay TV arm into a new company on…
Viacom boosted by channels gains
Viacom reported record results for the year ending September 30, driven by gains in its…
Netflix will retain all rights to The Crown
This moves the streaming service away from the previous model whereby third-parties sell Netflix originals…
EBU welcomes ITU anti-jamming initiative
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has welcomed steps taken by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU)…
TV production lifts Lagardère Active
TV production and international radio both helped keep Lagardère Active, the French conglomerate’s media arm,…
UKTV Play on-demand service to launch on Virgin Media
Liberty Global-owned UK cable operator Virgin Media has signed a deal with channel provider UKTV…
Cirkus secures Driver for Nordic markets
On-demand service provider Cirkus, which specialises in aggregating a ‘Best of British’ catalogue or programmes,…
ITV Player launches on Amazon Fire
UK broadcaster ITV has launched its catch-up service ITV Player on Amazon Fire tablets. The…
BBC strikes analytics deal with comScore
The BBC has selected comScore to provide analytics for all its digital content – including…
ITV posts strong results
ITV reported an 8% increase in overall revenues £1.8 billion (€2.3 billion) and a 7%…
VisionTV Freeview platform unveiled
Hybrid TV technology provider and channel aggregator VisionTV is to stream over 20 channels to…
African exchange: digital switchover problems and pay TV opportunities
The African pay TV market is growing, but delays and disruptions continue to plague the…
Sky slams ITV for lack of clarity on retransmission
BSkyB has slammed UK commercial broadcaster ITV for allegedly failing to provide “concrete details” about…
Viacom to increasingly focus on mobile and apps, says digital chief
Viacom will focus more of its distribution efforts on mobile as younger consumers increasingly view…
Ravn exits in Discovery restructure
Discovery Communication’s Nordic president, Henrik Ravn, is exiting as part of a restructure in Europe….
Half of viewers want to buy goods direct from TV, says Discovery
Half of TV viewers in Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa look…
Broadcaster VoD ads better than YouTube ads, says Channel 4
Advertising on TV on-demand players outperforms YouTube for viewer acceptance, engagement and attention, according to…