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Broadcasters
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ITV reveals opening night line-up for ITVBe
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has revealed the launch night programming line-up for its new female-focused…
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Endemol launching online gaming channel
Production and distribution group Endemol is launching a new video game-focussed online channel, Legends of…
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Russian legislators call for 20% ceiling on foreign media ownership
Russian legislators have called for a ceiling of 20% to be imposed on foreign ownership…
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Disney turns to OTT to engage 20 to 30 year-old viewers
Disney is looking to over-the-top (OTT) delivery as a way to engage 20 to 30…
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Trace secures carriage deal with Swisscom
Channel provider Trace has secured carriage for its Trace Urban and Trace Tropical SD and…
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Sweden’s TV4 recruits digital content chief
Swedish free and pay TV broadcaster TV4 Group has hired Anna Rastner as head of…
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Freesat updates recommendation service
UK free-to-air satellite service provider Freesat has unveiled the latest version of Showcase, its editorially-driven…
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TF1 Group names sports rights chief
TF1 Group has named François Pellissier as head of its sports rights acquisitions department. Pellissier…
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Sky Deutschland boards recommend rejection of BSkyB bid
The executive board of Sky Deutschland has advised minority shareholders against accepting BSkyB’s bid for…
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Liberty’s Telenet moves into original content
Days ahead of Netflix’s Belgian launch, Liberty-backed cabler Telenet has unveiled plans for its first…
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Discovery mulls SBS Netherlands move
Discovery is understood to be considering a move for the SBS free-to-air broadcast business in…
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Mediaset Italia launches online
Mediaset-owned Italian international channel Mediaset Italia is available as an online service from today. Mediaset…
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TVN launches internet video portal Veedo.pl
Polish broadcaster TVN has launched entertainment video portal Veedo.pl, featuring a wide range of internet…
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Caleb Weinstein joins Fox International Channels
Former Amazon, Discovery and Viacom executive Caleb Weinstein has resurfaced at Fox International Channels. He…
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Al Jazeera launches mobile news service AJ+
Al Jazeera has launched its new youth-focused news service AJ+ as a free app for…
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ITV, WPP back new Avnet digital producer
UK broadcaster ITV and advertising giant WPP are the main investors in Indigenous Media, a…
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Tom Toumazis joins Airey’s team at Yahoo
Disney and Endemol veteran Tom Toumazis has joined Yahoo, taking the role of head of partnerships,…
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Bonanza Bonanza network relaunches in the UK
Bonanza Bonanza, a UK TV channel dedicated to cult US TV shows from the 1950s…
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TV is ‘stuck in the seventies’, says Apple CEO
TV is an area that Apple “continues to look at,” with today’s television experience “stuck…
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Selevision teams with Arabsat to launch Middle East HbbTV platform
Saudi Arabia-based technology provider Selevision has teamed up with satellite operator Arabsat to launch what…
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Sky Deutschland extends exclusive HBO deal
Sky Deutschland has signed a multi-year extension to its exclusive HBO deal, giving it the…
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Weather Channel ‘weighs sales’
NBCUniversal-backed cable net Weather Channel may sell parts or all of its assets, according to…
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UKTV overhauls technology infrastructure
UK multichannel operator UKTV has overhauled its technology infrastructure, installing new leading edge technology with…
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Fragmentation could damage TV’s educational role, warns Brian Cox
The fragmentation of television could jeopardise the medium’s essential ability to educate its audience, warned…
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BBC Store not due this year, says BBCWW boss Davie
BBC Worldwide CEO Tim Davie said that the corporation’s download-to-own BBC Store, which was approved…
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Freesat and SeaChange debut connected TV platform
UK satellite service Freesat has partnered with TV software and services provider SeaChange to create…
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Russian TV content worth RUB44.3 billion last year
The market value of ready-to-air TV content across Russia’s seven main networks was equivalent to…
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Retransmission fees worth £1.5 billion to ITV
Retransmission fees would add about £1.5 billion (€1.88 billion) to the value of ITV, according…
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Bio to rebrand to Lifetime in Israel
The A+E Networks-owned channel Bio will rebrand as Lifetime in Israel as of September 14….
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France’s 4EVER consortium to demo UHD and HEVC developments
4EVER, a collaborative project funded by the French government, will demo improved motion, colours, contrast…