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BBC Worldwide names western Europe chief
BBC Worldwide has recruited Tobi de Graaff as executive VP of its Western Europe division….
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IBC and CTAM Europe EuroSummit unveil speaker highlights
Forthcoming industry conferences the IBC and CTAM Europe’s EuroSummit have unveiled strong speaker line-ups. The…
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EBU to trial ‘visual radio’
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) is to trial ‘visual radio’ at the Zurich 2014 European…
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Turner’s TruTV launches on Freesat
Turner Broadcast’s new UK channel TruTV has launched on free-to-air satellite platform Freesat on Channel…
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AMC launches flagship channel internationally
AMC Networks is launching its flagship AMC channel internationally. The US-listed channel operator is rebranding…
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Murdered by my Boyfriend tops BBC iPlayer in June
BBC Three one-off drama Murdered by my Boyfriend topped the UK public broadcaster’s BBC iPlayer…
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Ex-MTV chief joins Amazon board
Former MTV Networks chief executive Judy McGrath has joined the board of directors at e-commerce…
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Enex names Sky News exec as new CEO
Global news exchange Enex has named Sky News’ international head of development Adrian Wells as…
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Study throws doubt on LTE Broadcast as DTT replacement technology
The economics of the use of LTE technology for the large-scale distribution of TV services…
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CTC Media boosted by Russian digital multiplex delay
The full launch delay of Russia’s second digital TV multiplex from 2015 to 2019 will…
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More than 40% of UK and US homes use DVRs
More than 40% of broadband households in the US and UK and over 30% of…
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ITV introduces live simulcast for Android users
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has launched a new version of its ITV Player app including…
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ProSiebenSat.1 Group boosted by TV ad gains
ProSiebenSat.1 Group extended its lead over the German TV advertising market in the second quarter,…
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Christian channel TBN UK to launch on Freeview
Christian broadcaster Trinity Broadcasting Network its set to launch its TBN UK channel on Freeview…
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Beeline adds Amedia Premium HD
Russian service provider VimpelCom, which operates under the Beeline brand, has launched local producer and…
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Liberty Global acquisition drive “slowing down” and turning vertical
Liberty Global is unlikely to acquire fixed networks in further European markets and is not…
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RTL buys majority stake in video ad platform SpotXchange
RTL Group has paid €107 million to take a 65% majority stake in US video…
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AMC tipped to make move for BBC America stake
US-listed channel operator AMC is in negotiations to buy almost half of BBC America, according…
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Crispin Odey rejects BSkyB’s Sky Deutschland bid
Sky Deutschland minority shareholder – and Rupert Murdoch’s former son-in-law – Crispin Odey has rejected…
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French regulator rejects move by three to free-to-air DTT
French media regulator the CSA has rejected moves to take TF1-owned news channel LCI, M6-owned…
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ITV boosted by World Cup, online gains
ITV reported strong first half revenue and profit gains, helped by its coverage of the…
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BBC to launch Radio 1 video channel on iPlayer this year
The BBC is planning to launch a dedicated space on its iPlayer catch-up service later…
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Spanish write-down takes Mediaset into the red
Mediaset turned in a net loss of €20.5 million for the first have after taking…
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Coe rules himself out of the running for BBC Trust role
Conservative peer, Sebastian Coe, has reportedly dropped out of the running to become chairman of…
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UPC Czech Republic adds HBO Go
Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Czech Republic has HBO Go, the pay TV broadcaster’s TV…
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EBU despatches mission to help Ukraine deliver PSB plan
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) partnership programme has created a taskforce to help Ukraine manage…
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Mozilla appoints new CEO
Mozilla, the organisation behind the Firefox browser, has appointed interim CEO Chris Beard as its full-time…
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Freetime close to half of new Freesat box sales
UK free-to-air satellite platform Freesat has added an extra 24,000 new households in the first…
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FilmOn fined as interpretation of Aereo ruling questioned
Following Aereo’s shut-down in the US, rival FilmOn has been fined US$90,000 (€67,000) relating to…
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Eurosport sale boost for TF1, but ad market still uncertain
French broadcaster TF1 Group received a boost of €293.8 million from the sale of Eurosport…