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Broadcasters
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BBC Worldwide reorganises digital as Heaf exits
BBC Worldwide said it remains committed to its digital strategy in the wake of the…
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Aereo suspends service after legal ruling
Following its damaging legal defeat last week, US cloud TV service Aereo has suspended its…
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Samsung adds MBC Shahid VoD app
TV manufacturer Samsung has teamed up with Dubai-based broadcaster MBC to launch the latter’s Shahid…
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OSN adds Arabic version of Investigation Discovery
Middle East pay TV broadcaster OSN is to begin offering true crime channel Investigation Discovery…
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Bonnier’s TV4 Group takes full control of C More
Bonnier, the parent company of TV4 Group, has taken full control of Nordic pay TV…
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Aereo ruling ‘will not end tech threat to broadcasters’
“Disruptive” business models of emerging tech firms still threaten broadcasters, despite the US networks’ legal…
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Mediaset breathes sigh of relief as it secures Serie A rights
Italy’s Mediaset has expressed “great satisfaction at the balanced outcome” of Italy’s football clubs’ allocation…
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Channel 4 revamps 4oD app with mobile focus
UK terrestrial broadcaster Channel 4 has launched an updated, “fully mobile” version of its 4oD…
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MTG completes Trace deal
Modern Times Group (MTG) has completed its 75% buyout of youth-orientated, Europe-based channel group, Trace,…
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Scripps invests in YouTube food network Tastemade
Scripps Networks Interactive has led a US$25 million round of Series C funding in US…
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Channel 4 to launch two new HD channels
UK terrestrial broadcaster Channel 4 is due to launch two new high definition channels on…
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MTG extends Danish football rights
Modern Times Group (MTG) has extended its rights to show top-flight Danish football for the…
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Discovery to manage ad sales for Eurosport in Romania
Discovery Networks Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEEMEA), has started to manage…
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Sony buys UK channels group
Sony Pictures Television has bought CSC Media Group, the UK channel operator. The deal, for…
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BBC plans Ultra HD Commonwealth Games coverage
The BBC has unveiled plans to make the first live Ultra High Definition broadcast of…
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Scripps ‘offers BBCWW £500m for UKTV’
Scripps Networks International has reportedly offered the BBC as much as £500 million (US$849.2 million)…
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A+E Networks makes senior EMEA hires
A+E Networks has made two senior European appointments, hiring Nickelodeon UK exec Kiaran Saunders as…
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Broadcasters celebrate as Aereo ruled illegal
US broadcasters have come together in celebration after the Supreme Court ruled OTT streaming service…
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Warner Bros France partners with Civolution on second screen app
Warner Bros France has partnered with Civolution, which will provide automatic content recognition for the…
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YouSee boss joins TV4 as channel director
Swedish broadcaster TV4 Group has appointed the head of Danish cable operator YouSee, Mathias Berg,…
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Play to launch 4K OTT service, plans to expand internationally
Russian OTT service provider Play plans to introduce a 4K service later this year, focusing…
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BBC ‘plays it too safe’ says acting Trust chair
The BBC’s flagship channel, BBC One, can “sometimes feel too predictable” and “plays it too…
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Amedia to expand Russian content on HBO-focused premium service
Russian broadcaster and OTT service provider Amedia plans to add more Russian content to its…
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More than half of millennial tablet owners ‘second screen’
Some 56% of US tablet owners aged between 18 and 34 use their device in…
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Scripps lifestyle networks spread in Europe
A pair of Scripps Networks International channels have launched on a number of satellite platforms…
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UKTV presses Play with first digital-only service
UK multichannel operator UKTV is launching its first direct-to-consumer digital service this summer. UKTV Play…
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BBC trials virtual reality technology
The BBC has started to trial immersive video experiences in its first experiments with virtual…
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Vintage TV launches on Freeview
Music network Vintage TV has launched on UK digital terrestrial platform Freeview, taking the 242…
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Cyfrowy Polsat adds HBO Go to set-top boxes
Polish pay TV provider Cyfrowy Polsat is making the HBO Go multiscreen on-demand service available…
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BBC takes extra capacity for summer of sport and music
The BBC has taken an additional transponder on the Astra satellite position at 28.2° East…