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Broadcasters
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BBC to trial UHD during the World Cup
The BBC has announced plans to run a series of Ultra High Definition, 4K, broadcast…
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iPlayer TV traffic from tablets exceeds PCs for the first time
BBC iPlayer TV programme requests from tablets were higher than from computers for the first…
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Fox channel to launch on Com Hem in Sweden
Fox International Channels is launching its flagship Fox channel in Sweden and is staffing up…
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Viacom to launch Paramount Channel in Romania
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) is launching the Paramount Channel in Romania and increasing its…
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TVN launches Player.pl VoD service on PlayStation consoles
Polish broadcast group TVN is launching its VoD service Player.pl on PlayStation 3 games consoles…
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Telefónica seals deal to take control of Canal+ Spain
Prisa and Telefónica have definitively agreed the sale of Prisa’s 56% stake in pay TV…
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Brightcove adds support for HbbTV
Online video platform provider Brightcove has used the final event in its global customer conference…
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Warner Bros completes Eyeworks deal
Warner Bros. has completed its multimillion dollar takeover of Netherlands-based production group Eyeworks. The US…
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Scripps’ Fine Living launches on Vipnet
Scripps Networks International’s Fine Living Channel has secured carriage with Telekom Austria-owned Croatian pay TV…
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Discovery completes US$1.2 billion Eurosport takeover
Discovery has completed its deal to acquire a majority stake in international sport broadcaster Eurosport…
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BBC condemns Ethiopian jamming of Arabsat
The BBC, along with representatives of Germany’s Deutsche Welle, France 24 and Voice of America…
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Sophie Turner Laing to leave Sky
BSkyB’s head of content, Sophie Turner Laing, is to step down from her role and…
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Kevin Reilly to exit Fox
Kevin Reilly is to leave his role as Fox Broadcasting’s entertainment chairman. Fox has been…
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A+E Networks expands reach in Slovakia
A+E Networks has expanded the reach of two of its channels in Slovakia. A+E’s true…
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France Télévisions and the BBC top Eurovision Connect Awards winners
France Télévisions has won the Grand Prix in the Eurovision Connect Awards given by the…
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Broadcasters unveil social media initiatives for World Cup
CNN International and Eurosport have announced social media initiatives in the run-up to and during…
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UKTV, NBCU join BAFTA environmental body
UKTV, NBCUniversal International Television Production and Shed Media are joining the BAFTA Albert Consortium –…
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Content creators must become marketing experts, says Maker Studios
Content creators will soon need to also become “marketing and branding experts” as online content…
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BBC updates iPlayer mobile apps
The BBC has taken the first step in “re-defining” the iPlayer experience on mobiles and…
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Sebastian Coe said to be frontrunner for BBC Trust chair
Sebastian Coe is being strongly tipped to become the next chairman of the BBC Trust,…
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Vubiquity acquires UK’s FilmFlex
Video platform provider and content aggregator Vubiquity has acquired UK-based white label video-on-demand provider FilmFlex….
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Freesat launches first pay VoD offering
UK free-to-air satellite platform Freesat is launching its first pay on-demand service today. Freesat has…
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Nat Geo channels on Orange
Fox International Channels’ National Geographic Channel and Nat Geo Wild have launched on the Orange…
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Aass lands top MTG content job as Svensk exits
European broadcaster Modern Times Group has made Morten Aass president and CEO of its content…
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BBC and ITV add Windows Phone 8 catch-up support
UK terrestrial broadcasters ITV and the BBC have each added Windows Phone 8 device support…
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ESPN mulls OTT service for Major League Soccer
US sports network ESPN is mulling a plan to provide access to US Major League…
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Manhattan joins growing list of Freetime suppliers
Set-top provider Manhattan is to launch a new line of Freetime connected TV boxes for…
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Virgin Media launches dedicated Eurosport app
Liberty Global-owned UK cable operator Virgin Media has launched a dedicated Eurosport app on its…
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Chello Zone strikes deal with Multimedia Polska
Chello Zone has secured carriage for its CBS Drama and CBS Europa channels on Polish…
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Quality assurance and the promise of ‘big data’
Quality assurance software for multiscreen and OTT can help deliver a better experience and retain…