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Interview: Leonid Belyaev, CEO of Play
Leonid Belyaev is CEO of Russian premium VoD provider, Play. The firm’s mission is to deliver high-quality…
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BBC Trust backs YouView involvement, but calls for service reforms
The BBC Trust has backed the corporation’s ongoing involvement in YouView, but has called for…
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MTG recruits new free TV chief
Modern Times Group has recruited Anders Jensen as executive VP of Scandinavian free-TV operations. Jensen…
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Mediaset rises on renewed pay TV sale speculation
Shares in Italy’s Mediaset rose in early trading yesterday amidst speculation that it is about…
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France Televisions launches French Open app
French public broadcaster France Televisions has partnered with interactive and social television specialists Monterosa to…
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TV4 Group adds to TV4 Play Premium offering
Sweden’s TV4 Group is adding new exclusive kids content to its TV4 Play Premium non-linear…
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BBC must go ‘mobile-first’ to widen reach
BBC executive board member Howard Stringer has called on the corporation to make content first…
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TV Everywhere viewers watch more TV, says Viacom
Viewers that use TV Everywhere apps and websites watch more TV content overall and have…
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Media Broadcast highlights online video potential of HbbTV
HbbTV can successfully be used to deliver internet video channels to the big screen, extending…
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BBC Sport launches on Roku in the UK
The BBC has launched a BBC Sport app for Roku connected TV devices in the…
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OTT competition heats up as HBO shows land on Amazon
The first wave of HBO programming has landed on Amazon’s Prime Instant Video service in…
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AMC ups Mandelup to VP of corporate communications
AMC has promoted Sundance media relations executive Elana Mandelup to vice president of corporate communications,…
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MTG completes sale of Zitius to TeliaSonera
Modern Times Group (MTG) has completed the sale of its 80% stake in Swedish broadband…
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Samsung reportedly buys video discovery firm Shelby.tv
Samsung has reportedly bought New York-based social video discovery firm Shelby.tv. According to a GigaOM…
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AT&T-DirecTV deal could spur more consolidation
Analysts have said the AT&T deal for DirecTV will help the merged entity mitigate the…
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US multichannel video providers have best quarter in two years
The US multichannel video industry had its “best quarter in two years” with cable providers…
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S&T hires former technical director of Teletext
UK-based interactive TV specialist S&T has hired former technical director of Teletext and founder of…
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UPC Austria adding 11 HD services
Liberty Global-owned UPC Austria is adding 11 new HD channels o its line-up. The move…
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Euronews launches BBM service
News channel Euronews has launched a service for Blackberry’s BBM messaging service users. The Euronews…
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Eurosport extends 360HD service to Telefónica
Eurosport has struck a new partnership agreement with Telefónica in Spain to extend the reach…
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BBC updates iPlayer for Sky
The BBC is “updating and improving” the interface for its iPlayer catch-up service on the…
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Fox, Apollo plan Endemol, Shine, Core merger
21st Century Fox plans to create a joint venture with fund manager Apollo Global Management…
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Wuaki adds HBO content in the UK
Streaming and download-to-own service Wuaki has snagged a raft of HBO content after striking a…
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CME sale talks “completely untrue” say co-CEOs
Central European Media Enterprises (CME) has dismissed recent reports that investment group PPF is in…
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Microsoft to open Xbox entertainment apps to non-Gold subscribers
Microsoft is opening up its Xbox console to allow all Xbox 360 and Xbox One…
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Mediaset hit by slow Italian ad market
Mediaset turned in a net loss for the first quarter on lower revenues in both…
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Silberwasser named Telemundo president
Former Discovery Network International content boss Luis Silberwasser has re-emerged as the new president of…
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TVN benefits from ad market improvement
Polish broadcaster TVN said a recovering TV ad market and improvement in brokerage fees from…
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Vivendi completes Maroc Telecom sale
Vivendi has completed the sale of its majority stake in Maroc Telecom to UAE-based Etisalat…
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Eurosport names communications chief
Eurosport has named Géraldine Filiol as deputy managing director for international communications, marketing and external…