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Broadcasters
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Turner to launch UK free-to-air channel
Turner Broadcasting UK is launching a new general entertainment free-to-air channel, truTV – it’s first…
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Channel 5 taps Digital Element for on-demand geolocation
UK commercial broadcaster Channel 5 has tapped Digital Element’s IP geolocation technology, NetAcuity, to manage…
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M6 requests compensation for lost bonus channel
Commercial broadcaster M6 has reportedly requested an indemnity payment of €90 million plus interest from…
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ANGA COM set for “multifaceted” congress programme
ANGA COM is set to return to Cologne this year with 450 exhibitors and what…
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BBC outlines ‘new iPlayer’ rollout plan
The BBC is going ahead to make the new version of iPlayer it has been…
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‘Sky Europe’ would boost content and save on tech, infrastructure
A merged Sky Europe comprising BSkyB, Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia would be able to…
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Viacom poaches Fox, Discovery execs for Europe
Viacom has added a pair of executives to its southern Europe team, one from Discovery…
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HbbTV names task force chief
Steve Morris, systems architect at TV technology company Espial, has been named a member of…
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Lagardère hit by lower TV production, soft ad market
Lower TV production year-on-year pushed revenues for Lagardère’s media arm down for the first quarter….
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BSkyB in talks to create European pay TV giant with Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia
BSkyB has confirmed it is in preliminary talks about acquiring 21st Century Fox’s 57% stake…
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Time Warner linked to web operator Fullscreen
US media giant Time Warner is reportedly seeking to follow the likes of Disney, RTL…
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Liberty Media to spin-off cable assets
Liberty Media is to spin-off its cable assets into a separate publicly-traded business. The company…
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TV4 Sport in HD
Swedish broadcaster TV4 has begun broadcasting its TV4 Sport channel in HD on the country’s…
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Canis Media offers new Manchester channel position
UK broadcast management company and EPG broker Canis Media is opening up a new channel…
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Discovery and Liberty buy All3Media for £550 million
Discovery Communications and Liberty Global have agreed to buy UK-based TV programme maker and distributer…
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CNN recruits digital and sales specialist Wyatt
Turner’s cable news net CNN International has hired Owen Wyatt for a newly-created digital and…
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ProSiebenSat.1 to launch streaming app
German broadcast group ProSiebenSat.1 is set to launch a new app, called 7TV, that will…
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General ad uplift offsets problems in France for RTL
Advertising growth in some markets helped RTL Group to offset a flat market in Germany…
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ProSiebenSat.1 buys into Talenthouse
ProSiebenSat.1 is expanding its digital capabilities by buying into LA-based online artist networking platform Talenthouse….
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21st Century Fox hit by Sky Italia, Sky Deutschland costs
High programming costs for Sky Italia and Sky Deutschland hit 21st Century Fox’s performance in…
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BBC Trust chairman Patten steps down
The chairman of the BBC Trust, the governing body of UK pubcaster the BBC, has…
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Discovery names Turnbull Fatafeat boss
Discovery Networks International has appointed Hearst Magazines director Amanda Turnbull as managing director of its…
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MTG appoints Liberty exec for emerging pay TV markets role
Modern Times Group (MTG) has appointed Liberty Global executive Rotem Hakim as its director of…
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Freesat now reaches 1.84 million UK homes
UK free-to-view satellite platform Freesat reported “strong quarterly growth” in the first quarter of 2014,…
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EBU concerned over plans to dismantle Israeli public broadcaster
The European Broadcasting Union has today expressed concern over plans to disband the Israeli Broadcasting…
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Your Family Entertainment launches English-language channel for Africa
German broadcaster Your Family Entertainment has teamed up with East African broadcaster and pay TV…
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Freesat to expand Freetime presence on smart TVs
UK free-to-view satellite platform Freesat is to follow up the launch of its Freetime connected…
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BBC Worldwide names new head of brand
BBC Worldwide has named Sara Holt in the new position of head of brand and…
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Viacom to use C5 to accelerate new global brand launches
Viacom president and CEO Philippe Dauman said that its £450 million (€550 million) acquisition of…
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Freesat adds HD category, new channels
UK free-to-air satellite platform Freesat has added a dedicated HD category to the channel category…