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Broadcasters
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Dish network in OTT first with Disney
US pay TV operator Dish Network has struck what is being described as a landmark…
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Discovery buys Raw
Discovery Communications has acquired Raw, the UK production firm that makes Discovery’s hit series Gold…
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Turner names new marketing chief
Turner Broadcasting has named Lesley Bailey to the new role of vice-president of channel marketing…
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Eurosport and France Télévisions agree French Open deal
Eurosport and France Télévisions have agreed domestic broadcast rights with the French Tennis Federation (FFT)…
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Lattelecom boosts news channel line-up
Latvian telco Lattelecom has added four news and information channels to its programming line-up. The…
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TV4 Group names Sjuan and TV4 Fakta chief
Swedish broadcaster TV4 Group has named Marit Danielsson as channel director for its Sjuan and…
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BBC and Sky reach zero retransmission fee agreement
The BBC and Sky have ended a long-running dispute about retransmission fees, agreeing that the…
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EBU sounds alarm on Swedish 700MHz move
The EBU has expressed concern following last week’s decision by the Swedish government to open…
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BBC Worldwide appoints Africa boss
BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the UK pubcaster, has hired Joel Churcher as vice…
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Discovery launching TLC in Middle East, North Africa
The international division of Discovery is launching its TLC HD channel in the MENA region,…
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BBC Trust approves online store plan
The BBC’s governing body, the BBC Trust, has approved plans by the corporation to launch…
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ARD and ZDF return to Belgacom
Belgian operator Belgacom has re-added German channels ARD (Das Erste) and ZDF to its TV…
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BBC Worldwide’s Brit orders motoring series
The BBC’s new international channel brand Brit has commissioned its first series Mud, Sweat &…
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Etisalat strikes consumer equipment deal with Huawei
UAE-based telco Etisalat Group has signed a new agreement with Huawei to bring new smart…
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Trace and MTG look to Africa for growth
Trace’s strength in Africa was a key factor in Modern Times Group’s decision to acquire…
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Virgin Media to add My Nick Jr app to TiVo
Virgin Media is to make Nickelodeon’s My Nick Jr app available in the UK for…
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BBC’s Hall defends licence fee, calls for extension to iPlayer
BBC director-general Tony Hall has delivered a robust defence of the UK licence fee that…
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Viacom mines second screen opportunities
The second screen provides an “extraordinary opportunity” for broadcasters as viewer consumptions habits continue to…
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ProSiebenSat.1 targets €1bn in new revenues, Maxdome deal with Telekom
ProSiebenSat.1 has set itself an ambitious new target of realising additional revenues of €1 billion…
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Scripps hires BBC Worldwide exec for EMEA role
Scripps Networks International has hired BBC Worldwide content exec Gareth Williams as VP, commissioning for…
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BT adds new HD channels
BT has added HD channels Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, British Eurosport and British Eurosport…
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Travel Channel HD launches on RCS & RDS
Travel Channel HD has launched on Romanian cable and DTH platform RCS & RDS. The…
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Amazon resurrects Ripper Street
Amazon’s UK streaming service is resurrecting Ripper Street, the period crime drama that UK public…
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Russian operators and broadcasters team to create new industry body
Russian pay TV operators and other media companies have teamed up to create a broad-based…
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Corral exits Turner as Ondarza gets new role
Domingo Corral is exiting Turner Broadcasting System EMEA, as the firm’s regional restructuring moves a…
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TV4 launches second screen ad synch platform
Swedish broadcaster TV4 has teamed up with second screen technology group Widespace to launch TV4…
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ProSiebenSat.1 completes sale of Hungarian channels
ProSiebenSat.1 has completed the sale of its Hungarian channels to their management. The deal, announced…
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ITV posts strong results with boost from online and pay
UK commercial broadcaster has posted strong full-year results, with reveues up 9% to £2.389 billion…
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MTG buys €30 million Trace stake
Modern Times Group has entered into an agreement to buy a controlling stake youth-orientated Europe-based…
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Euronews launches Windows 8 apps
Euronews has teamed up with Nokia and Microsoft to launch a new app for Windows…