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Blinkbox sales up 245% over Christmas
Tesco-owned TV and movie streaming service Blinkbox claims it had a “record breaking” Christmas, with…
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MTG launches new channel in Africa
Modern Times Group has launched a free-to-air channel in Tanzania. The TV1 channel has launched…
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Aereo case heads to Supreme Court
The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case, brought by a group of…
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BBC launches connected Red Button on smart TVs
The BBC has launched a version of its Connected Red Button service on a range…
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Former BBC Worldwide exec takes Zodiak Rights CEO job
Former Disney and BBC Worldwide sales boss Steve Macallister has been appointed CEO of Zodiak…
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ITV Choice appoints channel director
ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVSGE) has appointed a former BBC Worldwide and Fox Sports commercial executive…
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A+E Networks launches on Roku boxes
A+E Networks has launched apps for its A&E, History and Lifetime networks on Roku internet…
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ProSieben Fun HD launches on Sky Deutschland
ProSiebenSat.1 Group’s youth-skewing ProSieben Fun HD channel is due to launch on Sky Deutschland in…
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BBC details digital Winter Olympics plan
The BBC has unveiled plans to air “the most complete digital coverage of a Winter…
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FIC makes European media sales hire
Fox International Channels has appointed Jean-Philippe Amos as its vice-president of media sales and partnerships,…
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UKTV reaches highest ever audience share in 2013
Multichannel broadcaster UKTV achieved record ratings in 2013, reaching its highest-ever total audience share, according to…
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Poland’s TVN launches second news channel
Polish broadcaster TVN Group has launched a second news channel that will focus on business…
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Eurosport celebrates 25-year anniversary
Eurosport is celebrating 25 years of sports broadcasting with plans to introduce new digital technology…
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NBCUniversal hires former BT Vision, UKTV execs
NBCUniversal has created two new positions in its international channels division and hired executives from…
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Aereo raises US$34 million in funding
US online TV service Aereo has raised US$34 million (€25 million) in new funding as…
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On-demand service Cirkus signs Endemol deal
‘Best of British’ on-demand service Cirkus has acquired BBC dramas Peaky Blinders and Death Comes to Pemberley as…
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France’s Trace launches Trace Sport Stars in the US, Latin America
Trace TV, the French youth-focused thematic channel provider, is launching its Trace Sport Stars network in…
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Amazon partners with studios, programmers in 4K push
Amazon has revealed that it is working with major Hollywood studios and TV programmers, including Warner Bros, Lionsgate,…
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BBC celebrates ‘best ever’ iPlayer performance
New Year’s Day was the best day ever for the iPlayer with 11 million TV…
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Antenna appoints former NBC Universal, Cineflix Studios boss
Pete Smith, the former NBC Universal and Cineflix Studios boss, has been recruited as managing…
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Channel 4 removes shows from YouTube
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has taken down all of its programming from Google-owned streaming service…
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Panasonic and Mozilla partner on Firefox OS for smart TVs
Panasonic and Mozilla have partnered to develop and promote Firefox OS – a new open…
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Jinni and Ooyala partner on video discovery
Search and discovery software provider Jinni is partnering with video streaming and analytics firm Ooyala…
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Israel’s Yes gears up for pay-OTT launch
Israeli satellite TV operator Yes has partnered with pay-OTT platform provider Tvinci to launch a new…
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Discovery extends CEO Zaslav’s contract
Discovery Communications has extended the contract of president and CEO David Zaslav to the end…
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Lovefilm agrees exclusive Vikings deal
Amazon’s UK streaming service Lovefilm has bought rights to season two of drama series Vikings. The…
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DreamWorks Animation joins tablet market
US-based DreamWorks Animation is to launch a tablet that will offer in-house content and programming…
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21st Century Fox sells Star China TV stake
Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox has sold its entire 47% stake in Star China TV…
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BBC launches new The Voice app
The BBC has launched a new app for series three of singing competition show The…
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Eutelsat KabelKiosk selects HTTV middleware for HbbTV IPTV offering
Eutelsat’s KabelKiosk platform, which serves cable operators in Germany and neighbouring countries, has selected software provider…