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Novabase to launch HbbTV-compliant HDMI dongle
Novabase-owned Novabase Digital TV Technologies is set to launch what it claims is the first…
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Channel 5 reportedly up for sale
Richard Desmond, the owner of UK terrestrial network Channel 5, is reportedly weighing up selling…
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Box TV executive director steps down
The executive director of UK channel operator Box TV, Scott Monks, is stepping down after…
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Endemol buys into Israeli broadcaster Reshet
Endemol has acquired a 33% stake in Reshet. The investment is part of a wider…
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Antenna Group buys Romanian music network
Media firm Antenna Group has bought Kiss TV and a string of radio stations from…
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Mediaset taps tivùon! and Intertrust Technologies for new OTT service
Italian broadcaster Mediaset has tapped the tivùon! Open standards-based TV platform it built with Telecom…
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MTG sells controlling stake in broadband service provider Zitius
Modern Times Group (MTG) has agreed to sell its 80% stake in Swedish broadband service…
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Fox channel to launch in Hungary
Entertainment net Fox is launching in Hungarian pay TV – bringing shows such as The…
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New finance chief for Discovery Networks CEEMEA
Discovery Networks has named a new chief financial officer for central and eastern Europe, the…
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MTG to launch pay TV channels in Turkey
Modern Times Group (MTG) is launching a raft of its pay TV channels in Turkey…
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Catherine Powell to run Disney Australia as Cracknell retires
Catherine Powell is to relocate from London to Sydney to run Disney Australia and New…
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Eurosport and IMG secure LTA tennis deal
Sports channel Eurosport and sports agency IMG Worldwide’s media unit IMG Media have secured a…
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MTS strategy chief leaves for Sistema
Russian service provider MTS’s vice-president for strategy, mergers and acquisitions and corporate development, Michael Hecker,…
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Digital UK weighs into TV white space debate
Digital UK has put its support behind broadcast regulator Ofcom’s plans to make better use…
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Endemol invests in social games firm Plumbee
Production and distribution group Endemol has invested in Plumbee, the sports technology firm that run…
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A+E Networks appoints 20th Century Fox TV executive
A+E Networks has appointed 20th Century Fox’s European vice-president of sales for its TV distribution…
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BBC Trust appoints former Lloyds CEO
The BBC’s governing body, the BBC Trust, has appointed Nicholas Prettejohn, the former CEO of…
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Spacecom puts itself up for sale
Spacecom, the Israeli operator of the Amos fleet of satellites, has put itself up for…
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Opera launches Chromium/Blink for RDK
Opera Software has launched a version of the Google-supported Chromium/Blink web browser engine that is…
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MTG in €605m refinancing agreement
European media giant Modern Times Group has refinanced its debt arrangement by agreeing to a…
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A+E’s Bio to rebrand as FYI
Jana Bennett is to preside over a rebranded Bio channel, which will switch to more…
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Lovefilm deal could rescue BBC’s Ripper Street from axe
The BBC has confirmed it is looking to revive recently axed period drama Ripper Street…
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Discovery to launch new mystery and suspense channel
Discovery Networks Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEEMEA) is set to launch…
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Turner turns to Arqiva for satellite distribution and playout
Turner Broadcasting has turned to media services provider Arqiva to provide satellite distribution and playout…
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Volia launches Viasat Premium HD package
Ukrainian cable operator Volia has launched a Viasat Premium HD package incorporating Modern Times Group-owned…
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Motive Television partners with icube for Freeview tablet dongle
UK-based TV technology services firm Motive Television has partnered with South Korea’s icube Corporation to…
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thePlatform supplying back-end for Viaplay
Modern Times Group (MTG) has chosen white label internet video platform provider thePlatform to provide…
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BBC announces major management shake-up, appoints former Sony CEO
The BBC’s governing body the BBC Trust said the corporation is due to undergo a…
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Discovery Communications eyes Scripps
Discovery Communications is reportedly considering making a bid for Scripps Networks Interactive – the owner…
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BBC and ITV confirm World Cup split
The BBC and ITV have confirmed the split of matches between them for the forthcoming…