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Broadcasters
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A+E poaches Fox boss to run Italian channels biz
A senior Fox International Channels Italy boss will run A+E Networks’ new Italian networks business….
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Two new channels for Arqiva’s Freeview OTT platform
Communications infrastructure and media services company, Arqiva, is adding two channels to Connect TV, its…
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Euro pubcasters slam ‘excessive’ cuts
Europe’s public broadcasting body has issued a statement slamming funding cuts across the continent as…
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Com Hem appoints Barron as executive chairman
Swedish cable operator Com Hem has appointed Virgin Media’s former chief operating officer Andrew Barron…
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Sony Entertainment Television joins BT
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) Networks has signed a carriage deal with UK telco and pay-TV…
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Scripps makes digital video push with Newsy buyout
TV, print and digital media firm the E.W. Scripps Company has agreed to buy US-based…
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BBC to launch five new HD channels
The BBC is to launch five new free-to-air HD channels tomorrow, adding HD simulcasts of…
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Netflix strikes deal to bring Cartoon Network to SVoD
Netflix has struck a deal to bring content from Turner Broadcast’s Cartoon Network and Cartoonito…
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A+E launching new European channels business
A+E Networks has launched A+E Networks Italy, marking the first time it has set up…
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Skylink launches HBO Go
M7 Group-owned Czech and Slovak pay TV operator Skylink has added HBO’s TV Everywhere service…
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Top-level management changes at Sat.1
Ex-Blazhoffski CEO Taco Ketelaar and RTL Croatia programming chief Kaspar Pflueger are joining German channel…
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Spacecom provides capacity for African golf tournament
Israel’s Spacecom is providing broadcast services on its Amos-5 satellite for the Nedbank Golf Challenge,…
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EBU names new executive board members
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU)’s general assembly has named two new executive board members. Peter…
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UPC expands Discovery offering
Irish pay TV operator UPC has added three more Discovery Networks-owned channels to its TV…
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Viacom appoints Red Bull Media exec
Viacom International Media Networks has recruited Oliver Nitz to run its mobile branding division. Nitz…
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Sky to beat BBC to 4K, predicts BBC executive
Sky is likely to adopt ultra high definition 4K technology quicker than the BBC, with…
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Sky Italia launches raft of new features
Sky Italia is launching a number of new features to enhance its service in the…
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History channel agrees Norwegian DTT deal
A+E Networks UK is launching History on Norway’s national digital terrestrial television network, RiksTV. The…
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A+E international boss exits
Steve Ronson, A+E’s international chief, has exited the company, DTVE sister title TBI has learned….
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Film4 promotes two in finance, marketing
Channel 4-owned movie network Film4 has upped two executives, including Harry Dixon, who now becomes…
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Russia’s Play unveils ambitious plans for 2014
Russian video-on-demand service Play is to enhance its service by launching full HD streaming and…
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Fox Fan app nears Europe-wide deployment
Fox International Channels(FIC) has almost completed the rollout of its Fox Fan second screen app…
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MTG extends Disney agreement
Modern Times Group (MTG) has extended its content licensing agreement with Disney for first-run and…
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Telenor calls time on Neterra agreement
Telenor Satellite Broadcasting has terminated its agreement with Bulgarian broadcast services provider Neterra to provide…
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Eurosport scores more Bundesliga rights
Eurosport has agreed a new deal for Bundesliga German soccer rights. The sports channel operator…
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BBC iPlayer mobile and tablet traffic reaches new high
The BBC said that mobile and tablet traffic accounted for a record high of 37%…
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Bertelsmann digital exec steps down
Bertelsmann digital executive Thomas Hesse has stepped down “to pursue new professional opportunities” in the…
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Netflix agrees NBCU deal for Netherlands
Netflix’s Dutch service has acquired dramas such as Suits, Downton Abbey and Bates Motel as…
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Eurosport signs Beeline deal in Russia
Eurosport is set to expand its Russian reach after signing a multiyear distribution deal with…
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EBU partners with Net Insight for fibre upgrades
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has placed orders for modernisation and upgrades to its global…