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Wuaki signs UK content deal with ITV
UK VOD website Wuaki.tv has closed a deal for hundreds of hours of programming from…
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CME management criticises firm’s ‘unacceptable’ performance
The co-chief executive officer of Central European Media Enterprises (CME), Michael Del Nin, has slammed…
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Sky Deutschland bags DreamWorks Animation film rights
Germany satellite TV provider Sky Deutschland has acquired first run pay TV and SVOD rights…
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France 24 revamps mobile app
France 24 has updated its free iOS app, with video content now compatible with the…
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Sky’s Now TV adds entertainment channels
Sky has bolstered its pay-monthly OTT service, Now TV, by adding ten TV channels –…
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Lagardère sells Canal+ stake to Vivendi for €1 billion
French media company Lagardère Group has sold its 20% stake in Canal+ to Vivendi for…
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Netflix signs Dexter streaming deal with CBS
Netflix has acquired all eight seasons of the recently ended Showtime serial killer drama Dexter…
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Israeli news channel i24news to launch in Spain
Recently-launched news network i24news is set to launch in Spain tomorrow after agreeing a distribution…
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Channel 4 launches River Cottage game
UK broadcaster Channel 4 is launching a mobile game to tie-in with the latest series…
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AMC buys Liberty’s Chellomedia for €750 million
AMC Networks has reached an agreement to buy Liberty Global-owned channel operator Chellomedia for €750…
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Lagardère in ‘ongoing’ talks with Vivendi over Canal+
French media company Lagardère has said that it is in “ongoing discussions with Vivendi” to…
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CTC Media makes TV, transmedia exec hires
Russia’s CTC Media has appointed former NTV presenter Alexey Pivovarov as director, television and transmedia…
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Disney Channel joins Turkish VOD service
The Disney Channel has launched on Turkish VOD platform NetD. The deal will allow NetD…
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HBO on basic cable for first time
HBO is being offered as part of a basic tier channel package in the US…
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BBC iPlayer reaches 20 million app downloads
The BBC’s iPlayer app has now been downloaded a total of more than 20 million…
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BBC signs international news partnership with Twitter
BBC Global News has agreed a new partnership with Twitter to post and promote videos…
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Fox strikes European Major League Baseball deal
Fox International Channels has acquired European rights to the Major League Baseball series. The channels…
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European pay TV channel revenues to hit US$5.5bn by 2018
Revenues for Europe’s top pay TV channels is expected to grow by 31% to US$5.52…
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MTG says quarterly earnings put it back on track
Modern Times Group has reported increased in quarterly and nine month and said the growth…
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Du appoints new CFO
UAE service provider du has appointed a replacement for chief finance officer, Mark Shuttleworth, who…
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D-Smart signs exclusive first run deal with Sony
Dogan TV Holding-owned Turkish pay TV provider D-Smart has signed a multi-year first run rights…
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Terry Thullier lands France 2 job, new top team for France 4
France Télévisions group news chief Terry Thullier will replace Philippe Vilamitjana at France 2, while…
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NetRange secures World Combat Sports for smart TV
White label smart TV portal provider NetRange has struck a deal with Lagardère Unlimited-owned sports…
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BBC Worldwide to phase out Global iPlayer
BBC Worldwide is due to phase out the Global iPlayer as part of CEO Tim…
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NBCUniversal leads TV everywhere contributors
NBCUniversal provides the largest number of channels of any content provider to US TV everywhere…
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Elion sees TV boost
TeliaSonera-owned Estonian service provider Elion added over 11,000 new customers to its NutiTV offering in…
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TgCom24 content to air on radio
Mediaset’s TgCom24 new channel is providing serivces to four radio stations from today. The TV…
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BBC Worldwide confirms international channel changes
The BBC’s commercial arm has confirmed its new premium content channel brand will be known…
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Hulu confirms CEO hire, Forssell to leave the company
US video-on-demand site Hulu has confirmed the appointment of Fox Networks executive Mike Hopkins as…
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BBC names first drama to debut on iPlayer
BBC daytime drama Moving On will be the corporation’s first drama series to premiere on…