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EBU sets sights on open personalisation standard
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has set up a group to develop a non-proprietary, cross-platform authentication…
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FIC to launch crime channel in South Africa
Fox International Channels has launched its Fox Crime channel on South African pay TV platform…
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Multimedia Polska launches TV app
Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska has launched a free app to allow customers to watch…
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Ensequence appoints former Disney exec
Interactive TV technology specialist Ensequence has appointed former Disney and ESPN Media Networks executive Gary…
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Turner UK launching time-shifted TCM
Turner Broadcasting System is today launching a time-shifted version of pay channel TCM in the…
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Scripps targets international growth as revenue grows
Scripps Networks Interactive is targeting more international growth following new launches in Europe, LatinAmerica and…
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Moody’s upgrades ITV
Credit ratings agency Moody’s has upgraded ITV’s debt ratings after the UK broadcaster reported an…
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BBC News Director takes up role
UK broadcaster the BBC’s new director of news and current affairs, James Harding, takes up…
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YouView to expand IP offerings
UK connected TV service YouView has had applications for more than 130 IP channels “which…
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UK programming spend in decline, says Ofcom
Total spend on programming across the five main UK public service broadcast (PSB) channels, as…
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EBU tests impact of higher frame rates for UHDTV
The EBU is conducting a series of subjective tests to gauge the impact of higher…
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MTV Russian names launch director
MTV Russia is to relaunch on October 1 and Viacom has named Yana Churikova to…
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Fox to get Sky Italia on track by cutting programming costs
21st Century Fox should be on track to achieve its goals for troubled Italian direct-to-home…
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MTG names new Baltic chiefs, expands production unit
Modern Times Group (MTG) is making a series of changes to the management of Viasat…
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Disney’s Iger: investment in Hulu a boon for content owners
Disney chief Bob Iger has said Hulu has real strategic and financial value for the…
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CTC Media gains from ad growth, but profits slip
Russian broadcaster CTC Media reported a 10% increase in operating revenues in the second quarter…
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MTG makes digital acquisition in CEE
MTG has inked a deal for a controlling share of Bulgarian digital conglomerate Darik News…
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Demand 5 launches on Freesat’s freetime
UK commercial broadcaster Channel 5’s catch-up service Demand 5 has launched on freetime, the connected…
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BBC Knowledge and HD launch on Digiturk
BBC Worldwide has signed a deal with Digiturk that will see its BBC Knowledge and…
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DStv replaces ESPN with SuperSport 9
MultiChoice-owned South African pay TV provider DStv has added sports channel SuperSport 9 to its…
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S4C makes digital push
Welsh-language broadcaster S4C will make all of its content available on the BBC iPlayer from…
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Turner ups Levy to president, TBS
David Levy has been upped to president, Turner Broadcasting System. In his new role, Levy…
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The multiscreen and OTT TV survey
In the final part of this week’s series of features about multiscreen and OTT TV,…
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The evolution of the second screen app space
The ‘second screen’ app space has grown up in recent years, but how are these…
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Eurosport signs Italian distribution deal with Mediaset
Eurosport Group has signed a deal with Mediaset that will see the Eurosport and Eurosport…
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Viacom reports strong earnings, boosted by channel gains
Viacom reported an increase in revenues and operating income in its fiscal third quarter following…
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ESPN channels go off air
ESPN Classic and ESPN America have gone off air outside the US and the UK…
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Rastamouse makes tracks for Lovefilm
Amazon-owned streaming service Lovefilm has acquired a children’s programming package including Rastamouse from NBCUniversal International…
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B.net adds sports channels
Vipnet-owned Croatian cable unit B.net has added two sports channel to its line-up. The operator…
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Four new channels for Belarus’s Zala TV
Belarusian pay TV operator Beltelecom has added four channels to its Zala TV service. Zala…