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Broadcasters
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BSkyB and BBC to lead UK Ultra HD forum
Representatives from BSkyB and the BBC will co-chair a new industry group, designed to help…
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Vice Media appoints Nutopia’s Franses, preps UK online channels
Vice, the publishing-to-TV media company, has hired Laura Franses to run its UK operation. Franses…
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Travel Channel launches Freeview block
Scripps Networks International has launched a four-hour Travel Channel programming block on UK digital-terrestrial service…
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BBC World News launches in HD in Middle East
BBC World News is launching in HD in the Middle East for the first time…
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ProSiebenSat.1 boosted by channel and digital gains
German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 Group reported strong second quarter earnings, buoyed by gains in it channels…
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Chello restructures CEE channels unit
Chellomedia has restructured its channels distribution unit at its CEE division. The company, the content…
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BBC Four controller role axed
The BBC’s director of television Danny Cohen has scrapped the BBC Four controller that Richard…
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BT Sport goes live
BT today launches its new sports channel line-up today, along with the new BT Sport…
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BBC launches sport app on Kindle Fire
The BBC has launched its BBC Sport mobile app for Kindle Fire and Kindle Fire…
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Trace Group signs Beeline TV carriage deal
Music and sports channel provider Trace Group has signed a carriage deal with Russian pay-TV…
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Channel 4 deputy chairman of board appointed
UK broadcast regulator Ofcom has appointed non-exec Channel 4 board member Mark Price as deputy…
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Box TV signs broadcast service deal with Red Bee
Box TV, a joint music TV venture between Channel 4 and Bauer Media, has signed…
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Channelling eastern promises
Despite the continued fallout from the global financial crisis, there are strong signs of pay…
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The eastern OTT frontier
Central and eastern Europe’s online video space is rapidly evolving. Andy McDonald looks at some…
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Sky told to end public service retransmission fees
The UK government plans to end controversial retransmission fees that British public broadcasters pay to…
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CME hit by low Czech revenues
Broadcast group Central European Media Enterprises (CME) reported a 14.7% year-on-year drop in revenues and…
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BBC Three to launch all comedies on iPlayer
UK channel BBC Three will begin premiering all of its scripted comedies on the on-demand…
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Discovery says OWN ‘beginning to turn a profit’
OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network is “starting to pay down the investment Discovery has made…
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BBC to examine YouView participation
The BBC’s governing body, the BBC Trust, has launched a review into the BBC’s involvement…
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New-look Universal Channel hitting the UK
NBCUniversal’s new-look Universal Channel will debut in the UK on August 5. NBCU has been…
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ITV boosted by online, studio gains
UK broadcaster ITV reported revenue gains in the first half of the year thanks to…
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Russia’s CTC Media appoints new CEO
Russian broadcaster CTC Media has appointed Yuliana Slashcheva, the president of Russia-based communications consultancy Mikhailov and…
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Lovefilm signs Scripps Networks Interactive deal
Amazon-owned video-on-demand service Lovefilm has signed a deal with Scripps Networks Interactive to offer viewers…
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YouView partners aim to expand service
The partners behind UK connected TV service YouView – which include UK broadcasters the BBC,…
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Foxtel cites ‘worldwide lack of content’ for 3D channel closure
A “worldwide lack” of content is behind the closure of Australian pay TV platform Foxtel’s…
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Roku adds Channel 5, Toon Googles
Streaming set-top box firm Roku has added UK broadcaster Channel 5’s Demand 5 catch-up service and…
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CTC Media backs Russian anti-piracy legislation
Russian broadcaster CTC Media is the latest media firm to throw its support behind legislation…
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Netflix UK agrees next day Breaking Bad episode deal
Netflix in the UK will launch the final episodes of AMC drug drama Breaking Bad…
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iPlayer receives record mobile traffic in June
The BBC’s iPlayer video-on-demand service had a record proportion of mobile traffic in June, as…
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Fox launching in the Netherlands
Fox International Channels has revealed details of the upcoming launch of its Fox service in…