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Broadcasters
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Fragmentation, cost and rights challenge broadcasters in OTT shift
Audience fragmentation, a lack of willingness to pay due to the expectation that online video…
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UKTV and YouView sign ‘landmark’ on-demand deal
UKTV has signed a catch-up agreement with connected TV service YouView, in what the UK…
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Setanta takes BT Sport to Ireland
Setanta Sports has signed a deal with BT to add the latter’s new sports channels…
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Telemundo launches in Africa
NBCUniversal-backed Spanish language broadcaster Telemundo is launching a pay TV channel across almost 50 African…
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HbbTV looks to up global deployment
The HbbTV consortium is launching a marketing campaign in a bid to increase awareness of…
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Sundance Channel launches dedicated Polish feed
AMC/Sundance Channel Global, the international division of AMC Networks, is launching a dedicated Polish feed of…
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Lovefilm signs CBS Studios deal
Amazon-owned on-demand platform Lovefilm has secured CBS Studios International-distributed scripted programming including The Good Wife,…
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Russia’s U Channel scores exclusive MTV content
Female-skewing Russian network U Channel has scored an exclusive deal with Viacom International Media Networks…
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BBC explains connected TV
The BBC has launched an ad campaign designed to explain the benefits of connected TV…
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BBC Worldwide expands Good Food brand
BBC Worldwide has relaunched its BBCGoodFood.com website, with more video content, better search and navigation…
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Sky Deutschland and Eurosport expand partnership
Sky Deutschland is expanding its partnership with Eurosport, launching Eurosport 2 HD exclusively on the…
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Analysts positive on ITV acquisition
Financial analysts have reacted positively to ITV’s acquisition of US producer Thinkfactory Media. The UK…
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EBU chief slams wider threat to public broadcasters of ERT case
EBU president Jean-Paul Philippot has delivered his strongest condemnation to date of the Greek government’s…
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HBO, ESPN and Sky launch on Apple TV
HBO, ESPN, Sky News and other content providers have launched on Apple’s TV service. The…
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Sky Italia reorganised along BSkyB, Sky Deutschland lines
News Corp-owned Sky Italia has reorganised all of its programming activities into a single unit,…
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MTG terminates US reporting obligations
Modern Times Group (MTG) is terminating the registration of its Class B shares with the…
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Food Networks and Travel Channel on Virgin Media
Scripps Networks Interactive has secured carriage for its Food Networks and Travel Channel services on…
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EBU keeping ERT on air for now
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has said it will continue to maintain Greek public broadcaster…
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BBC iPlayer usage flattens out in May
BBC iPlayer usage for May was flat month-on-month, with the breakdown of usage across PCs,…
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ERT back on air after court ruling
Greece’s public broadcaster ERT is to cointinue broadcasting during a restructure process after a Greek…
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FIC launching Fox Sports Channel in Italy
Fox International Channels (FIC) has secured a slew of rights for a new Fox Sports…
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Ex-Warner Bros TV boss Rosenblum in Legendary move
Bruce Rosenblum, until last month president of the Warner Bros Television Group, has become president…
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Trace launches in Romania
Trace Group has struck a carriage deal with Orange Romania to launch three channels in…
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Nova upped at 21st Century Fox
News Corp has promoted Janet Nova, the company’s senior vice-president and deputy general counsel to…
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Disney launches branded service on Lovefilm
Disney will launch a branded on-demand service on the Lovefilm streaming service in the UK….
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400k UK homes tell BBC they don’t need licence
The Times has reported that the number of UK homes that have told public broadcaster…
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Lee takes over from Ternsjö at UPC DTH
Liberty Global has named Michael Lee as the new managing director of satellite TV arm…
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MTG to launch FTA channel in Tanzania
Modern Times Group (MTG) is to launch a national terrestrial free-to-air channel in Tanzania later…
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NBCUniversal launches SVOD direct to consumers
NBCUniversal has launched a subscription video-on-demand service direct to consumers in the UK. NBCUniversal is…
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BARB to include catch-up and online ratings from this year
UK ratings organisation BARB is to include online and catch-up services in its ratings reports…