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M6 sees revenues slip as TF1’s Paolini hits out at price war tactics
French commercial broadcaster M6 posted declines in revenue across its channels for the first quarter…
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Zuku adds 11 channels to platform
Wananchi Group-owned East African pay TV platform Zuku has added 11 new channels to its…
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Italian regulator clears Sky of anti-competitive behaviour
The Italian antitrust authority has cleared Sky Italia of abusing its dominant position via the…
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Schlesinger and Roth expected to rise as Rosenblum exits Warner Bros
Warner Bros. Television Group president Bruce Rosenblum will leave the company according to various reports…
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Disney/ABC to launch to live streaming service
Disney/ ABC Television Group is set to launch a new authenticated streaming service, offering full…
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Turkey’s SinemaTV inks output deal with NBCU
Turkish pay TV broadcaster SinemaTV has inked an output deal with NBCUniversal. The programming agreement…
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CTC Media launches cooking app
Russian broadcaster CTC Media has launched a hands-free cooking app as a tie-in to its…
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BBC adds share feature for Google+ and LinkedIn
The BBC has introduced a ‘share’ plugin enabling users of its web-based services to share…
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LoveFilm gets Vikings series ahead of TV
Amazon’s on-demand service LoveFilm has bought Vikings in a deal that means the hit drama…
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BT open to wholesale sports deals with Virgin, Talk Talk
BT Retail CEO Gavin Patterson said the firm was still open to doing wholesale deals…
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Sky Italia hits News Corp’s pay TV numbers
News Corp reported profit and revenue increases in its most recent quarter, but a loss…
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Fox names Europe and Africa COO
Fox International Channels (FIC) has promoted Diego Londoño to chief operating officer for its European…
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Hungarian regulator fines Digi for Discovery removal
Hungarian media regulator the NMHH has fined pay TV operator Digi for removing Discovery Channel…
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Klein leaves BBC Four to take ITV factual post
BBC four controller Richard Klein has been hired to lead rival ITV’s factual charge, as…
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EBU hits out at threat to digital-terrestrial broadcasting
The EBU has criticised moves to mandate the use of 700MHz spectrum for mobile services…
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Ynon Kreiz to head leading YouTube network
Former Endemol chief exec and chairman Ynon Kreiz has been named as YouTube channel network…
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Discovery revenues up, will take Netflix option
Discovery has reported healthy revenue and profit increases across its international channels. First quarter revenues…
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Public broadcasters team up for Eurovision second screen app
The EBU has collaborated with Sweden’s SVT, Germany’s NDR and the Netherlands’ TROS to develop…
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nc+ and Onet.pl shares boost TVN results in tough advertising market
Polish broadcaster TVN Group’s share of profits from pay TV operator nc+ and ISP Onet.pl…
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TF1 hit by ad slump
French broadcaster TF1 reported a €6.3 million loss in Q1 and a 10% year-on-year decline…
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Digital and German-speaking markets boost ProSiebenSat.1
Digital business unit activities and a strong performance in German-language territories helped boost pan-European broadcaster…
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NTV Plus launches TV Everywhere packages for sports fans
Russian pay TV broadcaster NTV Plus has launched a TV Everywhere service aimed at sports…
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UPC DTH teams up with Slovak broadcaster for ice hockey
Liberty Global-owned UPC DTH’s Czech and Slovak unit, freeSAT, has teamed up with Slovakian broadcaster…
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Lagardère declares himself “ready to buy” Canal Plus France
Lagardère boss Arnaud Lagardère has said he could be prepared to buy the 80% of…
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Registration will be key to monetising free VOD, says Channel 4’s Rose
Winning viewers over to the concept of registration will be key to the success of…
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CTC hit by ratings drop
Russian broadcaster CTC Media has seen its operating income fall 8% year-on-year as ratings on…
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Scripps posts solid earnings
Scripps Networks Interactive reported solid first quarter earnings with operating revenues up across all of…
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Howling: 10 more HD channels next year, Freeview must not be “pushed out” of spectrum
The sharing of spectrum in a way that ensures Freeview still has the space to…
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UKTV to launch new Drama network
Multichannel broadcaster UKTV is set to launch a new British drama network on UK digital-terrestrial…
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Freesat growth outpaces Sky, Virgin
UK free-to-air satellite platform Freesat added 29,000 new homes in the first quarter of 2013, capping…