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CBS posts best ever quarter results, talks up Netflix
US media group CBS Corp. posted record single quarter financial results yesterday, as its chief…
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Viacom plans TV production push as revenues fall
MTV and Nickelodeon owner Viacom has seen revenues fall 6% year-on-year in its second quarter…
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UK 4G interference test planned for Brighton
UK mobile spectrum organisation at800 is due to launch a trial in Brighton to determine to…
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MTG appoints Virgin Media exec to Viasat COO role
Modern Times Group (MTG) has appointed former Virgin Media executive Aleks Habdank as chief operating…
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Disney Channel launch prompts ESPN switch at Super RTL
Disney has replaced its representatives on German family network Super RTL’s board with the managing…
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BBC lines up 15 Commonwealth Games live-streams
The BBC is set to air 15 separate streams from 17 locations in its coverage…
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MTG launches Viasat premium package on Russia’s MTS
Modern Times Group’s Viasat Broadcasting is to launch a Viasat Premium HD package on Russian…
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RTL Group raises €1.4 billion through secondary IPO
RTL Group’s owner Bertelsmann has raised €1.4 billion through a secondary public offering of shares…
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Lagardère names channels executive
Lagardère has named Gérald-Brice Viret as deputy head of TV channels at its Lagardère Active…
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Vevo looks to more device expansion
US music video service Vevo is planning to expand onto more TV platforms this year…
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BBC confirms 4K tennis talks
The BBC has confirmed that it is in discussions with Sony and the All England…
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CME sees revenues fall steeply and losses widen
Broadcast group Central European Media Enterprises (CME) has seen first quarter revenues plummet and losses…
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OSN to add new channels from Philippines’ ABS-CBN
UAE-based pay TV operator OSN has struck a deal with Philippines broadcaster ABS-CBN to bring…
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BBC commissions iPlayer comedy pilots
The BBC has commissioned a series of eight new comedy pilots for its video-on-demand service…
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UPC DTH adds Travel Channel HD to pay TV line-up
Pay TV operator UPC DTH is adding Travel Channel HD to its programming line-up on…
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Endemol buys Ynon Kreiz’s company, creates Israeli division
Endemol has taken a majority stake in Kuperman, the production company create by ex-Endemol and…
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BBC1 names acting controller
Danny Cohen has named Charlotte Moore as acting controller of BBC One, filling the role…
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BBCWW must make tough channel choices, says CEO
BBC Worldwide’s linear channels portfolio is under scrutiny as new CEO Tim Davie looks to…
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Cable TV industry ‘out of whack’ says Netflix content chief
The cable industry pay model is ‘out of whack’ in the internet age, where pricing…
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Eurosport’s Le Lay takes over at TF1 Publicité
Eurosport CEO Laurent-Eric Le Lay is leaving the sports channel to take over as director-general…
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Discovery’s Tom Keaveny gets global role, Caleb Weinstein exiting
Discovery Communications’ Asian boss Tom Keaveney is relocating to London to become president of international…
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Al Jazeera English revamps iPad app
Al Jazeera English has revamped its iPad app, enhancing the social functionality of its access…
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New chief for CNBC International
News channel CNBC has named KC Sullivan as president and managing director of its international…
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Time Warner chief: TV is taking over the internet, not the other way round
The digital revolution means TV taking over the internet rather than the other way around,…
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BBC to cap payoffs for senior staff
The BBC is consult on proposals for a redundancy and severance pay cap of £150,000…
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No value in Aereo, says Bewkes
Barry Diller-backed online TV redistribution platform has little intrinsic value and will not present a…
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News Corp settles with shareholders
News Corp has settled a legal case with a shareholder group that were unhappy with…
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Scripps Networks Interactive goes TV Everywhere
Scripps Networks Interactive is due to launch a suite of mobile apps and websites to…
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CBS buys into TV streaming firm
CBS Corporation has bought a minority stake in Syncbak, a technology company that streams local…
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Dubuc named as new A+E Network CEO
Nancy Dubuc has become just the third CEO in A+E Network’s history, with former incumbent…