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BBC Worldwide sells Lonely Planet
The BBC’s commercial arm has agreed to sell its Australian-headquartered travel guide business Lonely Planet…
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Bertelsmann reportedly planning to float part of RTL stake
German publishing company Bertelsmann is preparing to sell part of its stake in broadcaster RTL…
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Sky adds 4oD to catch-up offering
Sky has added Channel 4’s video-on-demand service 4oD to Sky On Demand, now offering catch-up…
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UKTV gets a new look
UKTV is introducing a new on-air look and feel. The UK channel operating group, which…
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Local TV news audiences drop
Local TV news viewership is dropping with local affiliates for Fox, ABC, NBC and CBS…
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Netflix’s Killing deal helps prolong the life of the series
Netflix has snagged exclusive UK and Ireland rights to the third season of the The…
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Sony rolling out full seasons of The Shield on Crackle
All episodes and seasons of cop drama The Shield will be carried, for free, on…
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Mediaset offers support for digital ventures
Mediaset is launching a new digital ventures fund, offering communication and advertising support to new…
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Virgin Media takes ITV HD channels and boosts TV Anywhere
UK cable operator Virgin Media is to add the full range of commercial broadcaster ITV’s…
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BBC Worldwide announces global bosses following restructure
BBC Worldwide has announced a raft of new senior management positions following its recently announced…
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France 24 comes to DTT in Estonia
France 24 has signed a distribution deal with Estonian broadcast services provider Levira, making the…
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Sharjah Media Corporation chooses Pebble Beach
UAE-based Sharjah Media Corporation has chosen Pebble Beach Systems to provide playout and disaster recovery…
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News brief: Viacom raising US$500 million
Viacom is raising US$500 million (€385 million) via a new bond offering. The US-listed media…
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Avail-TVN and On Demand Group become Vubiquity
US video services group Avail-TVN and its subsidiary, UK-based On Demand Group, have announced a…
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News Corp split will see cash boost for publishing arm
News Corp has unveiled details of how it plans to split into two separate publishing…
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MYTF1 app passes five million downloads
French broadcaster TF1’s MYTF1 on-demand app for smartphones and tablet computers has passed the five…
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BBC to boost women’s football coverage
The BBC is to increase its coverage of women’s football with the introduction of two…
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Numericable adds France Télévisions VOD and catch-up
French cable operator Numericable has added public broadcaster France Télévisions’ video-on-demand service Pluzzvad to its…
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Lagardère Active sees boost from cost-cutting and TV channel profitability
Lagardère Active, the media arm of the French conglomerate, saw an improvement in its like-for-like…
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Cablevision-Viacom bundling spat continues
Cablevision has accused Viacom of threatening to impose penalties in the region of US$1 billion-plus…
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Time Warner Cable launches Roku channel
Time Warner Cable has launched its TWC TV app on Roku boxes in the US,…
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Liberty sweeps Euro 50 awards
Liberty Global swept Digital TV Europe’s Euro 50 Awards, taking home three prizes last night,…
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CTC Media hits record results
Russian broadcaster CTC Media reported record results last year, with revenues above US$800 million (€615…
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Mobile and tablet use drive iPlayer TV above 200 million for first time
Continued strong increases in mobile and tablet use, as well as improved measurement of radio…
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NBCUniversal in talks to deliver full line-up to OTT players
US content provider NBCUniversal is in talks with a number of internet video services to…
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Hulu future in discussion
News Corp and the Walt Disney Company are reportedly in talks about their future interests…
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News Corp sells Sky NZ stake
News Corp is set to sell its entire 44% stake in New Zealand pay TV…
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AXN Spin launches in Romania
Romtelecom has added Sony Pictures Television Networks (SPT) channel AXN Spin to its programming line-up. …
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Eurosport secures four more years of Giro d’Italia
Sports channel Eurosport has secured a four-year extension of its rights to the Giro d’Italia…
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Telekom Slovenia adds raft of new channels including BBC Knowledge
Telekom Slovenia is adding a large number of channels to its SiOL TV programming line-up…