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EBU to exploit Paralympic rights

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) have formed a partnership…

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A+E ups Dirk Hoogstra

A+E Networks has promoted Dirk Hoogstra to executive VP, development and programming, for its History…

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The Euro50 Q&A: Laurent-Eric Le Lay, chairman and CEO, Eurosport Group

Eurosport has increased both its audience, across all platforms, and its revenues despite tough competition…

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Freesat plans new products, highlights benefits of HTML5

UK free-to-view satellite platform Freesat plans to develop a ‘headless’ multimedia gateway version of its…

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Digital drives ProSiebenSat.1 to record earnings

German’s ProSiebenSat.1 Group reported record results last year thanks to digital gains and a strong…

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TVN Group hit by advertising decline

Polish broadcaster TVN Group expects the local TV advertising market to continue to decline this…

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CEE and MEA viewers turn to multiscreen, linear viewing remains strong

Interest in multiscreen viewing is increasing across the emerging markets of central and eastern Europe,…

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RTVE and EBU demo UHDTV over DVB-T2

Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has teamed up with the European Broadcasting Union and other industry…

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ITV sees online, pay and interactive revenue top £100 million

UK commercial broadcaster ITV recorded a pre-tax profit of £348 million (€404 million), up 6%…

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Cablevision sues Viacom over bundling

Cablevision has sued Viacom in the US, claiming that the channel owner forces it to…

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BBC hires C4 COO Anne Bulford

The BBC has appointed Channel 4’s chief operating officer Anne Bulford as its MD of…

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BBC Sport app hits one million downloads

The BBC’s new smartphone sports app has reached one million downloads less than two months…

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BT buys ESPN’s UK and Irish channels

BT Group has agreed to buy ESPN’s UK and Ireland channels business, in a move…

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BBC Knowledge block to air on Retequattro

Mediaset-owned Italian free-to-air channel Retequattro is to air a one-hour block of programming from the…

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RTL sees massive growth for online and on-demand

Pan-European broadcast group RTL has said that its European online and on-demand platforms collectively were…

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Nickelodeon launches iPad app

Viacom-owned kids network Nickelodeon is launching a branded TV Everywhere iPad app. The Nick App…

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Rippon named new BBC Online archive editor

The BBC has named Peter Rippon as editor of its new BBC Online archive. As…

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Sky signs deal with Disney to launch dedicated pay TV channel

UK pay TV platform BSkyB and Hollywood Studio Disney are launching a pay TV channel…

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Sky inks sports news channel deal with Viasat

UK pay TV platform BSkyB has inked a deal with its Scandinavian counterpart Viasat for…

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BBC launches sports app for Android

UK broadcaster the BBC has launched a version of its sport app for Android devices….

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PayWizard launches TV payment system

Micro-payment and subscriber management specialist PayWizard has launched a complete payment and subscription system designed…

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TF1 to accelerate cost-cutting plan

French commercial broadcaster TF1 Group has said it will accelerate its plan to rationalise its…

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Freeview targets pay TV subs in latest ad campaign

UK digital-terrestrial service Freeview is to target pay TV customers with its latest advertising campaign…

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Turner reshapes CNN International’s commercial division

Turner has rejigged the commercial and ad-sales operation at news operation CNN International. Amid wide-ranging…

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BBC Two to launch in HD

The BBC is to launch an HD version of its BBC Two channel on March…

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Channel 4 taps Kit Digital for Windows 8 app

UK broadcaster Channel 4 is using technology supplied by Kit Digital to deliver its 4oD…

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M6 sees small decrease in revenues

French commercial broadcaster M6 posted a small decrease in revenues of 2.4% to €1.387 million…

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TF1 seeks to extend Paolini’s leadership to 2017

French broadcaster TF1’s administrative council is today expected to propose changing the company’s statutes to…

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TV4 Group boosted by buoyant Swedish ad market

Swedish free-to-air commercial and pay TV broadcaster TV4 Group benefited from a buoyant domestic advertising…

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Discovery’s Zaslav to give MIPTV keynote

Discovery Communications’ president and CEO David Zaslav will give a keynote address at MIPTV in…