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EBU to exploit Paralympic rights
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) have formed a partnership…
A+E ups Dirk Hoogstra
A+E Networks has promoted Dirk Hoogstra to executive VP, development and programming, for its History…
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…
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…
Digital drives ProSiebenSat.1 to record earnings
German’s ProSiebenSat.1 Group reported record results last year thanks to digital gains and a strong…
TVN Group hit by advertising decline
Polish broadcaster TVN Group expects the local TV advertising market to continue to decline this…
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,…
RTVE and EBU demo UHDTV over DVB-T2
Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has teamed up with the European Broadcasting Union and other industry…
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%…
Cablevision sues Viacom over bundling
Cablevision has sued Viacom in the US, claiming that the channel owner forces it to…
BBC hires C4 COO Anne Bulford
The BBC has appointed Channel 4’s chief operating officer Anne Bulford as its MD of…
BBC Sport app hits one million downloads
The BBC’s new smartphone sports app has reached one million downloads less than two months…
BT buys ESPN’s UK and Irish channels
BT Group has agreed to buy ESPN’s UK and Ireland channels business, in a move…
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…
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…
Nickelodeon launches iPad app
Viacom-owned kids network Nickelodeon is launching a branded TV Everywhere iPad app. The Nick App…
Rippon named new BBC Online archive editor
The BBC has named Peter Rippon as editor of its new BBC Online archive. As…
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…
Sky inks sports news channel deal with Viasat
UK pay TV platform BSkyB has inked a deal with its Scandinavian counterpart Viasat for…
BBC launches sports app for Android
UK broadcaster the BBC has launched a version of its sport app for Android devices….
PayWizard launches TV payment system
Micro-payment and subscriber management specialist PayWizard has launched a complete payment and subscription system designed…
TF1 to accelerate cost-cutting plan
French commercial broadcaster TF1 Group has said it will accelerate its plan to rationalise its…
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…
Turner reshapes CNN International’s commercial division
Turner has rejigged the commercial and ad-sales operation at news operation CNN International. Amid wide-ranging…
BBC Two to launch in HD
The BBC is to launch an HD version of its BBC Two channel on March…
Channel 4 taps Kit Digital for Windows 8 app
UK broadcaster Channel 4 is using technology supplied by Kit Digital to deliver its 4oD…
M6 sees small decrease in revenues
French commercial broadcaster M6 posted a small decrease in revenues of 2.4% to €1.387 million…
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…
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…
Discovery’s Zaslav to give MIPTV keynote
Discovery Communications’ president and CEO David Zaslav will give a keynote address at MIPTV in…