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BBC launches Antiques Roadshow synchronous app
The BBC has launched its planned live, synchronous companion screen app for its Antiques Roadshow…
Fox HD launches in Ukraine on Volia
Fox HD has launched in Ukraine on the Volia cable network. The launch brings hit…
ESPN renews Budweiser FA Cup deal
ESPN has renewed its sponsorship deal with Budweiser for the English FA Cup football competition….
CTC begins promoting Viaplay on Videomore
Russian broadcaster CTC Media’s on-demand TV service Videomore has begun promoting Modern Times Group-owned Viaplay’s…
Multimedia Polska adds sports channels
Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska has added sports channels FightBox and Eurosport 2 HD to…
Management shake-up at Discovery
Discovery Networks has rejigged several senior management positions with Phillip Luff taking a new position,…
Euronews launches localised Greek channel
Euronews has launched a Greek-language channel targetting Greece, Cyprus and Greek-speaking audiences in all markets….
Music channel Sol Musica launching on YouTube
Sol Musica, the Iberian music channel, has launched its own YouTube channel. The linear channel…
Netflix bumped from Nasdaq 100 Index
Netflix has been dropped from the list of the top 100 companies on the US…
Chellomedia expands management team
Chellomedia has announced a management shake-up that includes two new appointments. The Liberty Global-owned channel…
Viasat nets NBA deal
MTG’s Nordic pay TV broadcaster Viasat has signed a deal with US basketball association the…
Local authorities take stake in Euronews
Three French local authorities have become shareholders in news broadcaster Euronews. The allocation of shares…
Discovery buys SBS Nordic from ProSiebenSat.1
Discovery has acquired SBS Nordic from ProSiebenSat.1 for US$1.7 billion and has also taken a…
UPC Cablecom to launch HbbTV services
Swiss cable operator UPC Cablecom is launching services based on the HbbTV interactive TV standard….
Channel 4 launches 4oD app for Windows 8
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has launched a Windows 8 app for its 4oD on-demand service….
Euronews to launch local channel in Hungary
International news channel Euronews is launching a localised channel in Hungary. The channel will air…
Sony’s SEN makes Freeview debut
Hindi language entertainment channel Sony Entertainment Network (SEN) has launched on the Freeview TV platform…
France’s new DTT channels go on air
France’s six new HD DTT channels – HD1, L’Equipe 21, 6ter, Numéro 23, RMC Découverte…
Discovery could take over Eurosport in wide-ranging deal with TF1
Discovery Communications could take full control of Eurosport under the terms of a deal now…
CBS Drama launches on Virgin Media
CBS Drama is to launch on UK cable platform Virgin Media after parent company CBS…
BBC Entertainment launches on Boxer
BBC Entertainment has launched on Swedish DTT platform Boxer. The channel, which is operated by…
Viewster taps Fox exec for EMEA expansion
Switzerland-based OTT movie and TV service Viewster has appointed Fox exec Steve Broadhead as senior…
OSN boosts channel line-up
Middle East pay TV network OSN is adding five new channels to its line-up, including…
MTV Russia to close
MTV Russia is closing 14 years after the channel launched in the country. Owner Profmedia…
UPC Netherlands strikes HBO deal
UPC Netherlands has signed a distribution deal with HBO Netherlands that will see three channels…
Xbox creator joins HBO
Otto Berkes, one of the original creators of Microsoft’s games console Xbox is becoming head…
Cosmos TV adds international news channels
Belarusian pay TV operator Cosmos TV has added news channels from France and China to…
New French DTT channels to launch this week
This Wednesday will see the launch of six new free-to-air HD channels on the French…
NBC Universal to relaunch G4 as Esquire Channel
NBC Universal is to revamp youth skewing US network G4 as the Esquire Channel after…
EBU elects nine board members
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has elected nine members to its board for a two-year…