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Broadcasters
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Fox strikes carriage deal with UPC Poland
Fox International Channels has struck a carriage deal with cable operator UPC Poland for the…
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Discovery to acquire Middle East broadcaster Takhayal
Discovery Communications is to acquire Dubai-based media company Takhayal Entertainment and its affiliated companies in…
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Viacom names Davis as CFO
Viacom names Davis as CFO has promoted Wade Davis to chief financial officer, replacing Jimmy…
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iPlayer passes 200 million monthly requests for the first time
The number of iPlayer requests passed 200 million for the first time ever in October,…
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Eastern Europe and HD to lead pay TV revenue growth
Revenues for the top European pay TV channels are expected to reach US$4.24 billion (€3.27…
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Lagardère expected to move ahead with Canal Plus IPO
Lagardère looks set to move forward with plans to float its 20% stake in Canal…
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RCS & RDS removes Discovery in fee row
Romanian cable operator RCS & RDS has revealed that it has dropped Discovery channels from…
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BBC Worldwide names interim CEO
BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the UK public broadcaster, has announced that Paul Dempsey…
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CSA reveals content breakdown on French FTA channels
French media regulator the CSA has published the results of a study of content on…
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DTG Testing tests first HbbTV product
DTG Testing, the test centre set up by the UK’s Digital TV Group, has successfully…
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France Télévisions to discuss finances with government
Public broadcaster France Télévisions will next week begin the process of negotiating its objectives and…
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TV4 in news deal with Expressen
Swedish broadcaster TV4 Group’s news channel TV4 News has struck a partnership deal with Expressen…
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BBC names Hall as new director-general
Tony Hall, the chief executive of the Royal Opera House, has been appointed as the…
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Disney to launch SVOD in Spain
Hollywood studio Disney is to launch a subscription video-on-demand service in Spain after striking a…
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Food Network makes Polsat debut
Scripps Networks Interactive’s Food Network channel has launched on Polish pay TV platform Cyfrowy Polsat….
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UKTV secures fourth DTT slot
UK channels group UKTV has secured a deal for a fourth channel spot on the…
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JCC to get BBC Worldwide content
Al Jazeera Children’s Channel (JCC) has struck a deal with BBC Worldwide whereby it will…
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Gulli follows tablet launch with In ze Boîte app
Lagardère-owned kids channel Gulli has launched a multi-device games application, In ze Boîte, which includes…
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NBC closing international channels and cutting jobs
NBC Universal is closing several of its international channels and has placed a group of…
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MTG extends Viasat reach with Polsat
Polish DTH operator Cyfrowy Polsat has signed a deal with broadcaster Modern Times Group that…
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Turner chooses Levira for Scandi playout
Turner Broadcasting has chosen Estonia-based media services provider Levira to provide playout of Cartoon Network’s…
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UK DTT viewers face disruption threat as Ofcom looks to 5G spectrum
UK regulator Ofcom last week unveiled plans to prepare frequencies for so-called 5G mobile services…
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HBO Europe names new COO
HBO Europe has appointed Will Harrison as chief operating officer. Harrison will take-up the newly-created…
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Turner selects Digital Rapids for multiscreen workflow
Digital Rapids announced today that Broadcater Turner Broadcasting System has chosen Digital Rapids’ Kayak dynamic…
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Red Bee to supply live subtitling for ESPN UK
Red Bee Media has struck a multi-year deal to supply live subtitles for ESPN UK’s…
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BBC launches Earth Unplugged YouTube channel
BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, has launched a new YouTube channel, Earth…
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MTG taps Access for Viaplay PS3 launch
MTG-owned OTT platform Viaplay has selected interactive TV specialist Accedo to launch the service on…
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MTG deals extend Danish reach
Scandinavian broadcaster Modern Times Group (MTG) has signed a deal with Danish DTT operator Boxer…
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A+E Networks hires AMC’s Habbershaw for Lifetime rollout
A+E Networks has poached AMC Networks executive Sally Habbershaw to help roll out female-skewing channel…
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Travel Channel licensed for Boxer platform
Travel Channel has secured a licence to broadcast on Boxer’s digital-terrestrial platform in Sweden. Viewers…