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Fox to launch in south-eastern Europe
Fox International Channels (FIC) is launching its flagship channel Fox in nine territories in south-eastern…
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EBU produces video sequences for UHDTV testing
The EBU has produced a new set of video test sequences designed to help members…
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BBC Knowledge joins YouSee
BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the UK public broadcaster, has signed a deal with…
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Canal Plus signs exclusive deal with Warner Bros
Canal Plus has renewed an exclusive distribution agreement with Warner Bros Entertainment France giving it…
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Scripps expands European reach
Scripps Networks International has signed a raft of deals in Europe for its lifestyle channels….
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MTG takes full control of TV 2 Sport
International broadcast group Modern Times Group is acquiring all the remaining shares in the Danish…
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Vision247 brings Polska Plus bouquet to Freeview
UK-based payout and content aggregation specialist Vision247 is adding a bouquet of Polish-language channels to…
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LG signs Disney 3D deal for Smart TV platform
LG Electronics USA has signed a deal with The Walt Disney Studios that will see…
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Trace Sports goes mobile, makes Norwegian debut
Sports celebrity lifestyle channel Trace Sports has expanded its distribution following deals with mobile TV…
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LTV chief criticises new Latvian retransmission rules
New amendments to Latvia’s media law have been criticised as penalising public broadcaster LTV by…
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NTV Plus adds Travel Channel HD
Russian pay TV operator NTV Plus is adding Travel Channel HD to its programming line-up….
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Flexible friends: channel delivery in a multiscreen world
Offering content across multiple screens is becoming a necessity for channel operators as consumers demand…
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Zeebox develops live companion app for X Factor
Companion screen social TV service provider Zeebox and its live video partner ShowCaster have developed…
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TF1 reportedly puts putative pay TV plan on ice
French news service BFM TV has reported that commercial broadcaster TF1 has put a plan…
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BBC scales back Red Button video ahead of connected TV service
The BBC is to reduce the video offering on its Red Button service on Sky,…
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Discovery Networks to roll out dual-screen catch-up services
Discovery Networks International (DNI) is preparing to launch various second screen applications for its channel…
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YahLive boosts HD line-up with Russian news channels
UAE-based DTH operator YahLive has added two Russian news channels to its HD bouquet. The…
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CTC announces management changes
Russian broadcaster CTC Media has announced a series of management changes. Natalia Bilan, formerly head…
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TV4 channels on Boxer
Swedish broadcaster TV4’s TV4 HD and TV4 News channels are now available on the Boxer…
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Euronews launching local Greek and Hungarian channels
Euronews this morning unveiled plans to launch a 24-hour rolling news service in Athens, to…
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MTG uses Envivio to bring Viaplay to set-tops
Modern Times Group has selected technology company Envivio’s Muse software-based encoding solutions to extend its…
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DTG makes UK connected TV spec openly available
The UK’s Digital Television Group (DTG) has made its HbbTV-based connected TV specification openly available…
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French government provisions for telecom tax ruling
The French government has made a budget provision of €1.3 billion pending a final ruling…
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European PSBs must be properly financed, forum attendees told
European governments must deliver sufficient funding to ensure that public service broadcasters fulfill their mission…
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Sweden’s Filmnet launches, Denmark’s YouBio to follow
A new subscription over-the-top TV services launched in the Nordic region at the end of…
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CTC Media names new finance chief
Russian broadcaster CTC Media has named Nikolay Surikov as chief financial officer. Surikov was previously…
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France 24 launches Google TV service
France 24 has launched a multilingual TV service for the French Google TV platform. Google’s…
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BBC Worldwide to commission 100 hours of originals in 2014
BBC Worldwide said it will be ramping up the number of original programmes that it…
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Olympics break iPlayer records
Interest in the Olympic Games attracted record numbers of users to the BBC’s iPlayer catch-up…
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ITV’s Pembrooke makes Rightster move
Online video distribution specialist Rightster has appointed Robin Pembrooke as vice-president of products and solutions….