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BBC wins Olympic broadcast rights until 2020
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has awarded the BBC the exclusive broadcast rights in the…
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CNN takes top spot in Africa
CNN is the most-watched international news channel in Africa, according to the latest EMS Africa…
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CTC-International expands footprint
Russian broadcaster CTC Media is to launch the international version of the CTC channel in…
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Hulu and BBC join forces for comedy
US-based online video service Hulu and UK public broadcaster the BBC have joined forces and…
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BBC and NHK prep Super Hi-Vision Olympics [VIDEO]
The BBC and NHK are planning to show the upcoming London Summer Olympics in Super…
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EBU signs UEFA distribution deal
The EBU has signed a deal with European football body UEFA to deliver programming on…
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Mediaset accelerates cost-cutting plans
Italy’s Mediaset is increasing the scope of its cost-cutting plan, according to wire reports. Quoting…
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Global iPlayer passes one million downloads, BBC extends trial
BBC Worldwide’s Global iPlayer on-demand service has passed the one million downloads milestone a year…
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France Télévisions and Orange partner for 3D Olympics
French public broadcaster France Télévisions will air coverage of the Olympic Games in 3D this…
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BBC launches Olympics app
UK public broadcaster the BBC has launched an Olympics app for smartphones that will offer…
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UKTV is ‘fastest growing’ TV network
Broadcaster UKTV was the UK’s fastest growing TV network in the first six months of…
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ITV using SAS servers for online services
UK commercial broadcaster ITV is using cloud-based advertising server technology provided by business analytics and…
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Programme sales help drive Worldwide revenue and profit increases
BBC Worldwide grew headline profit by 8% and revenues by 5% in the year to…
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EBU appoints TV and strategy head
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has appointed new heads of TV and strategy at its…
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London Olympics marks end of SD for EBU
The forthcoming London Olympics will mark the end of standard definition broadcasting by the European…
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SevenOne International rebrands as Red Arrow International
SevenOne International, a sister company of German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1, has rebranded as Red Arrow International….
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BBC Sport launches Olympic smartphone app
BBC Sport has launched a new Olympic smartphone app for iPhones and Android devices. The…
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Court says Rai must offer all programming unencrypted on Sky Italia
An Italian court has ruled that Italian broadcaster Rai must allow Sky Italia to broadcast…
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Biétry: 400,000 would be ‘failure’ for beIN Sport
Winning only 400,000 subscribers after one year of operation would be an “enormous failure” for…
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De Pouzilhac quits AEF, French external media faces reorganisation
Alain de Pouzilhac, the president of France’s external media organisation, the AEF, which groups together…
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Christian TV package launches on Freeview
A bouquet of Christian thematic channels has launched via the UK’s Freeview HD service. The…
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TV4 Group takes Ligue 1 rights
Swedish free and pay TV provider TV4 Group has secured rights to French Ligue 1…
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CME’s Fanda launching Saturday
Central and Eastern European broadcast group CME will launch its new male-skewing Czech channel Fanda…
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NBC Universal agrees deal to sell A+E Networks stake
US cable and media giant Comcast’s NBC Universal unit has agreed to sell its 15.8%…
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Food Network to expand to 24 hours on Freeview
The Food Network is to expand its programming hours on UK digital terrestrial television service…
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Liberty Global confirms Curran as Chellomedia president
Liberty Global has confirmed that Niall Curran will become president of its content and channels…
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BBC News boss leaves for RTÉ
The editor of the BBC News Channel, Kevin Bakhurst, has left the UK public broadcaster’s…
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Second screens boost ratings for Chello’s Canal Panda
Chellomedia’s Spanish kids channel Canal Panda has seen its monthly viewer ratings increase to 0.6%…
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Intellect releases trial UK HbbTV spec
UK technology trade body Intellect has released a trial specification for HbbTV in the UK…
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Viasat wins the Olympics
Viasat has acquired TV rights to the 2014 Olympic Winter Games and the 2016 Olympic…