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Modern Times nets Champions League rights
Modern Times Group has picked up Champions League soccer rights for the Czech Republic. MTG…
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KPN adding HBO channels
Dutch telco and IPTV service operator KPN is expected to add three local HBO channels…
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EBU and DVB sign up to Future of TV initiative
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the DVB and 11 other international broadcasting bodies have lined…
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UPC Cablecom takes ProSiebenSat.1 channels
German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has inked a distribution deal with Swiss cable operator UPC Cablecom. The…
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ProSiebenSat.1 and RTL fail in online platform bid
German broadcasters ProSiebenSat.1 and RTL have failed in their bid to jointly launch an online…
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Switchover Media hires former Fox boss
Italian channel operator Switchover Media has recruited Fabrizio Salini as head of entertainment and factual…
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ITV to offer Shazam-enabled ads
ITV has signed an exclusive deal with interactive media company Shazam that will see the…
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Freeview viewers give catch-up thumbs up, unsure about 3D
Freeview viewers in the UK are far more excited about catch-up services like iPlayer than…
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SyFy HD gets Zon carriage
Portuguese cable operator Zon Multimedia has added sci-fi channel SyFy HD to its line-up. The…
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ZDFE COO signs new five-year deal
Stephan Adrian, the COO of the commercial arm of German public broadcaster ZDF, has signed…
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EBU joins Future of Broadcast Television initiative
The European Broadcasting Union has become one of 13 founding members of the Future of…
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Endemol still on Warner Bros’ radar, says Rosenblum
Warner Bros TV would still consider a possible acquisition of production company Endemol depending on…
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Virgin Media reveals Olympic plans
British cable operator Virgin Media has struck a deal with the BBC and Eurosport that…
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France 24 nears 250 million homes
France 24 is now available in 245 million households, the news broadcaster said. The company,…
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Access HTML Browser supports HbbTV
TV software company Access has announced that its recently launched NetFront Browser NX 2.0 profile…
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Style Network to expand international presence
NBC Universal’s female skewing cable broadcaster Style Network is to expand its international channels arm…
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Fox to rebrand Finland’s Suomi TV
Fox International Channels is rebranding its recently acquired Finnish free-to-air station Suomi TV as Fox…
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Trace Sports to make UK debut
Sports celebrity channel Trace Sports will launch in the UK on Sky’s pay TV platform…
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TVN in move to sell Onet.pl to Ringier Axel Springer
Polish broadcaster TVN has entered into exclusive talks with Ringier Axel Springer Media (RAS) to…
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Global iPlayer secures more sports rights
The Global BBC iPlayer has secured the rights to two UK sporting events, the Grand…
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TF1 to sell advertising for Al Jazeera sports channels
Al Jazeera has chosen commercial broadcaster TF1 to sell advertising for its new French sports…
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UEFA awards Spanish Europa League rights
UEFA has awarded Spanish media rights to the Europa League to Mediaset España and Gol…
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Trace Sports reaches Africa with DStv
Sports celebrity channel Trace Sports will launch in 47 African countries via DStv’s platform. The…
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Disney hires UK programming chief
Disney has hired former BBC Children’s exec Louise Bucknole to replace Jonathan Boseley, who left…
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BBC launches connected TV sports app
UK public broadcaster the BBC has launched a new sports application for connected TVs. It…
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NorDig adds HbbTV to hybrid specification
NorDig, the digital TV standards body for Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Ireland, has…
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Tricolor adds new HD channels
Russian pay TV operator Tricolor TV has added HD Life and Fox Life HD to…
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Mediaset wins control of ‘mediaset.com’
Italian media group Mediaset has won full control of the mediaset.com domain name after a…
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BBC Worldwide promotes digital chief
BBC Worldwide has promoted Claude London to digital director, consumer products. In his new role,…
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UEFA decides on French media rights for Euro 2012 and 2016
UEFA has granted French media rights to the Euro 2012 and 2016 tournaments to TF1,…