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BBC names Natural History head
British public broadcaster the BBC has promoted Wendy Darke as head of its Natural History…
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UKTV in Miramax movie deal
UK broadcaster UKTV will air a number of Miramax movies after the companies signed a…
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EBU selects NovelSat for satellite modulation
The European Broadcasting Union has selected satellite technology company NovelSat’s NS3 satellite modulation technology to…
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Disney strikes TVOD deal with Google UK
Hollywood studio Disney has struck transactional video-on-demand deals with online video services YouTube and Google…
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Viasat Broadcasting appoints programming chief
Viasat Broadcasting has appointed Jakob Mejlhede as senior vice-president of acquisitions and programming. Mejlhede has worked…
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HbbTV consortium holds general assembly
The second general assembly of the HbbTV consortium has been held at the EBU’s headquarters…
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Interview: Olivier Laouchez, CEO, Trace
As French media group Trace prepares to expand the distribution of its new sports channel…
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ITV “well positioned” to launch pay VOD in Q2
British commercial broadcaster ITV is expected to launch its own pay video-on-demand service in the…
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Discovery appoints former BBC Natural History head
Discovery has hired Andrew Jackson, the former head of the BBC’s Natural History Unit, in…
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ESPN International appoints Rees as digital media head
ESPN International has appointed Arne Rees as vice-president, international digital media. Rees will be responsible…
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Mediaset must invest to stay competitive, say analysts
Italian broadcaster Mediaset needs to continue to invest in order to protect its share of…
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Al Jazeera names French sports channels
Al Jazeera has confirmed that its French sports channels will be named Be In Sport…
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BBC WW names Japan president
BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the British public broadcaster, has appointed former Sony executive…
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CNN to launch on DTT in Finland
International news broadcaster CNN is to launch via digital terrestrial television (DTT) in Finland after…
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Global iPlayer will help BBC avoid fate of Kodak, says Littleford
BBC Worldwide’s Global iPlayer service will enable the BBC to hedge against the relative decline…
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Al Jazeera to charge €11 for French sport channels
Al Jazeera is to charge a subscription price of €11 a month for its Sport…
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Scripps acquires UK’s Travel Channel
US-based channel operator Scripps Networks Interactive (SNI) is acquiring the UK’s Travel Channel. Scripps will…
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UKTV gets BT Vision distribution
British thematic broadcaster UKTV has struck a video-on-demand deal with BT Vision, marking the first…
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A+E appoints international content chief
A+E Networks has appointed Marielle Zuccarelli as managing director, international content distribution. Zuccarelli will manage…
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Kaonmedia and Verimatrix deliver OTT box for Etisalat
Digital set-top vendor Kaonmedia and conditional access company Verimatrix have partnered to help UAE telco…
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Mediaset cuts dividend as 2011 profit falls
Italian broadcaster Mediaset has recorded a drop in full-year 2011 profit and cut its annual…
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VIDEO: iPlayer launches on Xbox Live
The BBC’s on-demand platform iPlayer has launched on Microsoft’s Xbox Live games console platform in…
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Social media will transform content, says MTV’s Frank
Taking singer Beyoncé’s announcement of her pregnancy live at the MTV Awards as her kicking…
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Greece deal for BBC World News
The BBC has signed a carriage deal with Greek broadcaster ERT for its BBC World…
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BBC viewers “comfortable” with pay concept, says Keating
Research shows that BBC viewers would be “comfortable” with a paid for download service, according…
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Mediaset seeks to overturn postponement of DTT beauty contest
Italian media group Mediaset has asked an Italian court to overturn an earlier government decision…
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ZDF to launch new HD services, names programming chief
German public broadcaster ZDF will launch HD versions of its thematic channels in May. The…
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Etisalat launches High TV 3D channel
UAE service provider Etisalat has launched 3D channel High TV on its eLive TV service….
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BBC loses horse racing rights to Channel 4
UK public broadcaster the BBC has lost the TV rights to several high-profile horse-racing events…
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CNBC appoints commercial chief
Business broadcaster CNBC has appointed Anthony Lilleyman to the newly created role of vice-president commercial,…