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France Télévisions promotes Borde

France Télévisions’ kids boss Julien Borde has been promoted to general secretary of programming at…

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DT signs with MobiTV for TV Everywhere service

Deutsche Telekom is integrating MobiTV’s TV Everywhere solution into its Entertain IPTV service so it…

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Freesat names Manhattan as next-gen box supplier

UK free-to-air satellite platform Freesat has named Manhattan as the third set-top partner for its…

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Discovery opens office in Sofia

Discovery Networks has opened an office in Sofia Bulgaria as part of the expansion of…

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BBC News app launches on Sony TVs

UK public broadcaster the BBC has launched its BBC News connected TV app on Sony…

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Modern Times Group acquires Latvia’s LNT

Free and pay TV broadcaster Modern Times Group has acquired Latvia’s second-ranked commercial broadcaster Latvijas…

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Al Jazeera changes frequency to avoid jamming

Arabic news channel Al Jazeera has changed its frequency on Arabsat to 11334V in an…

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French DTT candidates to submit proposals tomorrow

Candidates have until tomorrow to submit proposals for six new HD digital-terrestrial TV frequencies on…

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Euronews strikes carriage deal with Israel’s HOT

News channel Euronews has struck a carriage deal with Israeli cable operator HOT for distribution…

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Megamax extends Hungarian reach

Chello Central Europe has extended the reach of kids channel Megamax in Hungary with a…

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BBC Worldwide strikes deals in Spain

BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the British public broadcaster, has struck a raft of…

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Lovefilm strikes deals with BBC Worldwide and ITV

Online streaming service and DVD rental service Lovefilm has struck two major digital deals with…

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November was record month for 4oD

November 2011 was a record month for viewing on Channel 4’s 4oD on-demand service, according…

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BBC Worldwide teams with Stardoll for Strictly

BBC Worldwide has teamed up with teen social game provider Stardoll to create a virtual…

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M6 launches Xbox service with SyncTV

RTL Group-backed French commercial broadcaster M6 has chosen connected TV technology specialist SyncTV to deliver…

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The Euro50 Q&A – Bob Baskerville, Scripps Networks International

Earlier this year, Scripps Networks announced that it had acquired UK cable operator Virgin Media’s…

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Arqiva wins France 24 and Freesat deals

Broadcast services provider Arqiva has secured UK distribution deals with France 24 and Freesat.  …

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MTG to recognise SEK3.2 billion costs

Broadcaster Modern Times Group has been forced to recognise approximately SEK3.2 billion (€360 million) one…

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LCI wins IPTV carriage deals

TF1-owned news and information channel LCI has agreed carriage deals with IPTV providers Bouygues Telecom,…

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BBC chooses S3 for iPlayer testing

The BBC has begun using TV content delivery platform specialist S3’s StormTest Development Center. The…

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MTG rebrands movie channel, plans new launches

Broadcaster Modern Times Group has rebranded its TV1000 movie channel brand to Viasat Film across…

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UPC Slovakia adds Eurosport 2 Bundesliga

Cable operator UPC Slovakia has added Eurosport 2 Bundesliga to its channel line-up, and has…

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HbbTV trial for GlobeCast and France 24

GlobeCast and France 24 will launch a HbbTV trial in early 2012 with the support…

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Netflix signs BBC deal for UK service

Netflix has signed a content deal with BBC Worldwide that will bring various programming from…

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France 24 expands in eastern Europe

News channel France 24 has concluded various distribution deals in eastern Europe. In Slovenia, the…

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New BBC apps for Virgin TiVo

The BBC is to bring interactive services to Virgin Media via its TiVo platform. Virgin…

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France 24 gets Boxee carriage deal

France 24 has signed a distribution deal with over-the-top platform Boxee. Mainly used in the United…

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CTC Media replaces CEO

Anton Kudryashov, chief executive of Russian broadcast group CTC Media has left the company and…

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Chellomedia preps premium series channel

Chellomedia will reportedly roll out Film1 Series in the Netherlands, a new premium channel programmed…

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Eurosport serves up 3D to Nintendo

Sports broadcaster Eurosport will today start delivering 3D video content to Nintendo 3DS gaming devices….