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France Télévisions promotes Borde
France Télévisions’ kids boss Julien Borde has been promoted to general secretary of programming at…
DT signs with MobiTV for TV Everywhere service
Deutsche Telekom is integrating MobiTV’s TV Everywhere solution into its Entertain IPTV service so it…
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…
Discovery opens office in Sofia
Discovery Networks has opened an office in Sofia Bulgaria as part of the expansion of…
BBC News app launches on Sony TVs
UK public broadcaster the BBC has launched its BBC News connected TV app on Sony…
Modern Times Group acquires Latvia’s LNT
Free and pay TV broadcaster Modern Times Group has acquired Latvia’s second-ranked commercial broadcaster Latvijas…
Al Jazeera changes frequency to avoid jamming
Arabic news channel Al Jazeera has changed its frequency on Arabsat to 11334V in an…
French DTT candidates to submit proposals tomorrow
Candidates have until tomorrow to submit proposals for six new HD digital-terrestrial TV frequencies on…
Euronews strikes carriage deal with Israel’s HOT
News channel Euronews has struck a carriage deal with Israeli cable operator HOT for distribution…
Megamax extends Hungarian reach
Chello Central Europe has extended the reach of kids channel Megamax in Hungary with a…
BBC Worldwide strikes deals in Spain
BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the British public broadcaster, has struck a raft of…
Lovefilm strikes deals with BBC Worldwide and ITV
Online streaming service and DVD rental service Lovefilm has struck two major digital deals with…
November was record month for 4oD
November 2011 was a record month for viewing on Channel 4’s 4oD on-demand service, according…
BBC Worldwide teams with Stardoll for Strictly
BBC Worldwide has teamed up with teen social game provider Stardoll to create a virtual…
M6 launches Xbox service with SyncTV
RTL Group-backed French commercial broadcaster M6 has chosen connected TV technology specialist SyncTV to deliver…
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…
Arqiva wins France 24 and Freesat deals
Broadcast services provider Arqiva has secured UK distribution deals with France 24 and Freesat. …
MTG to recognise SEK3.2 billion costs
Broadcaster Modern Times Group has been forced to recognise approximately SEK3.2 billion (€360 million) one…
LCI wins IPTV carriage deals
TF1-owned news and information channel LCI has agreed carriage deals with IPTV providers Bouygues Telecom,…
BBC chooses S3 for iPlayer testing
The BBC has begun using TV content delivery platform specialist S3’s StormTest Development Center. The…
MTG rebrands movie channel, plans new launches
Broadcaster Modern Times Group has rebranded its TV1000 movie channel brand to Viasat Film across…
UPC Slovakia adds Eurosport 2 Bundesliga
Cable operator UPC Slovakia has added Eurosport 2 Bundesliga to its channel line-up, and has…
HbbTV trial for GlobeCast and France 24
GlobeCast and France 24 will launch a HbbTV trial in early 2012 with the support…
Netflix signs BBC deal for UK service
Netflix has signed a content deal with BBC Worldwide that will bring various programming from…
France 24 expands in eastern Europe
News channel France 24 has concluded various distribution deals in eastern Europe. In Slovenia, the…
New BBC apps for Virgin TiVo
The BBC is to bring interactive services to Virgin Media via its TiVo platform. Virgin…
France 24 gets Boxee carriage deal
France 24 has signed a distribution deal with over-the-top platform Boxee. Mainly used in the United…
CTC Media replaces CEO
Anton Kudryashov, chief executive of Russian broadcast group CTC Media has left the company and…
Chellomedia preps premium series channel
Chellomedia will reportedly roll out Film1 Series in the Netherlands, a new premium channel programmed…
Eurosport serves up 3D to Nintendo
Sports broadcaster Eurosport will today start delivering 3D video content to Nintendo 3DS gaming devices….