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PT’s Meo adds trio of channels
Portugal Telecom’s IPTV service Meo has expanded its line-up with the addition of two lifestyle…
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Etisalat plans large-scale expansion of OTT offering
UAE-based telco Etisalat is planning to expand the availability of its recently launched eLife OnWeb…
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ProSiebenSat.1 posts third quarter revenue growth
Commercial broadcast group ProSiebenSat.1 increased its third quarter revenues by 8.9% year-on-year to €163.6 million….
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Sky Italia passes five million subs
News Corp reported an earnings surge in its fiscal first quarter financial results, helped by…
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ProSiebenSat.1 takes stake in social network
German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has acquired a stake in online social network meetOne. The company,…
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ESPN to take NHL to Europe and Africa
International sports broadcaster ESPN has struck a deal that will see it air US hockey…
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Numericable catches up with Turner
French cable operator Numericable has added four Turner channels to its catch-up platform. The channels…
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BBC Worldwide Channels renews Red Bee deal
Broadcast services provider Red Bee Media has renewed a multi-year deal with BBC Worldwide channels,…
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TF1 using Elemental for multiscreen delivery
Multiscreen content delivery specialist Elemental Technologies has announced that French broadcast group TF1 Group is…
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ESPN and BBC to share darts coverage
British public broadcaster the BBC is to share coverage of the 2012 World Professional Darts…
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Poland set for DTH merger
Polish media company ITI and its subsidiary TVN have agreed to form a strategic partnership…
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Al Jazeera launches sports streaming service
Middle Eastern broadcaster Al Jazeera is launching a digital streaming sports service. The company will…
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Discovery to expand ID distribution following ad growth
Discovery Communications is to accelerate the international expansion of its crime and investigation network ID…
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Freeview passes three million HD viewers
British digital terrestrial television service Freeview has over three million high definition users, latest figures…
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Channel 4’s 4oD views continue to rise
Channel 4’s on-demand viewing figures continued to rise in September, with 33 million long form…
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Discovery names Bennett SVP programming
International factual channel operator Discovery has promoted Kevin Bennett to senior vice-president, programming and research…
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SeeSaw finally closes down
UK online TV service SeeSaw has closed down. The end of SeeSaw comes after Bebo…
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Viasat takes on CTC distribution
Viasat has inked a deal with Russian broadcaster CTC and will handle the distribution of…
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Mediaset and private equity group in Endemol talks
Mediaset and private equity fund Clessidra are discussing injecting €400-500 million of cash into debt-ridden…
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ITV gets French Open rights
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has won free-to-air rights to the French Open tennis championships. ITV…
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Disney to launch free-to-air in Russia
Disney is to begin broadcasting a free-to-air channel in Russia next year in partnership with…
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Fox buys Viajar in Spain
Fox International Channels has bought Spanish travel channel Viajar. Fox acquired the channel from Spanish…
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Eros sells Bollywood fare to Middle East
Bollywood producer and distributor Eros has inked a video-on-demand deal and content deals with a…
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History launches on Hungarian DTT
A+E Networks’ has inked a carriage deal for its History channel with Antenna Hungaria, which…
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Volia boosts HD offering
Ukrainian cable operator Volia has boosted its HD offering with the addition of Modern Times…
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Canal Plus Group in talks to acquire TVN
Canal Plus Group and Polish commercial broadcaster TVN have revealed that they are in exclusive…
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Viasat adds nine catch-up channels
Pan Nordic broadcaster Viasat has added nine channels to its online catch-up television service Viaplay….
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Al Jazeera to launch new sports channel
Al Jazeera Media Network is launching a sports news channel across the Middle East next…
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Etisalat launches new channels
Middle Eastern pay TV platform Etisalat is launching three channels from India’s Times Television Network….
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BBC extends Wimbledon rights deal
The BBC has extended its deal to broadcast the Wimbledon tennis championship until 2017. The…