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Numericable adds ESPN America HD
French cable operator Numericable has added ESPN America HD to its line-up. The service, which…
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Du teams up with Intelsat for distribution platform
UAE service provider du has teamed up with satellite operator Intelsat to jointly offer turnkey…
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BBC agrees S4C funding deal
The BBC Trust, the corporation’s governing body, has agreed a funding deal for Welsh-language channel…
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CME doubles profit as key markets recover
CME doubled OIBDA profit and posted a healthy increase in revenues in the nine months…
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New launches push TLC over 100 million homes mark
Discovery is launching its female-skewed lifestyle channel TLC in Denmark, Finland and Portugal, helping it…
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Crime & Investigation makes Middle East debut
A+E Networks’ Crime & Investigation channel has launched in the Middle East on OSN’s platform….
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Sony opens distribution office in the Middle East
Sony Pictures Television is opening a sales office in Dubai. It will be run by…
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Freesat adds Argos TV
UK free-to-air satellite platform Freesat has added the Argos TV shopping channel to its line-up….
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EBU using SES for Pan American Games coverage
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has signed an occasional use capacity deal with SES for…
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Disney Channel going free-to-air in Turkey
Disney Channel is launching on Free Sat in Turkey, taking the kids and family offering…
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BBC Worldwide Channels appoints EMEA development VP
BBC Worldwide Channels has appointed Nina Laricheva as vice-president development for its EMEA business. Laricheva…
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MTG reorganises management team
Nordic free and pay TV broadcaster Modern Times Group (MTG) has named Jørgen Madsen as…
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ODG to deliver ITV content to Three
On Demand Group is to distribute commercial broadcaster ITV’s content to mobile operator Three’s customers….
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Discovery Networks makes international appointments
Discovery Networks has announced a raft of international appointments. Doug Baker, formerly chief financial officer…
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MTG gets NHL hockey rights
Modern Times Group has acquired the exclusive distribution rights to the National Hockey League (NHL)…
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Sky refutes BBC claim for retransmission fees to be dropped
BSkyB’s group commercial director Rob Webster has hit back at the BBC after the commercial…
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First brands sign up to Channel 4’s interactive ad formats
Channel 4 has signed up the first brands to use its new interactive ad formats….
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Modern Times Group ups sales and revenues
Modern Times Group has reported an 8% increase in revenues of SEK9.8 billion (€1 billion)…
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ITV to deliver first mobile catch-up service with Three
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has struck its first mobile TV catch-up deal with mobile operator…
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France 24 editorial director resigns
The editorial director of news channel France 24, Jean Lesieur, has resigned. According to the…
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ESPN Goals app reaches one million downloads
Sports broadcaster ESPN’s Goals App has been downloaded one million times in the UK. The…
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PBS chooses Channel 4 for UK ad sales
US public service broadcaster PBS has selected Channel 4 to manage ad sales for its…
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ITV wins Europa League from Channel 5
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has secured rights to Uefa Europa League soccer games, wresting the…
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A+E promotes sales execs
Channel operator and programme seller A+E Networks has upped two sales executives. Jonathan South has…
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iPlayer usage continues to grow
iPlayer, the BBC’s online TV platform, received 113 million video requests in September. That figure…
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HBO Central Europe hires Antony Root as production boss
HBO Central Europe has appointed Antony Root executive vice-president, original programming and production and he…
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Italian transmission merger moves forward
The boards of Italian broadcaster Mediaset’s transmission arm, Ei Towers, and transmission services provider DMT…
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Eurosport using Elemental to deliver multiscreen services
Sports broadcaster Eurosport is using multiscreen technology specialist Elemental Technologies’ platform to deliver its services….
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CSA to launch appeal for DTT channels on Monday
French media regulator the CSA is to issue its appeal for candidates to launch six…
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Poland’s ‘n’ beefs up HD offer
Polish pay TV platform ‘n’ is adding five high definition channels to its line-up. Motorsports…