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MyTF1VOD offering US shows via Facebook

French broadcaster TF1’s video-on-demand service MyTF1VOD is making US series available via Facebook for the…

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L’Equipe TV looking to go free-to-air

Following TF1’s request for information channel LCI to be moved to free-to-air on France’s digital-terrestrial…

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Turner offers Adult Swim episodes via Facebook

Turner Broadcasting UK has begun offering shows from its Adult Swim animation channel on Facebook…

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Food Network HD on Zon

Scripps Networks International’s Food Network HD channel will be available as part of Portuguese pay…

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Nick HD in Polish launch

An HD version of kids channel Nickelodeon has launched in Poland on Cyfrowy Polsat’s DTH…

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Channel 4 takes more capacity on Astra for HD

Satellite operator SES has struck a new long-term contract with UK broadcaster Channel 4 to…

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DTG’s D-Book 7 approves HbbTV specs

The Digital TV Group (DTG), the standards organisation that represents over 100 UK TV companies,…

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4oD continues to grow

4oD, the on-demand platform operated by UK broadcaster Channel 4, attracted 31 million long-form views…

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Fox to deliver The Walking Dead on free VOD service in Russia

Fox International Channels (FIC) has signed a deal to provide the second series of its…

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iPlayer debuts down under

The BBC’s online TV platform iPlayer has launched in Australia on iPads. An iPlayer app…

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BBC appoints global iPlayer MD

Former UKTV boss Matthew Littleford has been promoted to general manager, global BBC iPlayer after…

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Sports Tonight Live claims Freeview OTT first

A new sports channel has become the first OTT-delivered channel on the UK’s Freeview platform….

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Fox strikes Nat Geo Wild Spanish deals

Fox International Channels is launching Nat Geo Wild and Nat Geo Wild HD in Spain…

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Nickelodeon promotes Coolman

Nickelodeon has promoted Victor Coolman to director of programming and acquisitions for its German, Swiss…

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MacLellan announces NBCU exec roster

Kevin MacLellan has announced his executive team at NBC Universal International. MacLellan assumed the president,…

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Warner Bros’ Italian chief Ferrari steps down

Warner Bros’ long-serving Italian boss Paolo Ferrari is retiring after 21 years at the Hollywood…

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Eurosport launches HD for Asia Pacific

Eurosport has added a HD channel to its Asia Pacific portfolio. Eurosport Asia-Pacific HD will…

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Chello DMC to playout Fox’s new food channel

Broadcast services provider Chello DMC has been selected to provide playout, delivery services and content…

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Film 4 takes on iTunes with movie download service

Film 4, the movie channel operated by UK broadcaster Channel 4, has launched a download-to-rent…

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Fox cooks up Dutch channel



Fox International Channels is launching a round-the-clock cooking channel in the Netherlands. 24Kitchen will roll…

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BBC Knowledge to launch Lonely Planet block

BBC Knowledge, the British public broadcaster’s international factual channel, is launching a Lonely Planet programming…

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Fox Channels launches sports division

Fox International Channels has launched a sports division and has hired Peter Hutton to run…

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HBO names legal head for CEO

HBO Central Europe has appointed Gordon Finlayson as general counsel. Finlayson, who was previously head…

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Contract wrangle holds up A+E’s Ian Jones S4C appointment


Ian Jones has reportedly been chosen as the new chief executive of Welsh-language broadcaster S4C,…

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Fox names pay TV and SVOD EVP

Hollywood studio Fox has promoted Gina Brogi to executive vice president, worldwide pay television and…

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France 24 expands in US

France 24 has expanded its reach in the US after signing a new distribution agreement…

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Freesat adds Massive R&B channel

Freesat, the UK free-to-air satellite service, has added music channel Massive R&B to its line-up….

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Euronews to launch general iOS and Android app, Polish version penciled in for 2012

Euronews is planning to launch a unified Euronews application for iOS and Android devices, as…

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Al Jazeera head replaced by Qatari royal


Wadah Khanfar has stepped down as general director of Al Jazeera. Khanfar, who has run…

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Jewish News 1 launches today

Jewish News 1 (JN1), a new 24-hour Brussels-based English-language channel offering news from a Jewish…