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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…
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…
Turner offers Adult Swim episodes via Facebook
Turner Broadcasting UK has begun offering shows from its Adult Swim animation channel on Facebook…
Food Network HD on Zon
Scripps Networks International’s Food Network HD channel will be available as part of Portuguese pay…
Nick HD in Polish launch
An HD version of kids channel Nickelodeon has launched in Poland on Cyfrowy Polsat’s DTH…
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…
DTG’s D-Book 7 approves HbbTV specs
The Digital TV Group (DTG), the standards organisation that represents over 100 UK TV companies,…
4oD continues to grow
4oD, the on-demand platform operated by UK broadcaster Channel 4, attracted 31 million long-form views…
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…
iPlayer debuts down under
The BBC’s online TV platform iPlayer has launched in Australia on iPads. An iPlayer app…
BBC appoints global iPlayer MD
Former UKTV boss Matthew Littleford has been promoted to general manager, global BBC iPlayer after…
Sports Tonight Live claims Freeview OTT first
A new sports channel has become the first OTT-delivered channel on the UK’s Freeview platform….
Fox strikes Nat Geo Wild Spanish deals
Fox International Channels is launching Nat Geo Wild and Nat Geo Wild HD in Spain…
Nickelodeon promotes Coolman
Nickelodeon has promoted Victor Coolman to director of programming and acquisitions for its German, Swiss…
MacLellan announces NBCU exec roster
Kevin MacLellan has announced his executive team at NBC Universal International. MacLellan assumed the president,…
Warner Bros’ Italian chief Ferrari steps down
Warner Bros’ long-serving Italian boss Paolo Ferrari is retiring after 21 years at the Hollywood…
Eurosport launches HD for Asia Pacific
Eurosport has added a HD channel to its Asia Pacific portfolio. Eurosport Asia-Pacific HD will…
Chello DMC to playout Fox’s new food channel
Broadcast services provider Chello DMC has been selected to provide playout, delivery services and content…
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…
Fox cooks up Dutch channel
Fox International Channels is launching a round-the-clock cooking channel in the Netherlands. 24Kitchen will roll…
BBC Knowledge to launch Lonely Planet block
BBC Knowledge, the British public broadcaster’s international factual channel, is launching a Lonely Planet programming…
Fox Channels launches sports division
Fox International Channels has launched a sports division and has hired Peter Hutton to run…
HBO names legal head for CEO
HBO Central Europe has appointed Gordon Finlayson as general counsel. Finlayson, who was previously head…
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,…
Fox names pay TV and SVOD EVP
Hollywood studio Fox has promoted Gina Brogi to executive vice president, worldwide pay television and…
France 24 expands in US
France 24 has expanded its reach in the US after signing a new distribution agreement…
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….
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…
Al Jazeera head replaced by Qatari royal
Wadah Khanfar has stepped down as general director of Al Jazeera. Khanfar, who has run…
Jewish News 1 launches today
Jewish News 1 (JN1), a new 24-hour Brussels-based English-language channel offering news from a Jewish…