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TRT World launches on Sky
Turkey’s English-language news channel TRT World has extended its reach in the UK and Ireland…
Proximus adds Eleven OTT channel to TV offering
Belgian service provider Proximus is to add Eleven Sports’ recently launched OTT TV channel, Eleven…
ProSieben teams up with Discovery for OTT push
ProSiebenSat.1 (P7S1) and Discovery Communications have joined forces to push OTT in the German market…
Fox News loses Shine as management restructure gets into gear
The fallout from the troubles that have enveloped Fox News has taken a fresh turn…
NBC, Telemundo join Hulu live TV service
US broadcast networks NBC and Telemundo are joining Hulu’s live TV streaming service. A deal…
NBCU rebrands Sprout as Universal Kids
US children’s channel Sprout has been renamed Universal Kids, though the brand remains as a…
United Media acquires Fight Channel
Western Balkans pay TV operator United Group-owned United Media has acquired Fight Channel, the combat…
Virgin Media adds French, Polish and Russian networks
UK pay TV operator Virgin Media has bolstered its offer by securing distribution of channels…
Zee moves into Poland with Bollywood channel launch
Zee Entertainment is moving into Poland with the launch of a customised version of its…
Orange chief rejects TF1 retrans demand
Orange CEO Stéphane Richard has indicated his company is unwilling to pay a retransmission fee…
The QYou expands in the Netherlands
Youth broadcaster The QYou is expanding its Dutch footprint after agreeing a deal with Tele2….
Vectra adds new HD channels
Polish cable operator Vectra has added two new HD channels to its programming line-up. The…
MBC strikes IPTV deal with Etisalat’s E-Vision
MBC Group and Etisalat have struck a deal that will see Etisalat subsidiary E-Vision distribute…
New management team for Studio71
ProSiebenSat.1 Group-backed multichannel network Studio71 has named a new management team to take over from…
Sony makes free TV move in Italy
Sony is launching in first free-to-air channel in Italy with kids net Pop launching early…
Turner’s Northern Europe boss exiting
Ian McDonough, Turner’s boss in Northern Europe, is leaving the channels business. He joined Turner…
STV2 launching this month
STV will launch STV2 later this month, after the Scottish broadcaster rebranded its existing local…
ProSiebenSat.1 completes ATV deal
Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1 has closed a deal for Tele München Group-owned Austrian broadcaster ATV. Following competition,…
Food Network launches free-to-air in Italy
Scripps Networks Interactive is launching Food Network as a free-to-air channel in Italy. The channel…
Sky launches Fast & Furious film channel
Sky will air all seven Fast & Furious films on a dedicated channel, launched to…
Meo adds MTV Live HD
Altice-owned Portuguese service provider Portugal Telecom/Meo has added MTV Live HD to its TV programming…
OSN launches kids channel with Mega Max Media
Middle East pay TV provider OSN has launched a new kids channel, OSN Kids Zone,…
Orange eyes free TV, preps content unit
Orange is considering launching a free TV channel in France that would sit alongside its…
Eurosport to work with NowThis on social video
Eurosport has agreed to partner with millennial media brand NowThis to produce and co-distribute sports-related…
CNN launches VR division
US news broadcaster CNN has officially launched CNNVR, its new immersive journalism unit and virtual…
SPI International/Filmbox taps SES for Latin American push
Satellite operator SES has signed a multi-year capacity deal with channel provider SPI International/Filmbox Channels…
BBC Worldwide takes Cbeebies to Taiwan
BBC Worldwide, the UK public broadcaster’s commercial arm, is launching kids channel Cbeebies in Taiwan…
Zee expands in Africa with Mali DTT launch
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) is moving into Mali, launching its Zee Magic and Zee…
BBC to create new channel for Scotland
The BBC is to invest £19 million (€22.4 million) in creating a new TV channel…
Discovery names new Italy general manager
Discovery Networks Italy has a new general manager. Alessandro Araimo has been appointed to the…