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Turner names new international communications chief

Turner Broadcasting System has appointed Oliver Herrgesell as international senior vice-president of communications. Herrgesell will…

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Sapphire launches Redlight HD in Europe

Adult content specialist Sapphire Media International is launching its Redlight HD channel across Europe. The…

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Future advertising will likely be content-based, says Turner’s Cox

TV advertising will increasingly be based around content in its own right rather than take…

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Sky Italia expands Sky Go service

Sky Italia is launching a series of new features on its Sky Go service, including…

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Dailymotion adds news channels

Al Jazeera, Russia Today, the Telegraph Media Group and VICE have launched dedicated channels on…

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Fox strikes carriage deal with UPC Poland

Fox International Channels has struck a carriage deal with cable operator UPC Poland for the…

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Blue Hustler wins Telenet carriage

Adult content specialist Blue Hustler has secured a carriage deal for its Blue Hustler channel…

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Marc Dorcel launches video site for women

Adult content provider Marc Dorcel has launched a new video website for women, Dorcelle.com. The…

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Discovery to acquire Middle East broadcaster Takhayal

Discovery Communications is to acquire Dubai-based media company Takhayal Entertainment and its affiliated companies in…

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BT Vision launches British Museum channel

UK telco BT has launched an on-demand channel featuring video content from the British Museum…

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UPC Slovakia adds Megamax

Chello Central Europe’s kids channel Megamax has launched on UPC Slovakia’s cable network. Megamax has…

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Canis Media and EMG announce merger

Channel distributor Canis Media is merging with general entertainment company Entertainment & Media Group Limited…

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iPlayer passes 200 million monthly requests for the first time

The number of iPlayer requests passed 200 million for the first time ever in October,…

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Eastern Europe and HD to lead pay TV revenue growth

Revenues for the top European pay TV channels are expected to reach US$4.24 billion (€3.27…

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Lagardère expected to move ahead with Canal Plus IPO

Lagardère looks set to move forward with plans to float its 20% stake in Canal…

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RCS & RDS removes Discovery in fee row

Romanian cable operator RCS & RDS has revealed that it has dropped Discovery channels from…

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BBC Worldwide names interim CEO

BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the UK public broadcaster, has announced that Paul Dempsey…

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CSA reveals content breakdown on French FTA channels

French media regulator the CSA has published the results of a study of content on…

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African Movie Channel launches iPad app, Roku service

The African Movie Channel has launched an app for the iPad, a video-on-demand channel on…

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Kabel BW boosts HD line-up

German cable operator Kabel BW is adding four new HD channels to its platform. The…

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Sundance makes Turkey debut, expands in Poland

Sundance Channel is expanding its European distribution after parent company AMC/Sundance Channel Global signed a…

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Ziggo signs up to EU1 on-demand initiative

Ziggo has launched a new on-demand platform to showcase professional content that hasn’t got a…

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Canal Plus could move on TV Numeric

Canal Plus could make an offer for insolvent digital-terrestrial pay TV service TV Numeric, according…

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ITV Studios to provide SVOD content for C More

Inspector Morse and Agatha Christie’s Poirot are set to launch across the Nordic region after…

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Ofcom delays local DTT licences

UK regulator Ofcom is to delay a decision on awarding local TV licences in key…

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France Télévisions to discuss finances with government

Public broadcaster France Télévisions will next week begin the process of negotiating its objectives and…

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TV4 in news deal with Expressen

Swedish broadcaster TV4 Group’s news channel TV4 News has struck a partnership deal with Expressen…

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BBC names Hall as new director-general

Tony Hall, the chief executive of the Royal Opera House, has been appointed as the…

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Cyfrowy Polsat adds Da Vinci Learning

Polish pay TV operator Cyfrowy Polsat has added educational channel Da Vinci Learning to its…

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Food Network makes Polsat debut

Scripps Networks Interactive’s Food Network channel has launched on Polish pay TV platform Cyfrowy Polsat….