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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…
Sapphire launches Redlight HD in Europe
Adult content specialist Sapphire Media International is launching its Redlight HD channel across Europe. The…
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…
Sky Italia expands Sky Go service
Sky Italia is launching a series of new features on its Sky Go service, including…
Dailymotion adds news channels
Al Jazeera, Russia Today, the Telegraph Media Group and VICE have launched dedicated channels on…
Fox strikes carriage deal with UPC Poland
Fox International Channels has struck a carriage deal with cable operator UPC Poland for the…
Blue Hustler wins Telenet carriage
Adult content specialist Blue Hustler has secured a carriage deal for its Blue Hustler channel…
Marc Dorcel launches video site for women
Adult content provider Marc Dorcel has launched a new video website for women, Dorcelle.com. The…
Discovery to acquire Middle East broadcaster Takhayal
Discovery Communications is to acquire Dubai-based media company Takhayal Entertainment and its affiliated companies in…
BT Vision launches British Museum channel
UK telco BT has launched an on-demand channel featuring video content from the British Museum…
UPC Slovakia adds Megamax
Chello Central Europe’s kids channel Megamax has launched on UPC Slovakia’s cable network. Megamax has…
Canis Media and EMG announce merger
Channel distributor Canis Media is merging with general entertainment company Entertainment & Media Group Limited…
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,…
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…
Lagardère expected to move ahead with Canal Plus IPO
Lagardère looks set to move forward with plans to float its 20% stake in Canal…
RCS & RDS removes Discovery in fee row
Romanian cable operator RCS & RDS has revealed that it has dropped Discovery channels from…
BBC Worldwide names interim CEO
BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the UK public broadcaster, has announced that Paul Dempsey…
CSA reveals content breakdown on French FTA channels
French media regulator the CSA has published the results of a study of content on…
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…
Kabel BW boosts HD line-up
German cable operator Kabel BW is adding four new HD channels to its platform. The…
Sundance makes Turkey debut, expands in Poland
Sundance Channel is expanding its European distribution after parent company AMC/Sundance Channel Global signed a…
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…
Canal Plus could move on TV Numeric
Canal Plus could make an offer for insolvent digital-terrestrial pay TV service TV Numeric, according…
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…
Ofcom delays local DTT licences
UK regulator Ofcom is to delay a decision on awarding local TV licences in key…
France Télévisions to discuss finances with government
Public broadcaster France Télévisions will next week begin the process of negotiating its objectives and…
TV4 in news deal with Expressen
Swedish broadcaster TV4 Group’s news channel TV4 News has struck a partnership deal with Expressen…
BBC names Hall as new director-general
Tony Hall, the chief executive of the Royal Opera House, has been appointed as the…
Cyfrowy Polsat adds Da Vinci Learning
Polish pay TV operator Cyfrowy Polsat has added educational channel Da Vinci Learning to its…
Food Network makes Polsat debut
Scripps Networks Interactive’s Food Network channel has launched on Polish pay TV platform Cyfrowy Polsat….