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CSA to consult on status of scripted reality shows
French media regulator the CSA has said it will hold meetings with content creation professionals…
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Russian public TV service to begin online
Russia’s planned public broadcaster will begin as an online service in January, according to deputy…
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Canal Plus must make movie channels available to ISPs
Pay TV operator Canal Plus has lost the latest stage of its battle to overturn…
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Spanish pubcaster combines internet and TV units
RTVE has merged its online division with its main TV unit. The two were previously…
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CTC Media names business support chief
Russian broadcaster CTC Media has named Konstantin Khachaturov as head of business support and a…
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Business model behaviour – new revenue streams for channels
Channel operators are making efforts to diversify revenue streams by introducing separate advertising windows, licensing…
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Davie replaces Smith as BBC Worldwide chief
John Smith is to step down after eight years as CEO of BBC Worldwide, and…
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Euronews joins TV Partout
Euronews has joined Belgacom’s TV Partout multiscreen service. Belgian viewers can watch the French version…
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BBC condemns interference
The BBC has condemned what it described as “deliberate, intermittent interference to its transmissions to…
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Q&A: Dean Possenniske, A+E Networks
Digital TV Europe spoke to A+E Networks’ managing director, Europe about strategic the channel provider’s…
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M6 chief says French advertising market is in trouble
France’s TV advertising market will likely hit a new low next year, according to M6…
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M6 looking for compensation for loss of bonus channel
French commercial broadcaster M6 is planning to make a claim for €100 million from the…
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3net forms production and distribution division
3net, the joint venture 3D channel run by Discovery, Imax and Sony, is launching a…
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Discovery HD for Sky Deutschland
Discovery HD has launched on the Sky Deutschland platform in Germany and Austria as part…
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BBC Entertainment to join Riks TV
BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the UK public broadcaster, has signed a carriage deal…
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B.net adds Fox channel
Croatian pay TV operator B.net has added the Fox channel to its line-up. Fox International…
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Management changes for TF1
French commercial broadcaster TF1’s CEO Nonce Paolini has made a series of management changes. Jean-Pierre…
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KDG boosts HD line up with AXN, Cartoon Network and Kinowelt
German cable operator Kabel Deutschland has added international channels AXN HD and Cartoon Network HD…
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Universal Networks goes HD in Africa
Universal Networks International has launched HD versions of its Universal Channel and Studio Universal channels…
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YahLive adds Cartoon Network Arabic
UAE-based pay TV operator YahLive has added a local version of kids channel Cartoon Network…
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TV4 launches multiscreen streaming of all channels, premium Play option
Swedish broadcaster TV4 has re-launched its TV4 Play online TV service with the addition of…
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ECS to deliver OH TV throughout Africa
Broadcast services provider ECS has signed a deal to deliver to deliver the OH TV…
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YahLive adds Saudi HD channels
UAE-based DTH operator YahLive has added a bouquet of Saudi HD TV channels to its…
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SES signs Fashion One distribution deal
SES’s broadcast services unit SES Platform Services has signed a deal to broadcast TV channel…
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Meo launches A Bola channel
Portugal Telecom has added sports channel A Bola to its Meo TV platform. Operated by…
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UPC Hungary boosts HD line-up with TV2
UPC Hungary has added a HD version of commercial TV channel TV2 HD to its…
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SatLink delivers six Nigerian channels to Africa
Teleport and playout operator SatLink Communications has been selected to provide end-to-end broadcast services and…
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Cosmos TV takes Russian Extreme
Belarus pay TV operator Cosmos TV has added sports and entertainment channels Russian Extreme TV…
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New market for CEE
Eastern European channel distributor Mediavision is to launch a television market in CEE to rival…
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Market realities – channel marketing strategies
Channel providers’ strategies vary according to their time to market and available resources. All however,…