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HBO names new CEO
US premium network HBO has promoted Richard Plepler to chief executive following the retirement of…
Meeting increased cost of Premier League made “no sense” for ESPN
It made no sense to pay an additional 70% to retain English Premier League rights…
Chellomedia CE looks to HD and TV Everywhere
Chellomedia Central Europe plans to develop HD versions of its channels to exploit what it…
Chellomedia to launch OTT movie service with Tvinci
Chellomedia is launching a new premium online movie service in the Netherlands using technology from…
France 24 chooses Spacecom for Africa delivery
Satellite operator Spacecom is delivering news channel France 24 to Africa via its Amos-5 satellite….
AXN makes SkyLink debut
Czech DTH operator Skylink has added Sony’s male-skewed channel AXN to its line-up. The channel,…
Canal Plus agrees to new conditions to secure FTA channels
Canal Plus has finally secured a green light from the CSA for its takeover of…
Cosmos TV adds business and country lifestyle channels
Belarusian pay TV operator Cosmos TV has added two new channels to its line up….
Skylink launches Flexi 7 à la carte
Czech DTH operator Skylink has launched a new service that lets users build their own…
TV4, C More and Bonnier launch new online movie service Filmnet
TV4 Group, C More and Bonnier will next week launch a new online movies and…
MTG launches three movie channels for CIS
Modern Times Group (MTG)’s Viasat Broadcasting unit is to launch three new HD pay TV…
New French external media chief Saragosse outlines priorities
Marie-Christine Saragosse, who has been confirmed as the new president of France’s external media arm…
UPC Direct boosts offering
UPC has added three new channels to its DTH platform in Hungary. Muzsika TV, Sorozat…
UEFA awards Swiss football rights
European football body UEFA has awarded media rights for the 2012-15 Champions League and Europa…
France 24 joins Cambodian DTT network
French news channel France 24 has launched on Cambodia’s DTT network. The French-langauge version of…
Entertainment One to sell DreamWorks movies to UK/Benelux TV
Canada-based producer and distributor Entertainment One will sell DreamWorks’ feature films to broadcasters in the…
High TV 3D makes Belgian debut on Telenet
3D channel High TV has launched in Belgium on Telenet’s cable platform. The channel, which…
English Club TV heads to Cubovision
English-language educational channel English Club TV has launched on Telecom Italia’s Cubovision VOD service. The…
Channel change for Swedish DTT
Pay TV broadcaster Canal Plus has renamed a number of its channels that are available…
Tele Columbus launches new HD package
German cable operator Tele Columbus has launched a new HD package, DigitalTV Plus HD, replacing…
Russian Perviy launches new Smart TV apps for LG
Russian channel Perviy HD has launched three applications for LG’s Smart TV platform focused on…
Skylink launches new package
M77 Group-owned Czech pay TV platform Skylink has launched a new package with nine channels…
UTH rebrands and refocuses Muz as You
Russian channel provider UTH Russia is to rebrand its music channel Muz in the autumn…
Turner’s EMEA staff at risk of redundancy
Turner Broadcasting’s international boss Gerhard Zeiler has appointed a five-strong management team that will conduct…
Nancy Dubuc to run all A+E Networks channels, programming
A+E Networks has promoted Nancy Dubuc to president of entertainment and media in a move…
Outdoor Channel strikes Com Hem deal
Chellomedia’s Outdoor Channel has signed its second carriage deal in Sweden. The channel, which is…
Eurosport 2 extends reach in CIS
Eurosport has extended the reach of its Eurosport 2 channel to all 11 CIS countries…
KidsCo looks to big markets and new revenues
Global kids channel KidsCo will weigh the benefits of localising for new markets, managing director…
Fashion One makes Freesat debut
International fashion and entertainment channel Fashion One has launched on UK free-to-air DTH platform Freesat….
Netflix signs deal for RTÉ content
Netflix has signed a deal with RTÉ Digital to bring a variety of Irish public…