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CSA considering eight candidates for AEF chief
French media regulator the CSA is considering eight candidates to head the country’s external media…
Ofcom revokes Praise TV licence
UK media regulator Ofcom has revoked the licence of Praise TV owner Destiny Broadcast Network…
Channel 5’s Milkshake! joins YouView
UK broadcaster Channel 5 is launching an on-demand player for its Milkshake! kids programming strand…
ESPN signs record international MLB deal
Sports broadcaster ESPN has extended its agreement with Major Legaue Baseball (MLB) in a deal…
Trace Sports makes Russian expansion
French broadcaster Trace is ramping up its activity in Russia with the appointment of a…
KDG adds RTL Living
German cable operator Kabel Deutschland has added RTL’s lifestyle channel Living to its line-up. The…
New free-to-air kids channel from Your Family Entertainment
German broadcaster Your Family Entertainment will launch a new free-to-air kids channel, RiC, in September….
Multimedia Polska adds HBO channels
Polish second largest cable operator Multimedia Polska has added HBO’s channels and on-demand services to…
NetCologne adds raft of new channels
German cable and IPTV operator NetCologne is adding a raft of new channels to its…
Ono adds Disney HD to TiVo offering
Spanish cable operator Ono has added the HD version of Disney Channel to its TiVo…
French government may revive ads on France Télévisions
The new French government has raised the possibility of reviving advertising after 20:00 on public…
Czech FreeSAT adds Fanda
Liberty Global’s Czech DTH platform FreeSAT has added the Fanda channel to its line-up. Operated…
UEFA grants football rights to SportKlub and Telekom Slovenia
European football body UEFA grants football rights to SportKlub and Telekom Slovenia has awarded the…
Orange adds ESPN America
Orange is adding ESPN America to its TV line-up. The French pay TV operator has…
Discovery’s TLC orders international formats across CEE
Discovery is to increase its programming spend for its lifestyle channel TLC in Russia and…
ITV wants Premier League matches from BT
UK commercial broadcaster ITV is trying to strike a deal with telco BT that will…
Ono adds Discovery channels
Spanish cable operator Ono is adding new channels from National Geographic to its line-up. Discovery…
Sky Deutschland acquires Tele München movies
German pay TV broadcaster Sky Deutschland has acquired a package of Hollywood movies from Tele…
Eurosport joins forces with Onet for Polish portal
Sports broadcaster Eurosport is partnering with Polish online media group Onet to launch a new…
Olympics fuels new UK sports channel
A new TV channel will broadcast niche sports that featured in the 2012 Olympic Games…
Vivendi charges Meheut with media review role
French media and telecoms conglomerate Vivendi has given Canal Plus chairman Bertrand Meheut the task…
Russian Muslim channel launches
Al RTV, a channel aimed at Russia’s Muslim population, has launched, coinciding with the Eid…
Fox’s Reilly promoted
Kevin Reilly has been promoted to chairman of entertainment at Fox Broadcasting Company. Reilly, who…
Your Family Entertainment hires channel chief
German broadcaster Your Family Entertainment has hired former Deluxe Television executive Laurence Robinet to become…
Russian public broadcast project stumbles over frequency
A dispute has brewed up in Russia over the possible allocation of frequencies held by…
Canal Plus and Mediapro strike football truce
Rival Spanish media groups Canal Plus and Mediapro have reached a truce in their long-running…
A+E Networks UK names Davis as VP commercial operations
A+E Networks UK, the joint-venture between broadcaster A+E Networks and pay TV operator BSkyB, has…
Dajto gains Czech distribution
M77 Group-owned Czech pay TV services Skylink and CS Link have added new male-focused thematic…
TV4 extends hockey rights
Sweden’s TV4 Group has extended its deal to show Swedish Super League hockey along with…
HBO joins the on-demand TV fight in the Nordic region
HBO is launching a multiplatform TV service in the Nordic territories, placing it directly in…