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Akado adds Da Vinci
Russian cable operator Akado has added educational channel Da Vinci to its line-up. Business operations…
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Ex-ITV boss to probe BBC’s impartiality
Stuart Prebble, the former chief of UK commercial broadcaster ITV, will lead an investigation into…
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Sony Pictures Entertainment up sales, but reports quarterly loss
Sony Pictures Entertainment, which includes Sony’s TV networks and feature film units, has increased sales…
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Analysts bullish on ITV
Financial analysts are positive on UK broadcaster ITV’s prospects. Credit ratings specialist Moody’s has raised…
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Channel 4 taps FreeWheel for unified ad platform
UK broadcaster Channel 4 is to use video technology specialist FreeWheel’s advertising management platform to…
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ZDF holds firm on carriage fees as KDG takes legal action
German public broadcaster ZDF has reacted with equanimity to the threat of legal action by…
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ProSiebenSat.1 posts growth despite Euro 2012 hit
Germany-based broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 maintained advertising revenues in its core German-language area market more or less…
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UPC Poland adds Canal Plus’s HD channels
UPC Poland has boosted its HD line-up with the addition of four channels. The cable…
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3 Plus launches movie channel with Cablecom
Switzerland’s largest commercial broadcaster 3 Plus is launching a new channel, 4 Plus, that will…
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Tricolor adds three
Russian pay TV provider Tricolor TV has added three channels to its line-up. The mass-market…
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Chellomedia buys MGM’s international channels
Chellomedia has acquired Hollywood studio MGM’s international channels, adding over 40 million homes to its…
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CME sees revenues fall
Central and eastern European broadcaster Central European Media Enterprises (CME) saw revenues fall 15% as…
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Tough times for Mediaset’s pay and ad businesses
Revenues from Mediaset’s pay TV platform declined slightly during the first half of the year….
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MTIS adds Viasat Sport
Belarusian service provider MTIS has dropped the CHL (Continental Hockey League) channel, replacing it with…
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Viacom launching new Comedy Central channel in the Adriatic
Viacom’s international channels division will launch Comedy Central Extra across Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia,…
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Telekom Slovenia drops Viasat channels
Telekom Slovenia has removed a number of Viasat channels from its SiOL TV platform. The…
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MTG buys Swedish communications operator
The Modern Times Group has acquired control of Swedish open access communications operator Zitius. No…
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CNN boss Jim Walton resigns
Jim Walton, the president of CNN Worldwide, has resigned. He said that CNN needs new…
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Orange Sport and TVN to share football rights
Poland’s Orange Sport and TVN Turbo are to share broadcast rights to Polish Cup football…
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New video-rich look for ITN.co.uk
UK news broadcaster ITN has relaunched its ITN.co.uk website with additional video features. ITN Productions,…
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AMC/Sundance Channel expands on-demand in Belgium and France
AMC/Sundance Channel Global has expanded it on-demand offerings in Europe. Sundance Channel is launching its…
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BBC uses Adobe Primetime to deliver Olympics
The BBC is to use Adobe’s Primetime Simulcast platform to deliver coverage of the Olympics…
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Second beIN Sport channel to launch tomorrow
Al Jazeera launches its second French sports channel, beIN Sport 2, tomorrow, to coincide with…
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Zone Romantica switches to Chello DMC for playout
Liberty Global-owned playout provider Chello DMC has been selected to provide playout and distribution services…
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M6 chief says no option ruled out on Canal Plus channels acquisition
Nicolas de Tavernost, president of French commercial broadcaster M6, has said he will remain vigilant…
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ESPN secures French Ligue 1 in UK
ESPN has secured rights to French Ligue 1 football in the UK and has renewed…
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France 24 strikes deal with Tricolor
French international news channel France 24 has struck a distribution deal with Russian pay TV…
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Discovery rolling out second-screen app across Europe
Discovery’s international division is launching a second-screen application that it has been trialling in Latin…
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ESPN renews German football deal
Sports channel ESPN has renewed its broadcast deal with the DFL, the commercial arm of…
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UPC Czech adds CT2 HD
Cable operator UPC Czech Republic has added CT2 HD from the Czech public broadcaster to…