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Canal Plus names new i>Télé editorial chief
Canal Plus Group has named Céline Pigalle as editorial director of news channel i>Télé. Pigalle,…
Virgin Media nets 3D tennis
UK cabler Virgin Media will transmit Eurosport’s 3D coverage of the French Open tennis tournament….
Endemol appoints French managing director
Production and distribution group Endemol has hired Nicholas Coppermann as the managing director of Endemol…
Al Jazeera to launch at 13° East and 5° West, expects to profitable in “four to five years”
Al Jazeera Networks has chosen Eutelsat’s Hot Bird platform at 13° East and Eutelsat 5…
Film1 inks pay TV and SVOD deal
Chellomedia has agreed an output deal with MGM that gives its Dutch movie channel Film1…
ProSiebenSat.1 buys into price comparison site
German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1’s SevenVentures subsidiary has acquired a majority stake in Sixt e-ventures-backed price…
Broussard named as programming chief for TMC-NT1
French commercial broadcaster TF1 has named Vincent Broussard as vice-president, broadcasting and programming at its…
Fox’s Jiménez extends responsibilities to Portugal
Fox Inernational Channels (FIC) has extended the responsibilities of its general manager for Spain, Pilar…
Channel 4’s 4oD views up 15%
Channel 4’s online VOD platform 4oD recorded 41 million views in April, taking the total…
UPC Poland launches split screen service for multiple sports channels
UPC Poland has launched a service enabling users to watch up to 12 sports channels…
SBS renews CBS output deal
SBS has renewed its output deal with CBS Studios, giving its stations in the Netherlands…
Lattelecom adds CTC Baltics
Latvia IPTV and digital-terrestrial TV provider Lattelecom has added Russian channel CTC Baltics to its…
MTV looks to mobile to socialise TV experience
MTV is using its mobile platform and app to socialise the TV experience, Michel Dupont,…
Wayne Garvie leaving All3Media to become Sony TV CCO
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has recruited Wayne Garvie as its chief creative officer, the position…
Turkish international channel takes capacity on Astra
Turkish public broadcaster Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT) has signed a multi-year contract with…
Al Jazeera to launch sports channels in US
Al Jazeera has said it will launch two new sports channels in the US in…
Sky Deutschland adds Sky Atlantic and sports content to Go
German pay TV operator Sky Deutschland will make HBO content from the Sky Atlantic channel,…
Kabel BW adds Sky Atlantic and Super RTL HD
German cable operator Kabel BW is to add Sky Atlantic and Super RTL HD to…
Sport1 launches on iPad
Chellomedia has launched an iPad app for its premium sports channel Sport1. Subscribers to the…
Mediaset voices TV advertising concerns
A senior executive at Mediaset has said that the TV advertising market shows no signs…
DanceTrippin launches at 5° East
Netherlands-based music channel DanceTrippin has launched on the SES Astra 4A satellite at 5° East…
English Club TV strikes Hungarian deal
English-language teaching channel English Club TV has struck a deal with the Hungarian Cable Communications…
New milestone for KidsCo
Kids channel KidsCo says it has passed the 15 million subscribers milestone following the signing…
TVP goes HD
Polish broadcaster TVP is about to launch high-definition versions of its two main channels. TVP1…
Euronews and BBC World News increase reach
News broadcasters Euronews and BBC World News have increased their reach, according to new EMS…
TwoFour54 unveils 30% rebate for TV producers
Abu Dhabi media development group TwoFour54 is introducing a rebate for TV and film producers…
Viacom reveals social media results
Media giant Viacom has published the results of its research into social media. “While fairly…
Eurosport to bring Roland Garros in 3D to UK
Eurosport will broadcast coverage of the Roland Garros tennis tournament in 3D in the UK….
UKTV strikes major output deal with Channel 4
UK digital channels group UKTV has inked an output deal with Channel 4 and will…
ITV launches new online service for Euro2012
UK broadcaster ITV has unveiled its dedicated digital offering for the Euro2012 football championship. ITV…