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BBC moving kids programming to dedicated digital channels
The BBC is moving all of its kids programming to its dedicated CBeebies and CBBC…
SABC wins football, forms content board
South African public broadcaster the SABC has sealed a deal for TV rights to the…
History HD heads to Turkey
A+E Networks has launched History HD in Turkey on Digiturk’s pay TV platform. The localised…
ESPN considering taking content to Apple TV
Disney-owned sports broadcaster ESPN is considering making its content available via the Apple TV service,…
Viacom touts success of Paramount in Spain
Viacom claims it is on track to have signed up 80 advertisers for its new…
BBC World News breaks 300m homes barrier
The BBC says that its BBC World News channel has increased its footprint by 40…
NTV Plus boosts channel line-up
Russian pay TV operator NTV Plus has added five new channels to its line-up. Youth…
RTÉ urged to rethink cost-cutting plans
British and Irish politicians have called upon Irish public broadcaster RTÉ to reconsider closing its…
Profit and ad revenues down, programming costs up at TF1
TF1 has posted a year-on-year decline in operating profit and ad revenues in the first…
Orange to close sports channels, strikes deal with Al Jazeera
Orange is to close down its Orange Sport channels at the end of June and…
Analysts positive on Discovery
Credit analysts have said that Discovery is performing well in the wake of its recent…
NTV Plus widens availability of HD package
Russian pay TV operator NTV Plus is to make its HD service, NTV Plus HD,…
Trace Sports launches on Free
Trace Sports, the channel dedicated to sports celebrities, has launched on Free’s TV platform in…
Motors TV launches on Canal Plus Spain
Motorsports channel Motors TV has launched on Canal Plus’s Spanish pay TV platform. Motors TV…
CTC launches in Caucasian region
Russian broadcaster CTC Media is launching its international channel in Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan after…
Moody’s outlines ITV investment grade requirements
Moody’s has outlined the criteria that ITV would need to fulfil in order for it…
AMC’s international unit posts increased revenues and losses
The international division of AMC Networks has posted revenues of US$26.3 million (€20.3 million) for…
ITV to broadcast first Shazam-enabled ads
UK broadcaster ITV will broadcast its first adverts enabled by Shazam during the final of…
Ofcom invites local TV applicants
Ofcom has today invited applications to run 21 local TV channels across the UK. The…
Sony hires channel sales chief for CE, opens Polish office
Sony Pictures Television Networks has hired Hubert Drabik as its first head of sales for…
Red Arrow acquires two production companies
Red Arrow Entertainment, the global producer owned by German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 Group, is ramping up…
ESPN eyes international exit
Disney-owned sports broadcaster ESPN is considering exiting a number of international markets as a result…
Discovery committed to OWN despite US$50m cost
Discovery CEO David Zaslav has said the company is committed to Oprah Winfrey joint venture…
RTL sees revenue rise thanks to German, French ad recovery
Pan-regional European broadcaster RTL Group saw its first-quarter revenues rise as a result of strong…
ITV reports revenue boost as a result of international commissions
UK commercial broadcaster ITV saw its first quarter revenues rise by 13% as a result…
Glitz launches on Kabel Deutschland
German cable operator Kabel Deutschland (KDG) has added Turner Broadcast’s female-oriented channel Glitz to its…
Turner names UK business development chief
Turner Broadcast has named Marcos Milanez as business development and distribution manager for the UK…
NetCologne to carry Sky Altantic
German cable and IPTV provider NetCologne has struck a deal with Sky Deutschland to carry…
Switchover launches new Italian DTT channel
Switchover Media, the independent channel operator, will launch a crime and mystery channel next week….
UPC Poland adds five channels
Cable operator UPC Poland is adding five new channels to its line-up. The Liberty Global-owned…