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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…

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SABC wins football, forms content board
 


South African public broadcaster the SABC has sealed a deal for TV rights to the…

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History HD heads to Turkey

A+E Networks has launched History HD in Turkey on Digiturk’s pay TV platform. The localised…

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ESPN considering taking content to Apple TV

Disney-owned sports broadcaster ESPN is considering making its content available via the Apple TV service,…

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Viacom touts success of Paramount in Spain

Viacom claims it is on track to have signed up 80 advertisers for its new…

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BBC World News breaks 300m homes barrier

The BBC says that its BBC World News channel has increased its footprint by 40…

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NTV Plus boosts channel line-up

Russian pay TV operator NTV Plus has added five new channels to its line-up. Youth…

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RTÉ urged to rethink cost-cutting plans

British and Irish politicians have called upon Irish public broadcaster RTÉ to reconsider closing its…

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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…

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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…

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Analysts positive on Discovery


Credit analysts have said that Discovery is performing well in the wake of its recent…

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NTV Plus widens availability of HD package

Russian pay TV operator NTV Plus is to make its HD service, NTV Plus HD,…

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Trace Sports launches on Free

Trace Sports, the channel dedicated to sports celebrities, has launched on Free’s TV platform in…

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Motors TV launches on Canal Plus Spain

Motorsports channel Motors TV has launched on Canal Plus’s Spanish pay TV platform. Motors TV…

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CTC launches in Caucasian region

Russian broadcaster CTC Media is launching its international channel in Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan after…

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Moody’s outlines ITV investment grade requirements

Moody’s has outlined the criteria that ITV would need to fulfil in order for it…

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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…

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ITV to broadcast first Shazam-enabled ads

UK broadcaster ITV will broadcast its first adverts enabled by Shazam during the final of…

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Ofcom invites local TV applicants

Ofcom has today invited applications to run 21 local TV channels across the UK. The…

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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…

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Red Arrow acquires two production companies

Red Arrow Entertainment, the global producer owned by German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 Group, is ramping up…

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ESPN eyes international exit

Disney-owned sports broadcaster ESPN is considering exiting a number of international markets as a result…

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Discovery committed to OWN despite US$50m cost


Discovery CEO David Zaslav has said the company is committed to Oprah Winfrey joint venture…

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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…

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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…

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Glitz launches on Kabel Deutschland

German cable operator Kabel Deutschland (KDG) has added Turner Broadcast’s female-oriented channel Glitz to its…

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Turner names UK business development chief

Turner Broadcast has named Marcos Milanez as business development and distribution manager for the UK…

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NetCologne to carry Sky Altantic

German cable and IPTV provider NetCologne has struck a deal with Sky Deutschland to carry…

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Switchover launches new Italian DTT channel

Switchover Media, the independent channel operator, will launch a crime and mystery channel next week….

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UPC Poland adds five channels

Cable operator UPC Poland is adding five new channels to its line-up. The Liberty Global-owned…