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CNBC appoints commercial chief
Business broadcaster CNBC has appointed Anthony Lilleyman to the newly created role of vice-president commercial,…
UPC Slovakia boosts line-up with ESPN America
UPC Slovakia has added six channels including ESPN America to its line-up. The US sports…
Shareholders oppose pay plan for Disney boss
An influential group of Disney shareholders has opposed the company’s decision to combine the roles…
Vectra adding high definition channels
Polish MSO Vectra is adding a raft of channels to its high definition offering. The…
UPC DTH adds Da Vinci
Satellite pay TV service UPC DTH has added educational channel Da Vinci to its channel…
RTÉ to use Ka-Sat for new Saorsat platform
Ireland’s national broadcaster, RTÉ, has selected Eutelsat’s Ka-Sat to deliver a satellite-based version of its…
Chello signs Hot deal
European channel operator Chello Zone has inked carriage deals for three of its channels on…
Sky Atlantic given May launch date for Germany
Sky Deutschland will launch a local version of US drama network Sky Atlantic HD in…
Hot adds Russian channels to line-up
Israeli cable operator Hot has added two Russian-language channels from Channel One’s World Network to…
Martial arts producer to launch TV channel
Mixed martial arms producer Takedown Entertainment is launching a speciality digital television channel. The network…
Mozambique’s TVM to launch second channel
Mozambican public broadcaster TVM is launching a second channel. The network is launching TVM-2, a…
UK’s Channel 4 launches catch-up channel
UK broadcaster Channel 4 is launching a new channel programmed with content it has aired…
BSkyB cuts retransmission fees
News Corp-backed pay TV platform BSkyB has cut the amount that it charges the BBC…
TV2 joins Stofa’s WebTV To Go
TV 2 is making its channels available on Danish cable operator Stofa’s WebTV To Go…
African Television to air in Europe following SES deal
SES has signed a capacity and uplink deal with Netherlands-based Scope Media TV for the…
Mediaset warns of job cuts
Mediaset’s chairman has warned of job cuts at the company if the country’s economy does…
B.net adds Mediaset Italia
Croatian cable operator B.net has added the Mediaset Italia channel to its line-up. The channel,…
Discovery buys stake in French pay TV broadcaster
Discovery Networks International has acquired a 20% stake in French pay broadcaster Televista. The move…
BBC News personalises Facebook page
UK broadcaster the BBC has launched a new feature on its BBC News Facebook page…
Sundance promotes Palluth
AMC/Sundance Channel Global has promoted Ed Palluth to executive vice-president, global distribution. He was formerly…
BBC’s commercial goals lack ambition, say MPs
A UK parliamentary committee has criticised the BBC for lack of ambition in delivering results…
Telenet, VRT and RTL take Champions League rights
Belgian cable operator Telenet and TV broadcasters RTL and VRT have acquired the TV rights…
Kupsky to leave Turner Broadcast
Turner Broadcasting Systems’ EMEA chief Jeff Kupsky is leaving the company. Kupsky, who re-located to…
Chello CE appoints sales boss
Chello Central Europe has appointed Dominik Tzimas regional sales director and country manager for Poland….
FremantleMedia profits lifts RTL
FremantleMedia’s strong 2011 lifted the results of its parent company RTL. The production and distribution…
OTE TV to carry CNBC
Greek IPTV and digital satellite service OTE TV has added financial news channel CNBC to…
Sundance Channel launching on Liberty Global CEE platforms
AMC/Sundance Channel Global is to launch across eastern Europe and has struck a number of…
Two French DTT candidates drop out
Two of the candidates for the six new HD digital-terrestrial slots on offer in France…
NTV Plus adds new channels from Stream
Russian pay TV platform NTV Plus has added Stream TV’s channel Psychology 21 to its…
Al Arabiya launches new Egyptian news channel
Middle Eastern news broadcaster Al Arabiya is launching a new news channel in Egypt. The…