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CNBC appoints commercial chief

Business broadcaster CNBC has appointed Anthony Lilleyman to the newly created role of vice-president commercial,…

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UPC Slovakia boosts line-up with ESPN America

UPC Slovakia has added six channels including ESPN America to its line-up. The US sports…

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Shareholders oppose pay plan for Disney boss

An influential group of Disney shareholders has opposed the company’s decision to combine the roles…

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Vectra adding high definition channels

Polish MSO Vectra is adding a raft of channels to its high definition offering. The…

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UPC DTH adds Da Vinci

Satellite pay TV service UPC DTH has added educational channel Da Vinci to its channel…

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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…

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Chello signs Hot deal

European channel operator Chello Zone has inked carriage deals for three of its channels on…

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Sky Atlantic given May launch date for Germany

Sky Deutschland will launch a local version of US drama network Sky Atlantic HD in…

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Hot adds Russian channels to line-up

Israeli cable operator Hot has added two Russian-language channels from Channel One’s World Network to…

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Martial arts producer to launch TV channel

Mixed martial arms producer Takedown Entertainment is launching a speciality digital television channel. The network…

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Mozambique’s TVM to launch second channel

Mozambican public broadcaster TVM is launching a second channel. The network is launching TVM-2, a…

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UK’s Channel 4 launches catch-up channel

UK broadcaster Channel 4 is launching a new channel programmed with content it has aired…

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BSkyB cuts retransmission fees

News Corp-backed pay TV platform BSkyB has cut the amount that it charges the BBC…

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TV2 joins Stofa’s WebTV To Go

TV 2 is making its channels available on Danish cable operator Stofa’s WebTV To Go…

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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…

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Mediaset warns of job cuts

Mediaset’s chairman has warned of job cuts at the company if the country’s economy does…

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B.net adds Mediaset Italia

Croatian cable operator B.net has added the Mediaset Italia channel to its line-up. The channel,…

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Discovery buys stake in French pay TV broadcaster

Discovery Networks International has acquired a 20% stake in French pay broadcaster Televista.  The move…

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BBC News personalises Facebook page

UK broadcaster the BBC has launched a new feature on its BBC News Facebook page…

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Sundance promotes Palluth

AMC/Sundance Channel Global has promoted Ed Palluth to executive vice-president, global distribution. He was formerly…

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BBC’s commercial goals lack ambition, say MPs

A UK parliamentary committee has criticised the BBC for lack of ambition in delivering results…

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Telenet, VRT and RTL take Champions League rights

Belgian cable operator Telenet and TV broadcasters RTL and VRT have acquired the TV rights…

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Kupsky to leave Turner Broadcast

Turner Broadcasting Systems’ EMEA chief Jeff Kupsky is leaving the company. Kupsky, who re-located to…

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Chello CE appoints sales boss


Chello Central Europe has appointed Dominik Tzimas regional sales director and country manager for Poland….

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FremantleMedia profits lifts RTL

FremantleMedia’s strong 2011 lifted the results of its parent company RTL. The production and distribution…

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OTE TV to carry CNBC

Greek IPTV and digital satellite service OTE TV has added financial news channel CNBC to…

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Sundance Channel launching on Liberty Global CEE platforms

AMC/Sundance Channel Global is to launch across eastern Europe and has struck a number of…

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Two French DTT candidates drop out

Two of the candidates for the six new HD digital-terrestrial slots on offer in France…

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NTV Plus adds new channels from Stream

Russian pay TV platform NTV Plus has added Stream TV’s channel Psychology 21 to its…

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Al Arabiya launches new Egyptian news channel

Middle Eastern news broadcaster Al Arabiya is launching a new news channel in Egypt. The…