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Unitymedia boosts HD offering
Unitymedia is increasing its HD offering with the launch of two new channels in the…
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BBC Knowledge to launch Lonely Planet block
BBC Knowledge, the British public broadcaster’s international factual channel, is launching a Lonely Planet programming…
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Fox Channels launches sports division
Fox International Channels has launched a sports division and has hired Peter Hutton to run…
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Frank Warren launches Boxing channel
Boxing promoter Frank Warren is launching a boxing channel – BoxNation – after striking a…
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Kommersant TV launches on NTV Plus
Russian pay TV operator NTV Plus has added current affairs channel Kommersant TV to its…
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HBO names legal head for CEO
HBO Central Europe has appointed Gordon Finlayson as general counsel. Finlayson, who was previously head…
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Cyfra Plus to launch 3D channel and web TV service
Cyfra Plus has revealed plans to enhance its service later this year with the launch…
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Fox-backed Nat Geo Channels takes over Nat Geo programme sales
Fox-backed National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) has acquired the National Geographic Society-owned programme sales unit,…
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France 24 expands in US
France 24 has expanded its reach in the US after signing a new distribution agreement…
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Freesat adds Massive R&B channel
Freesat, the UK free-to-air satellite service, has added music channel Massive R&B to its line-up….
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Euronews to launch general iOS and Android app, Polish version penciled in for 2012
Euronews is planning to launch a unified Euronews application for iOS and Android devices, as…
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Orbit to launch multiscreen service
Middle Eastern pay TV platform Orbit Showtime Network is launching a digital platform that will…
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Al Jazeera head replaced by Qatari royal
Wadah Khanfar has stepped down as general director of Al Jazeera. Khanfar, who has run…
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Jewish News 1 launches today
Jewish News 1 (JN1), a new 24-hour Brussels-based English-language channel offering news from a Jewish…
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MTG extends Champions League rights in the Baltics
Modern Times Group has extended the broadcasting rights it holds to UEFA Champions League and…
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Turner launches Glitz in Germany
Turner Broadcasting System is launching lifestyle and general entertainment channel Glitz in Germany. This marks…
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M6 seeking free DTT berth for Paris Première
French commercial broadcaster M6 wants to launch its pay TV channel Paris Première as a…
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Eska TV expands Polish reach
Polish cable operator Inea has added youth-oriented music channel Eska TV to its line-up. It…
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BBC Trust: BBC 4 safe from closure
Chris Patten, chairmen of the BBC Trust, has confirmed that BBC 4 will not close…
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KDG to launch new HD channels
German cable operator Kabel Deutschland is adding eight high definition channels this year. The pay…
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Thoma says there will be room for Volks TV
There is room in the German advertising market for a third major player alongside RTL…
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Discovery boss calls for light touch regulation in the UK
David Zaslav, the CEO of US-based channel operator Discovery Communications, has called upon UK authorities…
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MTG launches Lithuanian female-skewing channel
Scandinavian broadcasting group MTG is launching a third free-to-air channel in Lithuania. The new entertainment…
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Disney HD launching on Sky
Disney is rolling out its Disney Channel HD service on UK pay TV platform BSkyB…
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Entertainment One stock leaps on sale possibility
Shares in Entertainment One (eOne) jumped 25% yesterday after the media company, which produces and…
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Discovery shakes up programme sales operation
Factual channel operator and programmer Discovery Communications has rejigged its programme sales team in the Europe,…
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Discovery eyes January FTA launch for Spain
Discovery Networks International has announced plans for a new free-to-air channel for Spain. Scheduled for…
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Orange adds channels to pay TV line-up
French pay TV operator Orange has added a raft of new channels to its premium…
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KidsCo expands in French-speaking Caribbean
Children’s channel KidsCo is launching in parts of the Caribbean and in French Guiana. The…
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Deutsche Welle debuts Arabic channel
German broadcaster Deutsche Welle has launched new Arabic channel DW-TV Arabia. The channel, which began…