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Ofcom: BEN TV in breach of broadcast licence

BEN TV, an entertainment and news channel targeted at diaspora African and Caribbean audiences, has…

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HBO president Lombardo leaving

Michael Lombardo is exiting his position as president of programming at HBO, ending a 33-year…

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Redstone removes Dauman from trust as Viacom battle enters new phase

Viacom owner Sumner Redstone has hit out at CEO and executive chairman Philippe Dauman, saying…

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Croatia’s Optima adds Fight Channel World HD to line-up

Croatian telecom operator Optima has added Fight Channel World HD to its extended package and…

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Eurochannel goes live on du in the UAE

European culture and lifestyle channel, Eurochannel, is now available in the United Arab Emirates through…

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Al Jazeera’s AJ+ launches Android app

Qatar-based news service Al Jazeera has launched an Android app for its digital service, AJ+….

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Box Plus Network launches new UK music channels

The Box Plus Network, a joint venture between Channel 4 and Bauer Media, has launched two new…

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Eurosport teams up with Tennis Channel for Roland Garros

Discovery-owned Eurosport has teamed up with Tennis Channel to enhance its coverage of the forthcoming…

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Tern chief executive Mariam Zamaray leaves company

Mariam Zamaray has left channel operator Tern (Television Entertainment Reality Network) by mutual consent. Zamaray…

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Euronews taps Alterna’TV for Lat Am push

Euronews is tapping Thema-owned Alterna’TV to help it build distribution in Latin America. Canal+ Group-owned…

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4K service Clubbing TV 360 to launch by end of year

A new 4K channel, Clubbing TV 360, is to launch by the end of this…

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Atresmedia creates new international unit

Spanish media giant Atresmedia has unified its international channel under one brand. The Antena 3,…

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New EMEA appointments for Viceland

Vice Media’s youth-focused channel Viceland has made a series of senior EMEA appointments ahead of…

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Lollipop on Middle East platforms

Channels provider Mimyuni Media Entertainment has secured carriage for its new Lollipop kids channel with…

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Disney CEO has ‘no plans’ to extend tenure

The future leadership of The Walt Disney Company remains in flux after current CEO and…

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Premium pushes Mediaset into the red

Mediaset was pulled into the red in the first quarter, posting a loss of €18…

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Turner launches kids Hindi channel in MENA

Turner has launched kids channel, Cartoon Network Hindi, across the Middle East and North Africa….

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Regulator calls on C4 to programme for kids

UK public broadcaster should do more to cater for kids and has been asked to…

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Finland’s DNA strikes HD deal with Yle

Finnish operator DNA and public broadcaster Yle have struck a deal to continue the distribution…

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Discovery strikes Olympic deal with Czech Television

Discovery Communications has signed a deal with Czech public broadcaster Ceska Televize  to make coverage…

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Industry figures vocal in support for BBC

Several actors and TV industry names used their BAFTA award acceptance speeches to register strong…

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Scripps boosted by TVN performance

Scripps Networks Interactive’s first quarter revenue has been boosted by the performance of Polish broadcast…

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RTL and former Hungary chief in legal dispute

Former RTL Hungary chief executive and current chief of rival broadcaster TV2 Dirk Gerkens is…

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Discovery staff cuts to cost the firm up to US$60m

Discovery Communications plans to make staff cuts that will cost the cable giant up to…

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Red Bull keeps Servus on air

Red Bull-owned channel Servus TV will continue to operate, despite the announcement earlier this week that that…

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Bravo goes free-to-air for the first time

Cable net Bravo will become a free-to-air offering for the first time after NBCUniversal and…

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EBU withdraws services from Romanian pubcaster

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has withdrawn member services from Romanian public broadcaster Televiziunea Română…

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BBC World News expands Intelsat deal

BBC World News has renewed and expanded its deal for use of multiple Intelsat satellites…

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Turner launches Boomerang in Turkey

Turner is launching kids channel Boomerang in Turkey on the D-Smart satellite service and Tivibù…

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Quest begins live streaming

Discovery’s Quest channel has started live streaming, the first time the channel operator has taken…