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TV Markiza ends standard-definition broadcast of two channels
Central European Media Enterprises-owned Slovakian commercial channel TV Markiza has ended standard-definition satellite transmission of…
Sky snags Coogan comedy The Trip
Sky has ordered a third season of The Trip in a move that will see…
BBC Three to go online only tomorrow
The linear feed of the BBC’s youth channel, BBC Three, is due to go dark…
Al Jazeera HD bouquet launches on Es’hail-1
Al Jazeera Media Network has launched a new HD bouquet on the Es’hail-1 satellite at…
Channel 5 unveils new on-demand service My5
Viacom-owned UK terrestrial broadcaster Channel 5 has rebranded Demand 5, its video-on-demand service, to My5….
Syfy orders linear, digital and virtual reality series
Pay TV net Syfy has ordered Halcyon, a futuristic cop drama that will go out…
Turner’s Toonami makes French debut
Turner Broadcasting System has launched its kids channel Toonami in France, marking the first time…
Ukraine moves to ban Russian channels
Ukraine’s National Council on Television and Radio Broadcasting has ruled that all TV distribution providers…
UPC Poland adds nSport+ to Horizon Go
Liberty Global-owned Polish cable operator UPC Poland has added the nSport+ service to its Horizon…
Lagardère hit by plunging revenue at studio arm
A poor performance by Lagardère’s TV activities contributed to a 10.6% fall in revenues on…
ShortsTV renews Telenet deal
Short film channel ShortsTV has renewed its linear distribution agreement with Belgian TV operator Telenet….
NBCU to launch reality SVoD service hayu in UK, Ireland and Australia
NBCUniversal International is launching a reality-themed direct-to-consumer OTT service called hayu, featuring over 3,000 episodes…
New launches for Nickelodeon interactive app
Viacom will roll out Nick Play in four more markets, with the iOS and Android…
New strategy chief for Bonnier Broadcasting
Sweden’s Bonnier Broadcasting, parent company of TV4 Group and C More, has named Philip Lindqvist…
Zattoo strikes deal with ProSiebenSat.1 for catch-up and pay TV channels
Switzerland-based linear and on-demand OTT TV service Zattoo has struck a deal with ProSiebenSat.1 to…
The QYou launches in Portugal with Vodafone
The QYou, the linear TV channel focused on the curation and programming of web-based short-form…
RTVE reduces losses to €33.6m
Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has posted a 2015 loss of €33.6 million (US$37.5 million), though…
Canal Digital agrees channels deal with Turner
Nordic pay TV platform Canal Digital has agreed a new carriage deal for Turner’s channels….
Eleven extends Polish reach with UPC
Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Poland is adding Eleven Sports Network’s channels to its offering….
Mediaset Premium passes two million
Mediaset Premium, the pay TV unit of Italian broadcaster Mediaset, passed the milestone of two…
TV4 Group posts solid full year results
Swedish free and pay TV broadcaster TV4 Group has posted respectable sales and profit growth…
Tele 5 taps SES Platform Services for VoD
German commercial broadcaster Tele 5 has renewed a multi-year contract with SES Platform Services to…
Al Jazeera launches audio app for hard-to-reach areas
News service Al Jazeera Network has launched a new audio web app to give users…
Akado adds comedy channel
Russian service provider Akado has added comedy Komedia TV to its programming line-up. The channel,…
Sony sells 80% of Russian channels operation
Sony Pictures Television has offloaded 80% of its Russian channels operation to comply with new…
Molotov appoints former TF1 director to lead int’l expansion
New French OTT service Molotov has appointed former TF1 director Jean-Pierre Paoli to help lead…
Mubi names former Fox and Liberty Global exec as new COO
Subscription video-on-demand movie service Mubi has named former Fox International Channels and Liberty Global executive…
Conseil d’État rejects claims of partiality in CSA pubcaster chief choice
France’s highest court, the Conseil d’État, has rejected a set of complaints by two unions,…
SES extends deal with Ukraine’s Inter Media Group
SES has extended its deal with Ukraine-based media company Inter Media Group, which will now…
AMC channels boss Tuchman exiting
Bruce Tuchman is leaving US cable group AMC after five years running its international channels…