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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…

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Sky snags Coogan comedy The Trip

Sky has ordered a third season of The Trip in a move that will see…

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BBC Three to go online only tomorrow

The linear feed of the BBC’s youth channel, BBC Three, is due to go dark…

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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…

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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….

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Syfy orders linear, digital and virtual reality series

Pay TV net Syfy has ordered Halcyon, a futuristic cop drama that will go out…

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Turner’s Toonami makes French debut

Turner Broadcasting System has launched its kids channel Toonami in France, marking the first time…

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Ukraine moves to ban Russian channels

Ukraine’s National Council on Television and Radio Broadcasting has ruled that all TV distribution providers…

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UPC Poland adds nSport+ to Horizon Go

Liberty Global-owned Polish cable operator UPC Poland has added the nSport+ service to its Horizon…

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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…

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ShortsTV renews Telenet deal

Short film channel ShortsTV has renewed its linear distribution agreement with Belgian TV operator Telenet….

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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…

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New launches for Nickelodeon interactive app

Viacom will roll out Nick Play in four more markets, with the iOS and Android…

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New strategy chief for Bonnier Broadcasting

Sweden’s Bonnier Broadcasting, parent company of TV4 Group and C More, has named Philip Lindqvist…

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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…

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The QYou launches in Portugal with Vodafone

The QYou, the linear TV channel focused on the curation and programming of web-based short-form…

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RTVE reduces losses to €33.6m

Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has posted a 2015 loss of €33.6 million (US$37.5 million), though…

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Canal Digital agrees channels deal with Turner

Nordic pay TV platform Canal Digital has agreed a new carriage deal for Turner’s channels….

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Eleven extends Polish reach with UPC

Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Poland is adding Eleven Sports Network’s channels to its offering….

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Mediaset Premium passes two million

Mediaset Premium, the pay TV unit of Italian broadcaster Mediaset, passed the milestone of two…

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TV4 Group posts solid full year results

Swedish free and pay TV broadcaster TV4 Group has posted respectable sales and profit growth…

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Tele 5 taps SES Platform Services for VoD

German commercial broadcaster Tele 5 has renewed a multi-year contract with SES Platform Services to…

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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…

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Akado adds comedy channel

Russian service provider Akado has added comedy Komedia TV to its programming line-up. The channel,…

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Sony sells 80% of Russian channels operation

Sony Pictures Television has offloaded 80% of its Russian channels operation to comply with new…

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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…

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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…

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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,…

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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…

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AMC channels boss Tuchman exiting

Bruce Tuchman is leaving US cable group AMC after five years running its international channels…