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SES’s TV channel count grows 11.3% in 2015

Satellite operator SES transmitted a record 7,268 TV stations at the end of 2015, after…

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Turkey’s D-Smart strikes Fox deal

Turkey’s D-Smart has inked a movie output deal with Twentieth Century Fox, taking the US…

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Spanish commercial channels call for level playing field

UTECA, the body that represents Spanish TV commercial terrestrial channels, has called on the next…

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Icahn denies Time Warner stake build

Activist investor Carl Icahn has angrily denied he is quietly building a stake in US…

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Scripps fills newly created EMEA marcoms role

Scripps Networks Interactive has appointed former Microsoft, Nokia and NBCU director, Maya Bhose, as vice-president…

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UPC Poland adds Viasat Explore

Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Poland has added Viasat Explore to its TV offering. The…

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UK football fans not benefiting from TV deals, says Virgin Media

UK football fans are “not getting a fair share of the benefits from TV rights…

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BBC launches drama channel in Middle East

BBC Worldwide has struck a deal with OSN and will roll out its drama channel…

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Connected TVs most popular for Xmas iPlayer viewing

Connected TVs were the most popular devices for watching the BBC iPlayer over the Christmas…

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Eurosport offers online NBA bundle

Eurosport has struck a deal to offer bundled online access to Eurosport content and live…

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Channel 4 claims first all-time viewing share increase since 2006

Last year UK broadcaster Channel 4 claimed its first all-time TV viewing share increase since…

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Iskon adds UFC with Fight Channel

T-Hrvatski Telekom-owned Croatian IPTV platform Iskon has added combat sports service Fight Channel, which holds…

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Details emerge of new France Télévisions new service

France Télévisions’ planned new digital news channel will employ 75 people and will comprise linear…

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Inea offering BBC channels unencrypted

Polish cable operator Inea is offering BBC Worldwide’s BBC Brit and BBC HD channels unencrypted…

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UPC DTH adds FilmBox Extra HD to offering

UPC DTH, Liberty Global’s satellite TV arm, has added SPI International’s FilmBox Extra HD channel…

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Virgin-owned TV3 appoints managing director

Virgin Media-owned broadcaster TV3 has upped commercial director, Pat Kiely, to managing director of the…

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UKTV draws level with C5 and Sky channels

UK pay and free TV broadcaster UKTV’s audience reach is now close to that of…

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Nat Geo names new global channels team

National Geographic’s reorganisation under the leadership of Courteney Monroe has continued and she has named the…

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Syfy launches multiplatform content lab

NBCUniversal-owned cable net Syfy has launched a new multi-platform content and experience lab and will…

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RTL International to launch in mid-January

A new RTL Group entertainment channel, aimed at German speakers and ex-pats around the world,…

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African Movie Channel launches on Consat

African Movie Channel has launched its two channels – African Movie Channel (AMC) and African…

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Turner strikes exclusive MENA deal with beIN Media

Turner has formed a strategic partnership with Qatar’s beIN Media Group that will see Turner…

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All 4 joins Netflix, iPlayer on Amazon Fire TV

Amazon Fire TV has rounded out its UK broadcaster catch-up TV services offer by adding…

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Discovery bolsters sports team in Norway

Discovery Networks Norway has reinforced its team with the promotion of Jan-Erik Aalbu to sporting…

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Volia adds Museum HD to offering

Ukrainian cable operator Volia has added Museum HD to its programming line-up. The channel, owned…

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Canal+ and M6 slam CSA rejection of free-to-air move

French media regulator the CSA has given a green light for TF1-owned news channel LCI…

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Fox International Channels going day-and-date with X-Files

Fox International Channels has acquired The X-Files and will launch it day-and-date with the US…

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Multimedia Polska takes Reality Kings TV

Adult content specialist Playboy Plus Europe has secured carriage for its Reality Kings TV channel…

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YouSee signs up for new C More Golf channel

Danish cable operator YouSee, owned by TDC, will carry a new golf channel from Nordic…

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Cyfrowy Polsat offers HBO Go to LTE subscribers

Polish pay TV operator Cyfrowy Polsat has made the HBO Go mobile TV service from…