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Volia first with UA TV
Ukrainian cable Volia will be the first cable operator in the country to carry Ukrainian…
UKTV launches VoD service on Amazon Fire TV
UK channels group UKTV has launched its catch-up and on-demand service UKTV Play on Amazon’s…
CSA holds fresh hearings on move to free DTT
French media regulator the CSA will this week hold public hearings on the impact of…
ITV to buy UTV Media’s TV business for £100m
UK broadcaster ITV has agreed to the television assets of Northern Irish-based broadcasting group UTV…
NBCU launches comedy SVoD platform
NBCUniversal has revealed a subscription on-demand platform for comedy, SeeSo. The US$3.99 (€2.78) a month…
Viacom to launch BET in France
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) and BET International are due to launch the BET channel as…
TV4 teams up with Bonnier sister company for e-commerce venture
Swedish commercial broadcaster TV4 has teamed up with Adlibris Group to launch a new e-commerce…
Channel 4 opens ‘northern hub’ in Manchester
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has opened a new office in Manchester city centre in an…
TF1 and M6 disappointed as CSA names HD DTT candidates
French broadcasters TF1 and M6 have expressed disappointment that their proposed joint teleshopping channel has…
New entertainment chief at RTL II
German channel RTL II has named Shona Fraser as its director of entertainment and development…
Channel 4 launches All 4 Android trial
Channel 4 is trialling an Android app version of its 2015-launched All 4 digital service,…
Sundance Channel launches on Orange TV in France
AMC Networks International (AMCNI) has launched Sundance Channel Global on Orange TV through its ADSL…
C More inks Starz streaming deal
Scandinavian pay TV platform C More has inked a programming deal with Starz and will…
AJ+ passes one billion milestone
Al Jazeera’s digital-only news platform AJ+ has passed the milestone of one billion online video…
Turner appoints new finance chief
Turner Broadcasting System EMEA has named Jamie Friend as its new chief financial officer, DTVE’s…
ProSiebenSat.1 expands e-commerce activities
Germany broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 is expanding further into e-commerce with the acquisition of online flight-booking service…
Sky Arts Germany strikes programming deal ahead of launch
The upcoming Sky Arts Germany channel has bought a package of programming from Bavaria-based Autentic…
UK commercial broadcasters call for BBC charter changes
The trade body that represents the UK’s commercial broadcasters has called for governance of the…
Discovery launches TLC in Turkey via Doğuş partnership
Discovery Communications is to launch its female-focused TLC channel in Turkey following its acquisition of…
PBS America to go free-to-air in the UK
PBS America is going free-to-air in the UK at the end of the month and…
CTC Media hails success of second screen app
Russian broadcaster CTC Media’s second screen app has been downloaded 330,000 times in the month…
Brava buys Flemish channel Cultuur 7
European cultural broadcaster Brava has acquired Flemish classical music channel Cultuur 7, in a deal…
NOS launches trial Ultra HD channels
Portuguese pay TV operator NOS has launched two trial Ultra High Definition channels in partnership…
Fox gives Ford expanded role
Fox International Channels has promoted Jeff Ford to senior vice-president, content development for Europe and…
Mediaset audience share slips following Sky withdrawal
Italian broadcaster Mediaset’s audience share has slipped by a reported 1.56% since its channels were…
Freesat adds five channels
UK free-to-air digital satellite platform Freesat has added five new channels to the platform. The…
nc+ adds new channels, boosts HD offering
Polish pay TV operator nc+ has added three new channels and is boosting its HD…
Fox free-to-air channel YourTV goes live
Fox International Channels UK and Arqiva are today launching Fox UK’s first free-to-air entertainment channel, YourTV….
Fix&Foxi breaks into Francophone Africa with Ma Télé
Germany-based programmer YourFamilyEntertainment has launched its Fix&Foxi channel on Ma Télé, the HD platform for…
Trace expands in Denmark via Canal Digital
Trace has extended its partnership with Canal Digital in move that will see Trace Sport…