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Lagardère rebrands TV division

French media giant Lagardère has rebranded its TV and Film division Lagardère Studios. The unit…

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Vivendi closes in on 100% control of premium channels unit

Vivendi has launched an obligatory squeeze-out process after securing 97.07% control of SECP, the unit…

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AMC ‘in talks’ to buy Starz

AMC is again in talks to buy Starz, according to the Bloomberg wire service, citing…

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Mediapro and Movistar fail to come to agreement on BeIN Sports

Spanish broadcaster Mediapro and Telefónica have failed to strike a deal that would allow Telefónica’s…

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Sony BBC Earth launches in India

BBC Worldwide has teamed with Sony subsidiary Multi Screen Media India to launch its premium…

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Volia adds FilmBox channels

Ukrainian cable operator Volia has added a raft of channels from FilmBox/SPI International to its…

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New deputy CEO for iTélé

Canal+ has named journalist Virginie Chomicki as deputy CEO at news channel iTélé, in charge of…

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Bloomberg to launch Bulgarian TV network

Bloomberg is due to launch a Bulgarian-language business news service, called Bloomberg TV Bulgaria, across…

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New Ultra HD channel for SES

Netherlands-based TV Entertainment Reality Network (TERN) will launch a new free-to-air channel next month via…

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Outdoor Channel launches in Benelux, CEE

AMC Networks International – Zone has partnered with Luxembourg-based pay TV operator M7 Group to…

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BBC plays down immediate BBC Four closure threat

The BBC’s director of strategy has said the corporation does not have plans to close…

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Disney Movies Anywhere expands footprint

Disney’s cloud-based movie service Disney Movies Anywhere is launching as an app for Roku and…

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Scripps now owns 98.8% of TVN, plans ‘squeeze out’ for the rest

Scripps Networks Interactive has confirmed that it now owns 98.8% of TVN and will start…

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Antenna buys Serbian broadcaster

Greece-based Antenna Group has acquired a controlling stake in Serbian free-to-air broadcaster B92. Financial terms…

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Scripps hires ex-Discovery Asia chief for UK

Scripps Networks Interactive has hired former Discovery Networks Asia Pacific boss Kevin Dickie as senior…

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BBCWW taps Monterosa for Dancing with the Stars app

BBC Worldwide (BBCWW) is partnering with multiscreen specialist Monterosa on an official companion app for…

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UPC Poland boost HD line-up

Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Poland has added three HD channels to its programming line-up….

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Fox gets into UK free TV

Fox International Channels is getting into UK free TV for the first time with the…

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CNN International to launch via Cellcom in Israel

Turner International-owned news network, CNN International, is launching in HD on Israeli operator Cellcom TV’s…

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Scripps Networks expands Czech HD offering

Scripps Networks UK and EMEA has launched the Czech-language version of Food Network in HD…

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Volia adds music channel to HD line-up

Ukrainian cable operator Volia has added Music Box UA HD to its channel line-up. The…

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NTV+ adds Sony channels

Russian pay TV operator NTV+ has added three channels from Sony Pictures Television to its…

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Viacom appoints former Turner exec Flamman

Former Turner Broadcasting System EMEA senior VP and COO Pete Flamman has joined Viacom International…

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YFE launches My TV Toonz channel in Africa

Your Family Entertainment is launching a version of kids channel Fix&Foxi for sub-Saharan Africa on…

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Akado adds lifestyle channel

Russian service provider Akado has added lifestyle channel Bobor (Beaver) to its programming line-up. The…

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ProSiebenSat.1 and Axel Springer team up for digital investment

German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 and publishing group Axel Springer hare investing in digital investment fund Lakestar…

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Scripps launches Fine Living HD with M7

Pay TV operator M7 Group has extended its existing agreement with channel provider Scripps Networks…

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Discovery forms alliance for Russian distribution

Discovery Communications will continue to distribute its pay TV portfolio in Russia and will develop…

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Whittingdale: BBC future debate justified

UK Conservative government minister John Whittingdale has admitted “most people” see the BBC licence fee…

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NBCUniversal creates new EMEA structure

NBCUniversal International today is creating what it describes as a multi-territory, regional hub aligning its…