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Lagardère rebrands TV division
French media giant Lagardère has rebranded its TV and Film division Lagardère Studios. The unit…
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…
AMC ‘in talks’ to buy Starz
AMC is again in talks to buy Starz, according to the Bloomberg wire service, citing…
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…
Sony BBC Earth launches in India
BBC Worldwide has teamed with Sony subsidiary Multi Screen Media India to launch its premium…
Volia adds FilmBox channels
Ukrainian cable operator Volia has added a raft of channels from FilmBox/SPI International to its…
New deputy CEO for iTélé
Canal+ has named journalist Virginie Chomicki as deputy CEO at news channel iTélé, in charge of…
Bloomberg to launch Bulgarian TV network
Bloomberg is due to launch a Bulgarian-language business news service, called Bloomberg TV Bulgaria, across…
New Ultra HD channel for SES
Netherlands-based TV Entertainment Reality Network (TERN) will launch a new free-to-air channel next month via…
Outdoor Channel launches in Benelux, CEE
AMC Networks International – Zone has partnered with Luxembourg-based pay TV operator M7 Group to…
BBC plays down immediate BBC Four closure threat
The BBC’s director of strategy has said the corporation does not have plans to close…
Disney Movies Anywhere expands footprint
Disney’s cloud-based movie service Disney Movies Anywhere is launching as an app for Roku and…
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…
Antenna buys Serbian broadcaster
Greece-based Antenna Group has acquired a controlling stake in Serbian free-to-air broadcaster B92. Financial terms…
Scripps hires ex-Discovery Asia chief for UK
Scripps Networks Interactive has hired former Discovery Networks Asia Pacific boss Kevin Dickie as senior…
BBCWW taps Monterosa for Dancing with the Stars app
BBC Worldwide (BBCWW) is partnering with multiscreen specialist Monterosa on an official companion app for…
UPC Poland boost HD line-up
Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Poland has added three HD channels to its programming line-up….
Fox gets into UK free TV
Fox International Channels is getting into UK free TV for the first time with the…
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…
Scripps Networks expands Czech HD offering
Scripps Networks UK and EMEA has launched the Czech-language version of Food Network in HD…
Volia adds music channel to HD line-up
Ukrainian cable operator Volia has added Music Box UA HD to its channel line-up. The…
NTV+ adds Sony channels
Russian pay TV operator NTV+ has added three channels from Sony Pictures Television to its…
Viacom appoints former Turner exec Flamman
Former Turner Broadcasting System EMEA senior VP and COO Pete Flamman has joined Viacom International…
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…
Akado adds lifestyle channel
Russian service provider Akado has added lifestyle channel Bobor (Beaver) to its programming line-up. The…
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…
Scripps launches Fine Living HD with M7
Pay TV operator M7 Group has extended its existing agreement with channel provider Scripps Networks…
Discovery forms alliance for Russian distribution
Discovery Communications will continue to distribute its pay TV portfolio in Russia and will develop…
Whittingdale: BBC future debate justified
UK Conservative government minister John Whittingdale has admitted “most people” see the BBC licence fee…
NBCUniversal creates new EMEA structure
NBCUniversal International today is creating what it describes as a multi-territory, regional hub aligning its…