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Volia adds DTX to line-up
Ukrainian cable operator Volia has added Discovery’s DTX motorsports channel to its programming line-up. The…
Akado adds Amazing Life
Russian cable and IPTV operator Komkor, which operates under the Akado brand, has added lifestyle…
Licence fee opponents change views in BBC deprivation test
Households that either would like to be exempted from paying the UK licence fee and…
CTC launches channel-wide second screen app
Russian broadcaster CTC Media has launched a dedicated second-screen app that uses audio synchronisation to…
France Télévisions chief outlines digital news channel plan
France Télévisions plans to launch a digital news channel on the web initially that will…
BT, AMC plots free Fear launch in UK
UK pay TV platform BT will make the first episode of Fear the Walking Dead…
Former Canal+ chief Belmer joining France Televisions
Rodolphe Belmer, dismissed as Canal+ chief executive, has been hired by the new director-general of…
BT Sport wins Ashes cricket rights
BT Sport will air the 2017/18 Australia vs England Ashes tournament as part of a…
ITVin talks to acquire UTV
UK broadcaster ITV is set to acquire UTV, the Northern Ireland broadcaster that owns the…
Scripps Networks Interactive ups two senior execs
Scripps Networks Interactive has promoted two of its senior management team, following the announcement last…
Joiz teams up with RR Media
Media services provider RR Media has teamed up with Switzerland-based channel provider and community-based marketing…
Portugal’s Lusomundo in new output deal with HBO
Portuguese pay TV channel provider Lusomundo is to launch an enhanced HBO offering next month…
Netia and TVN add Eleven Sports services
Polish telecom service provider Netia is adding new sports channels Eleven and Eleven Sports to…
Discovery World becomes Discovery Turbo Xtra in Russia
Discovery World in Russia is to change its brand to Discovery Turbo Xtra (DTX) on…
Scripps veteran retires
Brooke Johnson is to retire from her post as president of Scripps Networks Interactive’s lifestyle…
New men’s movie channel launches on NTV+
Russian cultural channel Interesnoye TV has changed its name to Muzhskoye Kino (Men’s Movies), targeting…
Inea adds more AXN channels
Polish cable operator Inea is now carrying the full portfolio of AXN channels from Sony…
A+E revamps international marketing team
A+E Networks has added three new roles to its international marketing team. The programmer has…
NBC Universal invests US$200 million in Buzzfeed
NBC Universal has invested US$200 million (€180 million) in news and viral media site Buzzfeed,…
CBS Drama joins Freeview in the UK
Drama is to launch on digital free-to-air platform Freeview in the UK, and has acquiredthree…
Vivendi takes control of Canal+ premium channels unit
Vivendi has secured overall control of Société d’Edition de Canal Plus (SECP), the company that…
Starz comedy debuts on Facebook without geo-blocking
The second season of LeBron James-inspired basketball comedy Survivor’s Remorse has launched internationally on Facebook,…
Orange adds Eurochannel to TV line-up
Orange in France is to add Eurochannel to its TV line-up from August 20. The…
NTV+ secures French Ligue 1 football
Pay TV operator NTV+ has secured the rights to French Ligue 1 football in Russia….
Nat Geo People to launch in Romania and Poland
National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) is due to launch the Nat Geo People network in…
Lattelecom launches permanent version of 360TV channel
Latvian telco Lattelecom has launched a permanent HD version of the 360TV pop-up channel it…
Sky in Germany to launch James Bond channel
Sky in Germany is set to launch a pop-up channel dedicated to the James Bond…
Akado adds three channels to line-up
Russian cable operator Akado Telecom/Komkor is adding three new channels to the programming line-up of…
BBC Three to go online only from March 2016
The BBC plans to turn youth network BBC Three into an online-only service from March…
Kabel Deutschland suffers reverse in battle with pubcaster
A Munich court has ruled that Vodafone-owned German cable operator Kabel Deutschland must continue to…