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Al Jazeera names AJ+ chief
Qatar-based Al Jazeera has named Dima Khatib as managing director of its digital-only news platform…
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Afrotainment to launch Oui TV on StarTimes platform
New York-based Afrotainment Family of Channels is to launch its Oui TV channel with StarTimes…
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Maltese and Turkish pubcasters in production pact
The public broadcasters of Malta and Turkey have signed a cooperation agreement covering the broadcast…
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BT Sport customers can opt out of pay service, says Ofcom
BT customers who have been switched over to a paid BT Sport package are now…
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RTL Deutschland taps 3-Screen Solutions for n-tv HbbTV app
RTL Deutschland-owned news channel n-tv has tapped 3 Screen Solutions to develop a new HbbTV-compliant…
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Mediapro strikes BeIN Sports deal with Telecable
Following similar deals with Vodafone and Orange, Catalan broadcaster Mediapro has struck a deal with…
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Ukraine launches English-language Twitter feed
Ukrainian free-to-air channel Ukraine has launched an English-language Twitter feed providing breaking news, interviews and…
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Nickelodeon launches kids app in Portugal
Viacom-owned kids channel Nickelodeon has launched its free app in Portugal for the first time….
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LBC claims victory in Bin Talal lawsuit
The international arm of the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation has claimed victory in its legal dispute…
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Kremlin Media reportedly bidding for Russia’s Muz-TV
Russian production outfit Kremlin Media has made a bid to acquire Muz-TV, the country’s longest…
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BBC Earth deals for Belgium and Spain
BBC Worldwide has signed deals to broadcast a branded block of BBC Earth content via…
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Fox eyes ‘bolt-on’ M&A opportunities
Highlights from 21st Century Fox’s first investor call since Rupert Murdoch stepped down as CEO…
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CBS eyes international Showtime OTT launch
US broadcaster CBS is looking at international launches for its new Showtime OTT on-demand platform…
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AMC to debut in the UK this month
AMC Networks International has confirmed is launching its AMC channel for the first time in…
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Sky Sports renews La Liga rights
Sky Sports has secured the UK and Ireland rights to Spanish La Liga football for…
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Turner hires Viacom’s Brookman for UK
Turner Broadcasting System poached Viacom International Media Networks’s Vanessa Brookman to become VP, content and…
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Deutsche Welle signs up with SES for CEE and Africa
German international broadcaster Deutsche Welle has signed a deal with satellite operator SES to broadcast…
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Altice’s Numericable-SFR and My Chaîne Sport secure basketball deal
French service provider Numericable-SFR and Ma Chaîne Sport (MCS), also owned by Altice Group, have…
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More FilmBox services for MinDig TV Extra in Hungary
Antenna Hungária’s MinDig TV Extra customers who subscribe to SPI International’s FilmBox PAK premium TV…
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Vectra changes channel line-up
Polish cable operator Vectra is adding two new digital channels to its programming line-up, and…
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Sky acquires MTV Italia, Viacom to launch new Italian channels
Sky has struck a deal with Viacom to acquire MTV Italia, expanding its presence on…
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ITV angry over catch-up licence fee plans
ITV is challenging plans to widen the scope of the UK licence fee to cover…
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Fox taking Bundesliga to entertainment channels
Fox will simulcast the opening match of the German football league on its sport as…
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Viacom acquires Indian channels stake
Viacom has paid INR9.4 billion (€133 million) for a 50% stake in Indian regional entertainment…
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Liberty Global ups stake in ITV
Cable giant Liberty Global has upped its stake in ITV, but has ruled out making…
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Spain helps lift Mediaset performance
An uptick in Spain helped partially offset a continued decline in the Italian advertising market…
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Digital and advertising boost for ProSiebenSat.1
A strong performance from digital activities including subscription video-on-demand service Maxdome, along with a strong…
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Discovery forms partnership with Doğuş for major Turkish expansion
Discovery Communications has agreed a strategic relationship with Turkey’s Doğuş Media Group to increase its portfolio…
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CTC pulls out of S&P ratings, postpones earnings announcement
Russian broadcaster CTC Media has asked Standard & Poor’s to withdraw its credit rating service…
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Rebrand for Filmbox channels
SPI International/Filmbox will rebrand two of its flagship channels in Poland and Romania in September….