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African Movie Channel launches on Lebara Play
African Movie Channel has signed up with the new Lebara Play OTT TV service, securing…
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ITV re-launches channel in Singapore
UK broadcaster ITV is re-launching its ITV Choice channel in Singapore after striking a deal…
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New UK and Ireland chief for WWE
Wrestling network WWE has named Tracey Keenan as vice-president and general manager of WWE UK…
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BBC Trust calls for managed transition on BBC Three, rejects BBC One +1
The BBC Trust has approved the closure of BBC Three and its reinvention as an…
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Discovery secures exclusive rights to Olympics in Europe
The International Olympic Committee has awarded all TV and multiplatform broadcasting rights across Europe to…
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Pay TV channel business growing strongly in European markets
The pay TV channel business in Europe is continuing to grow in revenue terms in…
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Virgin hires Sky veteran for digital role
Virgin Media has named former Sky Italia programming chief and JimJam founder David Bouchier as…
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Sky to launch dedicated kids app
UK pay TV provider Sky is to launch a dedicated kids app next year and…
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ProSiebenSat.1 takes majority stake in energy site
ProSiebenSat.1 has acquired a majority stake in Germany’s largest consumer energy portal, Verivox. The acquisition…
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nc+ teams up with Discovery to secure Polish football rights
Polish pay TV provider nc+ has secured rights to air coverage of Polish football league…
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NTV+ secures Wimbledon rights
Russian pay TV provider NTV+ has struck a deal with the All England Lawn Tennis…
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Fox names Brian Sullivan as digital chief
21st Century Fox has named former Sky Deutschland CEO Brian Sullivan as president of digital…
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French regulator looking to ease pay TV channels’ content burden
French media regulator the CSA is looking to ease the content creation obligations imposed on…
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MTV integrating social video with brand revamp
MTV is revamping the branding of its international channels to highlight social media videos provided…
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Virgin Media to add BT Sport Europe to line-up
Liberty Global-owned UK cable operator Virgin Media is to add BT Sport Europe to its…
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Blizoo to carry FilmBox HD
Bulgarian cable operator Blizoo has added SPI International’s FilmBox HD channel to its line-up. FilmBox…
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UPC Poland adds Polsat Food Network HD
Liberty Global-owned channel provider UPC Poland is to add Polsat Food Network HD to its…
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Discovery ‘driving hard’ on 4K
Discovery says it is driving hard on 4K to ensure it is ready when pay…
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TDC adds HBO Nordic to TV offerings
Danish telco TDC has signed a deal to bring HBO Nordic, the premium content provider’s…
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BBC iPlayer bucks seasonal trend with increased requests
The BBC’s iPlayer saw a 2% month-on-month increase in iPlayer requests in May, bucking what…
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Fox veteran Hill exiting to create prodco
21st Century Fox is saying goodbye to senior programming executive David Hill after more than…
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Payner Media signs up with Telekom Austria for satellite distribution
Payner Media, owner of Bulgarian music channels Planeta HD and Planeta Folk, has contracted Telekom…
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A+E Networks appoints international operations head
A+E Networks has appointed Discovery executive Edward Sabin as head of commercial operations, international, and…
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MTV names new UK chief
Jill Offman has been appointed the head of MTV in the UK, adding management of…
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UPC Romania launch for Food Network
Food Network has launched on UPC Romania, thanks to a recent deal between the channel’s…
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CNBC hires international sales chief
Business news channel CNBC has hired Max Raven as senior vice-president of international ad sales…
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New Asian launches for Lagardère’s Mezzo
European classical music and jazz channel Mezzo Live HD will launch on the First Media…
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Premier Sports HD taps Globecast for content delivery
Premier Sports HD, the new HD channel from Setanta Sports’ UK operation Premier Sports, has…
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Polish competition office approves Scripps-TVN deal
The Polish competition office, UOKIK, has approved Scripps Networks Interactive’s plans to buy 100% of…
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Sony plans ‘a-la-carte’ PlayStation Vue offering
Sony Network Entertainment International (SNEI) and Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) have announced plans to launch…