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AMC to debut in UK in September
AMC Networks International is launching flagship channel AMC in the UK for the first time,…
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Discovery buys Setanta Sports Asia
Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific is buying Setanta Sports Asia, a premium sports channel specialising in rugby…
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Al Araby Television Network launches with Es’hailSat
London-based channel provider Al Araby Television Network has launched an SD channel aimed at young…
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Filmbox channels to launch in Latvia
Latvian operators Lattelecom and Livas have each signed deals to carry Filmbox-branded movie and sport…
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Skylink adds new movie channel
M7 Group-owned Czech and Slovak pay TV operator Skylink has added movie channel Joj Cinema…
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Baltcom revamps channel line-up
Latvian cable operator Baltcom has revamped its channel line-up, consolidating its offering in two packs…
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DanceTrippin launches Opera TV app
Amsterdam-based dance music TV channel, DanceTrippin, has launched an app for the Opera TV Store. …
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Sky reportedly close to acquiring MTV Italia channel
European pay TV group Sky is reportedly close to striking a deal with Viacom to…
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Liberty Global mulls TV3 Ireland deal
Liberty Global is reportedly interested in acquiring Irish commercial broadcaster TV3 and is conducting due…
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Broadcasters await Spanish court ruling on fate of DTT channels
Spain’s Supreme Court is set to rule on the fate of eight of the country’s…
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Ukraine Today launches in the Netherlands and Belgium
English-language news channel Ukraine Today is now available in the Netherlands and Belgium, with an…
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Scripps to launch 100% takeover bid for TVN
Scripps Networks Interactive has confirmed plans to buy 100% of Polish broadcaster TVN, after it…
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BT’s 4K plans means Sky will ‘lose innovation lead’, says analyst
BT’s launch an Ultra High Definition (UHD) sports channel in the UK this August means…
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BT to launch Ultra HD sports channel in August
UK telco and pay TV provider, BT, has confirmed plans to launch an Ultra High…
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Save BBC Three campaign gathers industry support
Actors, writers, producers, managers and agents have united to call on the UK pubcaster the…
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France Télévisions extends ultra HD experiment
French public broadcaster France Télévisions is extending its 4K trial beyond its coverage of the…
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Pre-school network DuckTV extends Türksat Kablo deal
Slovakian pre-school channel DuckTV has extended its carriage deal with Turkish operator Türksat Kablo. The…
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Eurosport relaunches Player in OTT push
Eurosport is relaunching its Eurosport Player service as parent company Discovery embarks on a drive…
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Magine adds personalisation to German service
Cloud TV service, Magine TV, has launched a new customisable version of its offering in…
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Nigeria’s Consat adds YFE’s Fix & Foxi channel
Nigerian pay TV platform Continental Satellite Limited (Consat) has added German broadcaster Your Family Entertainment’s kids…
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Discovery launches Middle East free-to-air channel
Discovery is launching Quest Arabiya, a new free-to-air male-skewed channel in the Middle East. The…
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BBC strikes major playout deal with Ericsson
Ericsson will handle playout and media management for the BBC’s portfolio of UK channels as…
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RAI goes global with RR Media deal
Italian state channels RAI Italia, Rai News 24 and Rai World Premium will be available…
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Bulgaria’s Sprint adds four FilmBox channels
Bulgarian telco Sprint is set to add four FilmBox-branded channels to its programming line-up. The…
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Canal+ hires France 2 exec as sports boss
Canal+ has appointed France 2’s director of information, Thierry Thuillier, as its sports director, effective…
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Intelsat and BT to support BBC World Service distribution
BT has signed a new multi-year, multi-transponder agreement, with Intelsat, which it will use to…
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BBC iPlayer requests up in April
Programme requests to the BBC iPlayer were up slightly year-on-year on April, with no sign…
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South Africa’s Siyaya TV accuses SABC of lying about football rights
A row has broken out in South Africa between state broadcaster SABC and pay TV…
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Dog TV unleashed in Portugal
Dog TV, a channel designed to entertain dogs that have been left at home alone,…
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UPC Czech Republic adds Barrandov Plus to line-up
Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Czech Republic is to add film channel Barrandov Plus in…