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TV4 names head of business development
Swedish broadcaster TV4 Group has named Carola Lundell as its new business development manager, one…
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Discovery ‘exits Ten takeover talks’
Discovery Communications has pulled out of talks to buy Australian commercial channel Network Ten, according…
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NanoTech adds Armada TV to UltraFlix 4K service
NanoTech has partnered with Armada Music to add the Armada TV music channel to its…
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Spike UK to tap Channel 5 for content
Viacom’s Spike UK channel will feature a mixture of US originals and “off-net product, principally…
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Romania’s ANCOM launches new DTT auction
Romanian communications authority ANCOM has launched a new auction for two national, 31 regional and…
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ITV Choice to launch in Africa on DStv
ITV-owned drama and entertainment channel, ITV Choice, is set to launch across Africa for the first…
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ITV hires Forde in online and VoD marketing role
ITV has named Steve Forde as director of marketing and experience, ITV Online and On…
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STV wins local TV licences
Scottish commercial broadcaster STV has been awarded local licences to deliver services in Aberdeen, Ayr…
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Viacom replaces Blink! with Paramount Channel HD in Poland
Viacom International Media Networks has withdrawn Blink!, its joint-venture channel with Endemol, from the Polish…
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Akado adds 12 FTA services
Russian service provider Komkor, which markets services under the Akado brand, has added 12 channels…
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Channel changes for Beltelecom’s Zala TV
Belarus operator Beltelecom has added a range of new channels to its Zala TV platform,…
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Sky to up price of Sports, Family bundles
Sky is set to increase the price of its Sports and Family channel bundles this…
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MTV UK chief to rebrand Channel 5
MTV UK general manager Kerry Taylor has been given a new role within Viacom and…
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ProSiebenSat.1 wins NBCU deal
ProSiebenSat.1 has struck its biggest ever programming deal with NBCUniversal, the Hollywood studio that previously…
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Virgin Media launches Sky Sports on Android
Liberty Global-owned UK cable operator Virgin Media has made the Sky Sports app for Android…
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Cost of Scripps’ TVN deal could reach US$2bn, say analysts
Financial analysts have said the cost of Scripps Networks International’s deal for TVN could rise…
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Arab region covered by 1,294 satellite TV channels
The Arab region is now covered by 1,294 satellite TV channels thanks to a boom…
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UTV Ireland expected to make £6 million loss this year
UTV Media, owner of Northern Irish broadcaster UTV, said it expects its new channel UTV…
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Apple reportedly planning autumn web TV launch
Apple is reportedly planning to launch an online TV service this autumn in partnership with…
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Discovery prices senior notes offering at €600 million
Discovery Communications is seeking to raise €600 million through the sale of senior notes, in…
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Linear TV still dominant among millenials, says VIMN research
Linear TV is still the dominant viewing source among those aged six to 34, with…
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Filmbox International strikes deal with Telekom Austria
Channel provider SPI International/Filmbox International has struck a strategic agreement with Telekom Austria Group for…
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Euronews signs deal with Inter for Ukrainian channel
International news channel Euronews has struck a deal with Ukrainian broadcaster Inter Media Group to…
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Broadcasters must move to ‘more sophisticated’ business models, says RTL chief
Free-to-air broadcasters need to “move away a bit from this advertising-funded business model into more…
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Viacom to launch localised BET channel in South Africa
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) Africa has partnered with African pay TV provider MultiChoice to…
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CSI sets global simulcast record
The 171-country simulcast of CBS procedural CSI has officially become the largest ever. CBS Studios International distributes…
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Local feed of Travel Channel launches in Macedonia
Scripps Networks UK & EMEA has launched a local language version of the Travel Channel…
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Viasat Norway to carry C More Sport
Viasat’s direct-to-home satellite platform in Norway will carry C More’s sports channels from April 6. …
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New African DTH bouquet SeeAfrika taps WinMedia for playout
New African satellite TV platform SeeAfrika’s owner Canal Holding has chosen WinMedia to provide playout…
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Horror Channel to launch on Freeview
The CBS AMC Networks UK channels partnership’s Horror Channel is to launch on free-to-air digital-terrestrial…