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DStv launch for Eva telenovela channel
Eva, a new telenovela pay TV channel operated by AMC Networks International – Zone, is…
Eurosport agrees Major League Soccer deal
Eurosport has signed a deal with Major League Soccer (MLS) to broadcast MLS matches in…
Red Bull TV launches on Roku
Red Bull TV is now available as a streaming channel on Roku players in the UK, Republic of…
BBC to offer 5,000 digital traineeships
The BBC has announced plans to offer up to 5,000 young unemployed people in the…
MTG chiefs quit CTC Media board
Modern Times Group’s CEO Jørgen Madsen Lindemann and CFO Mathias Hermansson have left the board…
UPC DTH adds Scripps Networks channels
Liberty Global-owned central and eastern European satellite TV provider UPC DTH is adding Scripps Networks…
Thema makes new distribution appointments
Channel producer and distributor Thema has named Sarah Bakkali as distribution senior manager for France…
Leonardo DiCaprio signs up with Netflix
Leonardo DiCaprio has struck a deal to make original environmental and conservation docs for Netflix….
RTL sees boost from digital services
RTL Group saw a boost from digital activities last year as it posted full-year revenues…
MTG denies CTC sale reports
Modern Times Group (MTG) has denied suggestions in the Russian press that it has held…
Yle expands DTT HD offering
Finnish public broadcaster Yle has made its four HD channels available via DNA’s digital-terrestrial network….
Online, pay and interactive boost for ITV
UK commercial broadcaster ITV’s Online, Pay and Interactive revenue grew by 30% to £153 million…
ITV confirms Talpa takeover talks
UK broadcaster ITV has confirmed a British report that it is advanced stage talks to…
Chello deal drives AMC revenue
US-based broadcaster AMC has attributed a rise in its international revenues to its 2014 acquisition…
Multimedia Polska adds Viasat Explore
Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska has added Modern Times Group’s Viasat Explore to its programming…
CNN granted new Russian licence
Russian media regulator Roskomnadzor has reportedly approved US news channel CNN’s application for a new broadcast licence….
Industry groups give reaction to BBC report
Industry groups have reacted to yesterday’s report by a committee of MPs into the future…
UPC Austria adds RTL HD channels
Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Austria has added five HD channels from RTL Group to…
Nick Thorogood to leave Scripps
Nick Thorogood will leave Scripps Networks International next month, having joined the lifestyle channel operator…
Canal+ makes key appointments
Pay TV operator Canal+ Group has reshuffled executive roles after naming René Saal as director…
Wuaki.tv launches in Italy, plans 10 more rollouts
Movie and TV streaming service Wuaki.tv has launched in Italy, marking its fifth country launch…
Scripps confirms EMEA distribution hire
Scripps Networks International has confirmed the hire of Jo Lovell who joins its distribution team….
Russian film and TV production on the up
During 2014 roughly 750 TV series and TV films were in different stages of production…
Horse & Country TV joins UPC Netherlands
Equestrian sports and lifestyle channel Horse & Country TV is to become available to UPC…
Skylink adds culinary channels
M7 Group-owned Czech and Slovakian pay TV platform Skylink has added culinary channels Mňam TV…
TNT International launches in Belarus
Belarus service provider Beltelecom has added Russian international channel TNT International to its Zala TV…
BBC ‘not throwing away’ BBC Three, says Cohen
BBC director of television, Danny Cohen, has claimed that after years of building up BBC…
Former Discovery exec joins ProSiebenSat.1
Henrik Ravn has been appointed COO and CCO of the German-speaking broadcast operations of ProSiebenSat.1….
BT extends rights to Serie A
BT Sport has extended its deal with MP&Silva for exclusive rights to live Italian top…
BBC Worldwide sells 2,300 hours of content to digital platforms
BBC Worldwide has struck a raft of deals with digital platforms around the world, shopping…