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Ford leave TV3 to take over at Fox UK
Jeff Ford is leaving Irish broadcaster TV3 to take the helm of Fox International Channel’s…
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TV4 sees profits dip but records digital growth
Swedish broadcaster TV4 Group saw a dip in profit in 2014 on flat revenues, but…
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Fox names Eurosport’s Bramly as French chief
Fox International Channels has recruited Olivier Bramly as its general manager for France, replacing Frederic…
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TVN launches international channel
Polish commercial broadcaster TVN has launched a new international news and entertainment channel aimed at…
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Former CME chief Sârbu arrested over tax case
Romanian media tycoon Adrian Sârbu, the main shareholder in Mediafax Group and former president of…
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MTG launches Gossip in Norway
The Modern Times Group has launched its online entertainment channel Gossip in Norway. The video-based…
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Creuheras likely interim successor to Lara Bosch at Atresmedia
Spanish publishing group Planeta’s vice-president José Creuheras Margenat is to take on the chairmanship of…
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Vision247 adds MyPortuguese TV to Vision TV
Hybrid broadcast platform provider and aggregator Vision247 has added Portuguese service MyPortuguese TV to its…
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AMC Networks acquires Film+ from IKO Media Group
AMC Networks International – Central Europe has acquired Czech and Slovak film channel Film+ from…
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BBC reportedly set to lose golf Open
The BBC is set to lose its rights to the British Open golf championship to…
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Alarab News Channel goes live
The Bahrain-based Alarab News Channel went live yesterday, broadcasting 24-hours a day across the Middle…
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BBC launches Doctor Who game for tablets
The BBC has launched a tablet version of its online game, The Doctor and the…
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C More shuts down kids channel, moves content online
TV4 Group-owned Nordic pay TV unit C More has shut down its C More Kids…
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Telekom Romania adds two Viacom channels
Deutsche Telekom-owned Romanian service provider Telekom Romanian has added Paramount Channel and Nick Jr to…
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TF1 launches SVoD service for kids
French broadcaster TF1 will launch TFou Max next month, the first SVoD service exclusively targeting…
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MBC’s Al Arabiya appoints new general manager
MBC has upped Al Arabiya journalist Turki al-Dakhil to the position of general manager at the…
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BBC renews Premier League highlights deal
The BBC has renewed its deal to air Premier League highlights for a further three…
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Belarus takes first step towards analogue shutdown
Belarus is taking a major step towards digital switchover by beginning to shut down analogue…
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Eurosport secures Vuelta a España rights
Discovery-backed sports channel Eurosport has extended its partnership with the Vuelta a España cycling tour…
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Russian channels rebranded and refreshed
Russian channel provider Tsifrovoye televideniye (TSTV), a joint venture between Rostelecom and state-owned broadcaster RTR,…
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Volia strikes VoD deal with automotive interest channel
Ukrainian cable operator Volia has struck a deal with automotive interest channel Pershyy Avtomobilnyy (First…
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BBC News looks ‘beyond broadcasting’
The BBC will look to offer more personalised and location-based news in the future and…
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Russia partially rows back on pay TV ad ban
Russia has partially backpedalled on legislation that would have banned advertising on all pay TV…
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Kick Media launches Dusk! on Vectra
Bulgaria-based distributor Kick Media has launched Dutch adult service Dusk! on Polish cable operator Vectra’s…
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ProSiebenSat.1’s Pirker to join Turner
ProSiebenSat.1 Media exec Benjamin Pirker is joining Turner Broadcasting System in Germany. Pirker will be…
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Channel 4 hires short form commissioner for online channel
Channel 4 has hired a dedicated short-form commissioner who will order programming for its online…
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Fox names Iberia boss
Fox International Channels has promoted Vera Pinto Pereira to managing director of FIC Spain and…
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London Live to slash staff
London Live, the UK local digital-terrestrial TV station owned by Evgeny Lebedev, the Russian-born proprietor…
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WWE Network hits million mark
Wrestling entertainment company WWE claims its international OTT channel is the “fastest-growing digital subscription service”…
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A+E to launch FYI in new territories, looks to take more control of JVs
A+E Networks will launch its FYI channel into new international territories and will also look…