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SPI International acquires Ampersand content
Channel provider SPI International has acquired over 120 hours of content from Paris-based distributor Ampersand…
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Ofcom keeps door open for UK retransmission fees
Ofcom has left the door open for broadcasters like ITV to potentially charge pay TV…
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BT TV begins offering Sky Sports on YouView
BT TV is to offer Sky’s Sky Sports 1 and 2 premium channels on its…
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RTL Ventures ups stake in kids learning outfit Squla
Broadcaster RTL Nederland’s investment arm RTL Ventures is upping its internet children’s learning technology company…
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CNBC hires Sky News International exec
News channel CNBC has hired Sky News International head of distribution Sian-Elin Davies as director…
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Vice reportedly planning 2015 ‘deal spree’
Vice Media CEO Shane Smith has said that the youth-focused media company aims to go…
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Paramount Channel launches in Sweden
Viacom International Media Networks-owned Paramount Channel has launched in Sweden. The channel is available from…
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BBC Worldwide names global programming and acquisitions boss
BBC Worldwide has appointed Jon Farrar to a new role, giving him responsibility for global…
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Conan O’Brien YouTube channel passes 1 billion views
US talkshow host Conan O’Brien has passed the one billion views mark on YouTube with…
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HBO Go launches on Amazon Fire TV
HBO Go has launched on Amazon’s Fire TV device in the US and is due…
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UK public service programme spend and viewing drops
Public service broadcasting is “performing well” despite falls in both programme spend and viewing, according…
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Premier League adds Friday nights to upcoming bidding round
The English Premier League opened bidding for TV rights to the three seasons from 2016…
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Czech and Slovak public broadcasters begin UHD tests
Czech Republic public TV provider Ceska Televize (CT) and Slovakian public broadcaster RTVS are due…
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UAE’s tview metering system passes latest audit
The UAE’s new TV ratings system, tview, has been approved for use by international auditors…
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Sony kids channel lands on Freeview
Sony Pictures Television-owned UK preschool net Tiny Pop is launching on the territory’s Freeview platform….
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Food Network and Fine Living launch on Estonia’s Elion TV
Channel provider Scripps Networks UK and EMEA has launched its Food Network and Fine Living…
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TVN Media wins Puls business
Polish advertising brokerage leader TVN Media will continue to provide brokerage services to commercial broadcaster…
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TF1 taps Ionoco for NRJ Music Awards Twitter integration
French broadcaster TF1 has tapped broadcast technology specialist Ionoco to provide Twitter integration for the…
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Hearst pays US$81m for 25% stake in Awesomeness TV
Dreamworks has sold a 25% stake in its YouTube multichannel network (MCN) Awesomeness TV to…
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BBC launches CBBC channel app
The BBC has launched a channel-focused app for its children’s network CBBC, which will house…
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New appointments at Viacom international channels
Viacom has upped several of senior channel execs at its international channels, appointing a new…
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Kavanagh named BBC Three online chief
Damian Kavanagh has been named as head of the new-look, online-only BBC Three. Kavanagh, currently…
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Sky Go Germany launches on Android
Sky Deutschland is rolling out its Sky Go multiscreen service to Android tablets and smartphones. …
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Arise News goes live on Freeview
Global news and entertainment channel Arise News has launched on the Freeview platform in the…
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New development chief for Comedy Central
Comedy Central has named Joe McVey as head of development. McVey, whose appointment is effective…
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1+1 International lands in Canada
Ukrainian international channel 1+1 International has secured a licence to broadcast in Canada and is…
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Ooyala partners with Contentful, signs up Playboy
Video streaming and analytics provider Ooyala is integrating Contentful’s content management system (CMS) into its platform,…
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BBC to save £50 million by ‘reinventing’ BBC Three
The BBC’s plan to “reinvent” youth-skewing network BBC Three as an online-only channel will generate…
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African Movie Channel Series launches on Zuku
Nigerian broadcaster African Movie Channel has launched a new channel focusing on series on the…
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Discovery signs Hulu deal, talking to Netflix
Hulu has picked up a raft of Discovery titles including exclusive SVOD rights to hit…