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CTC names new strategic communications chief
Russian broadcasters CTC Media has named Oleg Kuzmin as chief strategic communications officer. Kuzmin’s responsibilities…
BBC to launch sci-fi exclusives for iPlayer
UK pubcaster the BBC is launching three new sci-fi shows on its iPlayer streaming and…
BARB takes ‘fresh approach’ to service contracts
The UK’s Broadcasters’ Audience Research Board (BARB) has extended two of its four main service…
Digital revenues drive ProSiebenSat.1 growth
Digital and adjacent revenues boosted German broadcast group ProSiebenSat.1’s performance for the third quarter, with…
UPC Czech Republic adds new channels
Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Czech Republic is adding a quartet of new channels to…
Cosmos TV Belarus adds four
Belarusian pay TV provider Cosmos TV has added four new channels to its Regional package….
RTS unveils craft and design awards shortlist
The UK’s Royal Television Society (RTS) has announced the shortlist for its 2013-14 Craft &…
Euronews teams up with Parrot for in-car distribution
News channel Euronews has teamed up with automotive entertainment systems specialist Parrot to provide an…
Ball in Ofcom’s court as CAT rules against Sky on wholesale must offer
After four years of litigation, the UK Competition Appeals Tribunal (CAT) has ruled that BSkyB…
Time Warner headcount reduction sees costs rise
Time Warner has spent US$346 million (€276 million) on restructuring and redundancy costs to date…
Discovery hires ABC exec as CCO
Discovery Communications has recruited Phil Craig as chief creative officer. Craig’s appointment comes after chief…
NBCU strikes Polish free-to-air deal
Polish broadcaster Telewizja Puls has struck a programming deal with NBCUniversal that gives it a…
Fox hires Wananchi’s Bekker to run African operation
Fox International Channels (FIC) has named former Wananchi Programming managing director Hannelie Bekker as managing…
Ex-Fox chief named as Turner CCO
Former Fox networks chief Kevin Reilly has joined Turner Broadcasting System as president of cable…
UKTV expanding technology and operations team
UK pay TV channel provider UKTV is expanding its technology and operations team by recruiting…
BSkyB investing £3 million in arts and culture projects
BSkyB is investing £3 million (€3.8 million) in new arts and culture TV projects over…
Sky Deutschland launches Info
German pay TV operator Sky Deutschland has launched Sky Info, a new information channel carrying…
New channels BBC Brit and BBC Earth to debut in Poland
BBC Worldwide is to launch the BBC Brit and BBC Earth channels in Poland on…
Euronews to add sports programming with SportAccord
News channel Euronews has signed what it describes as “a historic collaboration” partnership with SportAccord…
Mediaset unveils new structure, appointments for Italian channels
Italian broadcaster Mediaset has unveiled a new centralised organisational structure for its Italian channels under…
Viacom hires digital chief for Northern Europe
Viacom International Media Networks has named Mathias Blum as head of digital media at its…
Video news service Newstag appoints CTO
Stockholm-based crowd-curated video news service, Newstag, has appointed former Ericsson executive Mats Ekholm as its…
Moriarty replaces Shortt at AMC
Mike Moriarty has been appointed managing director of AMC’s international channels business, replacing Dermot Shortt…
Channel 4 launches mobile interactive video ads
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has launched a selection of its sales division’s interactive video ad…
Majority of BBC staff now outside London
The majority of BBC staff are now based outside of London for the first time…
Abbe Raven retiring from A+E
Abbe Raven is to retire after 33 years at US-based cable business A+E Networks. Raven…
Netia adds Disney Junior
Polish service provider Netia is adding Disney Junior to its programming line-up. The channel will…
Mezzo launches in Norway
Lagardère’s Mezzo and Mezzo Live HD classical, jazz and dance music channels have launched in…
Sky Deutschland launches OTT service
Pay TV operator Sky Deutschland is launching an OTT TV service, Sky Online, that will…
FCC chief’s redefinition of cable could revive Aereo
FCC chairman Tom Wheeler has proposed redefining the concept of a multichannel video programming distributor…