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1+1 International boosts Russian-language content
Ukrainian international channel 1+1 International has upped the amount of Russian-language content in its programming…
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UPC Poland adds Fokus TV HD
Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Poland has added factual channel Fokus TV HD channel to…
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Virgin Media adds four channels to TV Anywhere service
UK cable operator Virgin Media has added Channel 4+1, More4+1, 4Seven and UMP Movies to…
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Thinkbox appoints Channel 5 exec as research director
UK marketing body for commercial TV, Thinkbox, has appointed Channel 5’s head of planning and…
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Tricolor TV launches 4K channel
Russian pay TV leader Tricolor TV has begun regular 4K TV broadcasts, with a pilot…
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Your Family Entertainment to launch Fix & Foxi
German broadcaster Your Family Entertainment (YFE) is to launch a new kids channel, Fix &…
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Netflix orders comedy original
Netflix has ordered F is for Family, an animated series based on the comedy of…
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FremantleMedia hires branded content chief
FremantleMedia has hired Samantha Glynne as vice president, branded entertainment, to spearhead a push into…
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French broadcasters unlikely to team up for SVoD
France’s leading broadcasters are unlikely to group together to form a subscription video-on-demand alliance to…
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Scripps appoints Discovery veteran as European programming boss
Scripps Networks UK and EMEA has appointed long-time Discovery Networks International executive, Katharina Feistauer, as…
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Dish drops Turner channels in carriage dispute
US pay TV operator Dish has shelved a swathe of Turner Broadcasting channels in a…
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Food Network launches in Russia
Scripps Networks International has launched Food Network in Russia, expanding the channel’s existing footprint in…
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English Club TV gains carriage with Free
Educational channel English Club TV has secured carriage with Free in France. English Club TV…
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Canal+ unveils A+ line-up ahead of launch on Friday
Canal+’s new sub-Saharan African channel, A+, will launch in 20 countries in western and central…
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Sony buys stake in Dori Media’s channels
Sony Pictures Television is bolstering its channels line-up with a deal for 50% of several…
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Russia extends must-carry rules
The Russian government has extended and hardened must-carry rules imposed on the country’s pay TV…
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SPI International rebrands premium film channel for CEE
SPI International is rebranding its premium film channel for central and eastern Europe to reflect…
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Barcroft Media launches Cars channel
UK factual content producer Barcroft Media has launched a new digital channel dedicated to automobiles. …
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Wrenn leaves CNN for Facebook
CNN veteran Nick Wrenn has left the Turner-owned news channel to join social network Facebook….
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Scripps agrees European distribution deal with Liberty Global
Scripps Networks UK and EMEA has agreed a multi-territory distribution deal with Liberty Global for…
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OUTtv signs up with Hispasat for CEE distribution
Gay lifestyle channel OUTtv has signed up with Spanish satellite operator Hispasat to further its…
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Vivid TV to launch in Europe with M7 Group
Adult channel specialist Vivid Entertainment has struck a deal with pay TV provider M7 Group…
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Skylink launches multiscreen service on M7 platforms
M7 Group-owned Czech and Slovak pay TV platform Skylink has launched SPI International/FilmBox’s multiscreen service….
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Vice Media sets sights on news and TV expansion
Vice Media is reportedly planning to launch local language news services in seven more countries…
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Canal+ and ITI could sell TVN stake
Canal+ Group and ITI could sell their 51% majority stake in leading Polish broadcaster TVN,…
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Sky Deutschland to launch Star Wars channel
Sky Deutschland is due to exclusively launch a channel in December to show all six…
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Freesat launches new Freetime campaign
UK free-to-air satellite platform Freesat has launched a new advertising campaign to promote its Freetime…
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HBO to launch standalone online service in US
HBO is reportedly set to launch its on-demand, over-the-top service HBO Go as a standalone…
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MTG and CTC mull options as Putin passes media law amendment
Russian president Vladimir Putin has signed into law the amendment to the country’s media law…
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MIPCOM sees record attendance, growth in digital and VoD interest
MIPCOM said it attracted at record 13,700 delegates this year, including over 4,600 buyers of…