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Disney turns to OTT to engage 20 to 30 year-old viewers
Disney is looking to over-the-top (OTT) delivery as a way to engage 20 to 30…
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Sistema boss Evtushenkov faces money laundering charges
Vladimir Evtushenkov, the chairman and majority owner of Russian energy to media conglomerate Sistema has…
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Trace secures carriage deal with Swisscom
Channel provider Trace has secured carriage for its Trace Urban and Trace Tropical SD and…
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Sweden’s TV4 recruits digital content chief
Swedish free and pay TV broadcaster TV4 Group has hired Anna Rastner as head of…
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RTVE appoints North American distributor
Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has appointed Atlanta-based Castalia Communications Corp. to become its channels and…
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Freesat updates recommendation service
UK free-to-air satellite service provider Freesat has unveiled the latest version of Showcase, its editorially-driven…
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TF1 Group names sports rights chief
TF1 Group has named François Pellissier as head of its sports rights acquisitions department. Pellissier…
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Discovery mulls SBS Netherlands move
Discovery is understood to be considering a move for the SBS free-to-air broadcast business in…
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Mediaset Italia launches online
Mediaset-owned Italian international channel Mediaset Italia is available as an online service from today. Mediaset…
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TVN launches internet video portal Veedo.pl
Polish broadcaster TVN has launched entertainment video portal Veedo.pl, featuring a wide range of internet…
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Ofcom rejects London Live changes
UK regulator Ofcom has rejected local TV channel London Live’s bid to cut its homegrown…
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Ofcom issues UK local TV warning
UK broadcast regulator Ofcom has said that it is “very unlikely” that all the new…
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Caleb Weinstein joins Fox International Channels
Former Amazon, Discovery and Viacom executive Caleb Weinstein has resurfaced at Fox International Channels. He…
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Sweden’s SVT appoints CEO
Swedish public broadcaster SVT has appointed Hanna Stjärne its new CEO. She will fill the…
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Bonanza Bonanza network relaunches in the UK
Bonanza Bonanza, a UK TV channel dedicated to cult US TV shows from the 1950s…
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Sky Deutschland extends exclusive HBO deal
Sky Deutschland has signed a multi-year extension to its exclusive HBO deal, giving it the…
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Weather Channel ‘weighs sales’
NBCUniversal-backed cable net Weather Channel may sell parts or all of its assets, according to…
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Russian TV content worth RUB44.3 billion last year
The market value of ready-to-air TV content across Russia’s seven main networks was equivalent to…
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Retransmission fees worth £1.5 billion to ITV
Retransmission fees would add about £1.5 billion (€1.88 billion) to the value of ITV, according…
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Bio to rebrand to Lifetime in Israel
The A+E Networks-owned channel Bio will rebrand as Lifetime in Israel as of September 14….
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Channel 4 to drop 4oD for new All 4 service
UK terrestrial broadcaster Channel 4 is set to drop its 4oD on-demand service from next…
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Viacom closes Channel 5 acquisition
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has closed its £450 million acquisition of UK broadcaster Channel…
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Viacom confirms ‘landmark’ Sony OTT deal
Entertainment giant Viacom has confirmed it is to provide 22 launch channels for Sony Corporation’s…
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TVPlayer launches 16 channels on Freeview
UK OTT platform TVPlayer is launching a portfolio of 16 web-delivered and free-to-air TV channels…
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ProSiebenSat.1 names new CFO, makes board appointments
ProSiebenSat.1’s deputy chief finance officer Gunnar Wiedenfels will take over the role of CFO of ProSiebenSat.1…
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Scripps creates new distribution arm
Channel operator Scripps Networks International has created a new distribution division, which will make its…
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TV4 appoints drama chief
Swedish free and pay TV broadcaster Tv4 Group has appointed Josefine Tengblad to the newly-created…
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Le Monde could throw lifeline to TF1’s LCI as closure threat looms
The owners of French newspaper Le Monde have confirmed a “real and serious” interest in…
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Sky News to launch on the Xbox 360 in the US, UK
Sky is set to launch Sky News on Xbox 360 games consoles in the UK…
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UKTV revenues grow but profits dip
UKTV has reported an increase in revenues, but heavy investment in content, new channels and…