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CaribBe TV goes live in the UK
CaribBe TV, a multimedia platform offering a variety of Caribbean programmes, has gone live in…
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SVT Play added to Apple TV
Swedish on-demand service SVT Play is now available in the Scandinavian territory through the Apple…
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Poland’s TVN reports softer audience share in Q2
Polish broadcast group TVN reported “softer audience share” in the second quarter, which it attributed to…
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Spain’s Ono to broadcast Fight Sports channel
Spanish pay TV operator Ono will air the Fight Sports channel after signing a multi-year…
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MTG’s Viaplay to offer Disney Movies on Demand in the Nordics
Modern Times Group-owned streaming service Viaplay has signed a deal with Disney Nordic to offer…
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Ukraine Today from 1+1 launches
Ukrainian commercial broadcaster 1+1 has launched its planned international news channel Ukraine Today. The English-language…
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C4 boss slams US studios’ UK takeovers and tech giant threat
Channel 4’s CEO David Abraham has slammed the growing number of US studios owning UK…
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Turner hires SBS Discovery exec as Nordic programming boss
Turner has recruited Karin Lindström as program director of its entertainment channels in the Nordic…
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Sky Deutschland to launch three new HD channels
Sky Deutschland is gearing up to launch three new high definition channels – two movie…
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TG4 launches on smart TV, updates player and iPad app
Irish language broadcaster TG4 has launched a new smart TV app, available on the Samsung,…
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RTL takes €88 million hit from Hungarian ad tax plan
RTL Group has posted a €88 million impairment in its first-half results as a consequence…
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Doctor Who Extra set for BBC iPlayer
Doctor Who Extra, a new series based on the British sci-fi drama, is launcing exclusively…
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Poland’s TVN signs news deal with Bloomberg
Polish broadcaster TVN has struck a deal with Bloomberg to distribute the latter’s video content…
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Former FilmFlex exec Jeff Henry joins newspaper group Archant
UK regional newspaper group Archant has named former ITV Consumer and FilmFlex executive Jeff Henry…
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Canal+ reorganises thematic channels under former France 3 chief
French pay TV operator Canal+ has named former France Télévisions executive Thierry Langlois as head…
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UPC DTH adds HBO Go
Liberty Global’s satellite TV arm, UPC DTH, has added OTT TV anywhere service HBO Go…
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Euronews launches on TVPlayer
Pan-European news channel Euronews has launched on UK live OTT TV streaming player TVPlayer. TVPlayer…
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Satellite-delivered Ultra HD TV channels to number 820 by 2015
There will be more than 820 channels of Ultra HD content delivered via satellite by…
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A+E Networks UK to launch channel portfolio on TalkTalk
A+E Networks UK is set to launch its full channel portfolio on TalkTalk’s TV service,…
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Middle East operator My-HD takes Germany’s Yourfamily
Low-cost Middle East pay TV service provider My-HD has added German kids channel Yourfamily to…
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London Live to end entertainment shows
UK local TV operation London Live will stop making and buying entertainment series, and instead…
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BBC iPlayer parades Notting Hill Carnival docs
The BBC’s online video service BBC iPlayer is today launching four exclusive documentaries ahead of…
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VimpelCom hires CTC Media exec as legal affairs chief
Russian service provider VimpelCom, which operates as Beeline, has hired former CTC Media executive Anton…
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Al Gore suing Al Jazeera for allegedly withholding funds
Former US vice-president Al Gore is suing Al Jazeera, claiming the Qatar-based broadcaster has withheld…
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SES to deliver West African DTH for broadcast consortium
SES has signed a deal with a consortium of West African broadcasters, led by Africable…
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Trace names African COO
Sports and music pay TV channels provider Trace has named a COO for its African…
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Canal+ secures Formula E rights
French pay TV operator Canal+ has secured rights to Formula E motorsport, the new category…
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TalkTalk adds sports channels
UK service provider TalkTalk is adding sports channels BoxNation and Premier Sports to its programming…
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Sky makes ethnic minority pledge
Sky has announced a string of measures, designed to better represent black, Asian and minority…
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Finland’s MTV chooses Ericsson for playout
Bonner Group-owned Finnish broadcaster MTV has hired Ericsson to provide broadcast and media services including…