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Cloud OTT service Magine launches in Germany
Magine, the cloud-based over-the-top TV service, has launched in Germany. It has been in beta…
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TF6 closure signals further decline of pay DTT
In another blow for digital-terrestrial pay TV in France, commercial broadcasters TF1 and M6 have…
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Discovery seeks international content chief as Silberwasser leaves
Discovery Networks International is recruiting for a chief creative officer following the news that Luis…
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Canal+ Afrique secures World Cup rights
Canal+ Group’s African unit Canal+ Afrique has acquired local rights to the football World Cup…
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Chello Central Europe names new country chief
AMC Networks-owned channel provider Chello Central Europe has named Telefónica Czech Republic executive Evzen Chlanda…
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ITV hires Discovery’s Bellamy
ITV has poached Julian Bellamy from Discovery and he will replace the outgoing Denise O’Donoghue…
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A+E launches Lifetime in Latin America
A+E Networks Latin America has teamed up with Sony Pictures Television to launch the female-focused…
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Discover Digital secures motorsports deal ahead of South Africa OTT launch
South African digital entertainment business Discover Digital has struck a sports content deal with the…
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Volia adds Russian version of news channel to line-up
Ukrainian cable operator Volia is adding a Russian-language version of Ukrainian news channel 24 to…
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Eurosport celebrates anniversary with online commentator competition
Eurosport is launching an international online commentator contest to celebrate its 25th anniversary. European sports…
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AMC buys German pay TV channel
AMC/Sundance Channel Global has bought the German pay TV channel Kinowelt. The basic-tier movie channel…
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Spain’s Movistar TV wins exclusive football rights
Spain’s Movistar TV has secured exclusive rights to Euro 2016 and the 2018 World Cup…
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SVT launches OTT service
Swedish pubcaster SVT has launched its own over-the-top service, SVT Flow. The web TV service…
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Ukraine to create new unified public broadcaster
The Ukrainian parliament has voted to merge the countries national TV and radio companies within…
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UPC Netherlands unveils programming changes
Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Netherlands is making a number of changes to its programming…
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E! Entertainment launching this week in Russia and CIS
Universal Networks International will launch E! Entertainment in Russia and the CIS countries at the…
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Discovery drops out of Channel 5 bidding
Discovery has reportedly dropped out of the running for UK terrestrial broadcaster Channel 5. According…
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Time Warner taking control at CME
US media giant Time Warner is exerting greater control at Central and Eastern Europe-focussed broadcast…
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BBC to debut full season of BBC Three show on iPlayer
For the first time, BBC Three is set to make all episodes from new series…
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Channel 5 plays down Sky/Discovery link
Channel 5 is playing down a UK report claiming an agreement has been reached for…
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Sky Atlantic poaches BBC Three’s Zai Bennett
BBC Three controller Zai Bennett is leaving the UK pubcaster to become director of Sky…
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Maker rejects Relativity’s US$1bn approach
Maker Studios has turned down Relativity Media’s US$1 billion (€723 million)-plus approach in favour of…
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Separatists demand Ukrainian channels go dark
Leading Ukrainian cable operator Volia has reported that pro-Russian separatists in the eastern city of…
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Nat Geo’s Owens to leave
National Geographic Channels president Howard Owens is leaving the factual channel in June. The Nat…
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SuperSport launches seventh HD channel on DStv
South African sports broadcaster SuperSport has added a seventh high definition channel to its line-up…
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AXN CE produces first Polish series
Sony Pictures Television’s AXN Central Europe has begun production of its first Polish local content….
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UPC Cablecom plans digital expansion, ahead of analogue switchoff
Liberty Global-owned Swiss cable operator UPC Cablecom plans to extend its free digital channel offering…
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New head for Slovenian pubcaster
Slovenia public broadcaster RTV Slovenia has named the country’s information commissioner, Nataša Pirc Musar, as…
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Beltelcom adds adult package to Zala TV
Belarus telco Beltelecom has launched a new adult package for its Zala TV IPTV platform….
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Telecom Italia to offer Sky Italia over IP
Telecom Italia has signed a deal with Sky Italia that will allow its customers to…