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Investigation ordered into SABC-Multichoice news channel deal
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has called for the country’s Competition Commission to investigate…
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Discovery invests in pet channel DogTV
Discovery Communications has invested in, and formed a strategic partnership with, DogTV – a television…
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Sky Italia debuts Discovery nets
Pay TV provider Sky Italia has added four Discovery Communications-owned channels and one from the…
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FIC continues Nat Geo People rollout
Fox International Channels said will launch its new Nat Geo People channel in a total…
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i24news launches on Swisscom TV
Israel-based international news channel i24news has launched in Switzerland on the Swisscom TV platform. The…
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Vice and FremantleMedia launch online food network
Vice Media and FremantleMedia yesterday launched in beta their new online food channel, called Munchies. …
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CNBC launches on UPC in Eastern Europe
Central and Eastern European satellite TV provider UPC has launched business and financial news channel…
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TalkTalk ups Sky entertainment content
Customers of UK service provider TalkTalk can now access seven Sky entertainment channels and 100…
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HBO cuts Sky Italia deal
Sky Italia has agreed an exclusive programming deal with HBO as it prepares its own…
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ITV lines up summer launch for Encore
UK broadcaster ITV is set to launch its new pay channel, ITV Encore, on June…
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TV ratings start-up TVbeat appoints former TalkTalk TV director
Former TalkTalk and MTG executive Laurence Miall-d’Août has been appointed CEO of London-based TVbeat –…
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Comedy Central hires former Heat magazine editor
The former editor of popular gossip magazine Heat, Sam Delaney, has joined Comedy Central UK…
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BT Sport confirms Chromecast launch
BT Sport is due to launch as a content partner for Google’s Chromecast HDMI streaming…
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Tele Columbus runs Easter HD promotion with ProSiebenSat.1
German cable operator Tele Columbus is making four ProSiebenSat.1 HD channels available to watch for…
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CBS Reality launches on Freeview in the UK
Factual channel CBS Reality has launched in the UK on digital-terrestrial platform Freeview, making it available…
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Eurochannel launches on Montage TV in Nigeria
Entertainment network Eurochannel has launched in Nigeria via new pay TV provider Montage TV. The…
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Lattelecom fails to strike deal with MTG
Latvian service provider Lattelecom has failed to strike a distribution deal with Modern Times Group…
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Bouygues Telecom adds OCS channels
French service provider Bouygues Telecom has added the Orange Cinéma Séries channels to its Bbox…
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Tele Columbus boosts offering
German cable operator Tele Columbus has boosted its offering of HD home shopping channels by…
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UPC Polska promotes FilmBox HD channels
Liberty Global-owned cable TV operator UPC Polska is to make SPI’s FilmBox, FilmBox HD, FilmBox…
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London Live to launch in UK today
A new channel is launching on digital free-TV in the UK today. London Live will…
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UPC DTH to carry Da Vinci Learning
Da Vinci Learning has launched on Liberty Global-owned UPC DTH’s satellite TV platforms in Hungary,…
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Lagardère Active names new head of programmes
French conglomerate Lagardère’s media arm Lagardère Active has named Caroline Cochaux as director-general of programmes…
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UPC Slovakia adds Bratislava city channel
Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Slovakia has added Bratislava local channel Staromestská TV to its…
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Zaslav outlines Eurosport strategy
Discovery may look to bid for top-tier European sports rights for Eurosport if it can…
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AIBA teams up with Rightster for online boxing
The International Boxing Association (AIBA) and online video specialist Rightster have teamed up to bring…
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ProSiebenSat.1 buys stake in US multichannel operator
Germany’s ProSieben.1 Group has acquired a 20% stake in US-based multichannel network Collective Digital Studios….
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Ex-KidsCo boss Robinson joins Your Family
Former KidsCo CEO Paul Robinson has joined Germany’s Your Family Entertainment to lead expansion of…
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Russian channels forced off Ukrainian cable
Ukrainian cable operators have removed a number of Russian channels from their programming line-ups following…
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ProSiebenSat.1 creates new chief investment officer role
ProSiebenSat.1 has named Gunnar Wiedenfels as deputy chief financial officer and Ralf Schremper to the…