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M6 to launch new online TV channels
French commercial broadcaster M6 Group will tomorrow launch four online TV channels on its 6play…
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Lattelecom adds Ukrainian channel to line-up
Latvian service provider Lattelecom has added Ukrainian news and information channel Espresso TV to its…
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ProSiebenSat.1 taps Inside for Maxdome security
ProSiebenSat.1’s online video-on-demand platform Maxdome has tapped Inside Secure for its DRM Fusion Agent to…
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LFP and Canal+ locked in combat over French football rights
France’s Professional Football League (LFP) has taken the step of denying that Orange and Eurosport…
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Disney buys Maker for initial US$500 million
The Walt Disney Company has made the largest investment a traditional media giant has yet…
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Ben Sherwood to replace Anne Sweeney at Disney/ABC
Ben Sherwood has been named as Anne Sweeney’s replacement as boss of Disney/ABC Television Group….
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BBC to launch Guerrilla unit
The BBC is to create a new Birmingham-based digital innovation unit called the Guerrilla Group…
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Discovery launching ID Xtra channel in CEE and MEA
Discovery is launching ID Xtra in Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa. The…
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African channels choose Globecast for distribution
African channels Benie TV and Ouest TV have chosen Globecast to distribute their programming via…
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BBC HD takes premier positions on Freesat
The BBC is moving the position of its HD channels on the Freesat platform to…
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Fox International Channels’ Perezagua to step down
Fox International Channels (FIC) executive Jesus Perezagua is to step down at the end of…
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Euronews supplying content to MSN Arabia
Euronews is to supply content for MSN Arabia and North Africa. The Lyon-based news broadcaster…
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New kids channel for Freeview
UK free-to-air platform Freeview has added a new children’s channel to its line-up for the…
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Norwich local channel Mustard TV to launch on Monday
Mustard TV, the new local TV channel for Norwich in the UK, is launching on…
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Discovery signs China deal with WASU
Discovery Communications has signed a content partnership deal with WASU Digital TV Media Group for…
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CBS, RTL get Extreme in Asia
The RTL and CBS joint venture channels business has launched its second thematic channel in…
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Sky and FX agree comedy pact
Sky and FX Networks have announced plans to team up and develop new comedy aimed…
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BSkyB teams up with FX Networks for comedy
BSkyB has teamed up FX Networks to work on developing new comedy shows for audiences…
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TVN Media to provide ad sales for iTV
Polish broadcast group TVN Media has struck an agreement for its Premium TV unit to…
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Deputies force Ukraine state broadcasting chief out
The head of Ukraine’s state television company has reportedly been forced to resign after being…
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Volia moves Russian channels to pay tier, awaits regulator’s move
Ukrainian cable operator Volia has said it will not remove Russian news channels from its…
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Teo adds new HD service
Lithuanian IPTV operator Teo has added national channel LRT HD to its line-up. Teo’s smart…
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A+E Networks UK launches History on Latvian IPTV
A+E Networks UK is launching History on Latvian IPTV operator Lattelecom’s network. The channel will…
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UPC Poland adds film channel to line-up
Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Poland has added movie service Stopklatka TV to its line-up…
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Discovery promotes Honeycutt to new CTO role
Discovery Communications ahs promoted John Honeycutt to the role of chief technology officer. Honeycutt was…
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Rapper Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs ‘offers $200m for cable channel’
Hip-hop impresario Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has reportedly offered around US$200 million (€144 million) to buy…
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Ukrainian channels forced off cable in Crimea
Crimean cable operators have switched off Ukrainian channels following armed intervention by pro-Russian separatist forces…
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CTC Media gets ready for Love
Russia’s CTC Media is set to launch a new female-skewing network called CTC Love at…
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Ukrainian broadcasters join to appeal to Russians for “responsible coverage”
Ukrainian broadcasters have grouped together to write an open letter to their Russian counterparts asking…
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Channel 4 ups head of factual to Jay Hunt deputy
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has promoted head of factual Ralph Lee to deputy chief creative…