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BBC confirms BBC Three 2015 closure plan
UK public broadcaster the BBC has confirmed that it is putting plans in motion to…
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BBC plan to take BBC3 online-only ‘not off the table’
The BBC has failed to rule out plans to shut down the linear version of…
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Russian regulator rejects Dozhd case
The Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service has rejected claims that independent TV channel TV Dozhd fell…
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Vectra adds three new channels
Polish cable operator Vectra has added three new channels to its programming line-up. Movie channel…
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Lattelecom boosts news channel line-up
Latvian telco Lattelecom has added four news and information channels to its programming line-up. The…
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Discovery launching TLC in Middle East, North Africa
The international division of Discovery is launching its TLC HD channel in the MENA region,…
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MTIS adds new channels
Belarusian service provider MTIS has added a raft of new channels to its line-up. The…
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ARD and ZDF return to Belgacom
Belgian operator Belgacom has re-added German channels ARD (Das Erste) and ZDF to its TV…
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Eurochannel makes African push
TV network Eurochannel has expanded into Africa, as part of a wider expansion effort that…
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BBC Worldwide’s Brit orders motoring series
The BBC’s new international channel brand Brit has commissioned its first series Mud, Sweat &…
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Trace and MTG look to Africa for growth
Trace’s strength in Africa was a key factor in Modern Times Group’s decision to acquire…
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Fashion One becomes F.O. in EU markets
Lifestyle channel Fashion One is to change its name to F.O. in the European Union…
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Virgin Media to add My Nick Jr app to TiVo
Virgin Media is to make Nickelodeon’s My Nick Jr app available in the UK for…
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Zuku TV breaks into original drama
Wananchi-owned East African pay TV operator Zuku TV has commissioned an original, locally produced political…
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BBC’s Hall defends licence fee, calls for extension to iPlayer
BBC director-general Tony Hall has delivered a robust defence of the UK licence fee that…
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Viacom mines second screen opportunities
The second screen provides an “extraordinary opportunity” for broadcasters as viewer consumptions habits continue to…
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ProSiebenSat.1 targets €1bn in new revenues, Maxdome deal with Telekom
ProSiebenSat.1 has set itself an ambitious new target of realising additional revenues of €1 billion…
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Scripps hires BBC Worldwide exec for EMEA role
Scripps Networks International has hired BBC Worldwide content exec Gareth Williams as VP, commissioning for…
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BT adds new HD channels
BT has added HD channels Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, British Eurosport and British Eurosport…
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Travel Channel HD launches on RCS & RDS
Travel Channel HD has launched on Romanian cable and DTH platform RCS & RDS. The…
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Amazon resurrects Ripper Street
Amazon’s UK streaming service is resurrecting Ripper Street, the period crime drama that UK public…
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Corral exits Turner as Ondarza gets new role
Domingo Corral is exiting Turner Broadcasting System EMEA, as the firm’s regional restructuring moves a…
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TV4 launches second screen ad synch platform
Swedish broadcaster TV4 has teamed up with second screen technology group Widespace to launch TV4…
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ProSiebenSat.1 completes sale of Hungarian channels
ProSiebenSat.1 has completed the sale of its Hungarian channels to their management. The deal, announced…
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ITV posts strong results with boost from online and pay
UK commercial broadcaster has posted strong full-year results, with reveues up 9% to £2.389 billion…
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MTG buys €30 million Trace stake
Modern Times Group has entered into an agreement to buy a controlling stake youth-orientated Europe-based…
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Euronews launches Windows 8 apps
Euronews has teamed up with Nokia and Microsoft to launch a new app for Windows…
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1+1 claims Ukrainian special forces tried to shut it down
Ukrainian free-to-air broadcaster 1+1 says that the country’s special forces planned to close it down…
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Lattelecom adds Inter+ and Dozhd TV
Latvian telco Lattelecom has added Ukrainian channel Inter+ and struggling independent Russian channel Dozhd TV…
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M7 re-introduces Penthouse
M7 Group-owned Czech and Slovak pay TV operator Skylink has re-introduced adult channel Penthouse HD…