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Discovery, BSkyB could make Channel 5 bid
US-based Discovery Communications and British satcaster BSkyB may table a joint bid for for-sale UK…
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Chello Zone taps Polsat for ad sales in renewed carriage deal
CBS Chello Zone has struck a multi-year deal with Polish pay TV provider Cyfrowy Polsat…
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Channel 5 boss Desmond steps down
UK terrestrial broadcaster Channel 5’s owner, Richard Desmond, has quietly stepped down as a director…
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Russia’s Sistema Mass Media appoints president
Russia’s Sistema Mass Media, which counts TV, production and advertising holdings among its assets, has…
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Belarus adjusts to changes on foreign channel licensing rules
Belarusian service providers are scrambling to readjust their programming line-ups following the introduction of new…
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BeIN Sport takes World handball championship rights
Al Jazeera-owned French sports broadcaster BeIN Sport has acquired the rights to the World handball…
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TV4 to launch new general channel, shut down TV4 Sports Extra
Sweden’s TV4 Group is to launch a new sports and lifestyle channel, TV12, at the…
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TalkTalk makes new movies offer ahead of Oscars
UK service provider TalkTalk is to add the Sky Movies Oscars channel to its line-up…
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Motors TV destined for Freeview via Arqiva’s Connect TV
Motorsport channel Motors TV has signed up for carriage as part of Arqiva’s Connect TV…
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Sky Deutschland to launch three new HD stations
Sky Deutschland is due to launch three new high definition channels – TNT Glitz HD,…
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BBC names acting controller of BBC Two and Four
The BBC has named Adam Barker as acting controller, BBC Two and BBC Four. BBC…
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Ofcom renews commercial TV licences
UK regulator Ofcom has renewed the broadcasting licenses for Channel 3 – comprising ITV, Scotland’s…
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Numericable adds Benfica TV to offering
French cable operator Numericable has added Benfica TV, the Portuguese football club’s official TV channel,…
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A+E Networks UK names advertising chief
A+E Networks UK has appointed Viviane Paxinos as senior director of advertising sales. In this…
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History makes headway in Latvia
A+E Networks UK is to extend the reach of its History channel in Latvia following…
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Paramount launching in Russia and Hungary
Viacom has struck new carriage deals for the Paramount Channel in Russia and Hungary. In…
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Box Television secures new deals in Hungary, Tanzania
UK-based Box Television has expanded the presence of its channels in central and eastern Europe…
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Volia adds Unian TV to line-up
Ukrainian cable operator Volia has added 1+1 Media-owned sports and news channel Unian TV to…
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Cosmos TV Belarus adds TiJi
Belarusian pay TV operator Cosmos TV Belarus has added two new channels to its programming…
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France: more catch-up content but viewing flatlines
The number of hours of catch-up viewing content available from French TV channels increased to…
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Discovery’s Zaslav: Eurosport will be “ESPN of Europe”
Discovery plans to deepen Eurosport’s local presence in key markets, including the acquisition of local…
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More box sets to come from BSkyB
UK pay TV operator BSkyB has added new TV box sets to its on-demand line-up,…
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Eurosport to air World Tennis Day matches
Eurosport will be the exclusive pan-European broadcaster for six classic tennis matches to be held…
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Sky Deutschland’s acquisition of Sport1 stake approved
The German competition authority, the Bundeskartellamt, has cleared Sky Deutschland’s acquisition of a minority stake…
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UPC DTH adds new services
Liberty Global-owned satellite TV unit UPC DTH is adding new services to its freeSAT service…
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Movistar TV launches dedicated Formula 1 service
Telefónica’s Movistar TV service is to launch a dedicated Formula 1 channel and enhanced coverage…
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Regulator throws lifeline to Raduga TV
Russian satellite pay TV operator Raduga TV has been granted two licences to operate new…
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ITV to launch new female-focused channel
UK commercial broadcaster ITV is to launch a new female-focused channel, ITVBe, that will feature…
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MTG tipped to win race for channel operator Trace
A deal for Trace is close to completion with the Modern Times Group tipped to…
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Warner Bros. toons for Lovefilm Germany
Lovefilm’s German SVOD service had added classic cartoon such as Tom and Jerry and The…