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TalkTalk adds Nicktoons to YouView line-up
UK operator TalkTalk has added children’s channel Nicktoons to its YouView pay TV service line-up….
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New documentary channel launches in Africa
Natura, a documentary and nature channel owned by Chello Multicanal, has launched on South Africa’s…
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CNN International hires UK ad sales chief
CNN International has hired former Viacom executive Liz Nunn as head of its UK-based ad…
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Janice Hadlow out as BBC Two controller
Janice Hadlow has stepped down as controller of UK channels BBC Two and BBC Four….
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Ofcom renews Channel 3 and 5 licences
UK broadcast regulator Ofcom has renewed the licences for Channel 3 and Channel 5 for…
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Mediaset acquires Champions League rights
Italy’s Mediaset has acquired UEFA Champions League football TV rights for the three seasons from…
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CTC Media ups digital focus with transmedia department
Russian broadcaster CTC Media has said it aims to further develop and enhance its presence…
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TV production timetable contributes to grim quarter for Lagardère Active
A sharp drop in TV production helped push down revenues for Lagardère Active, French conglomerate…
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Viacom gives Spain exec expanded Europe, Africa role
Viacom International Media Networks has named MTV Spain’s programming chief to become its VP, youth…
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Consumer rights group files suit over Dozhd affair
Russia’s Consumer Rights Protection Society (OZPP) has filed a lawsuit against four pay TV operators…
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New Polish kids channel to launch on Vectra
Polish cable operator Vectra is adding new kids channel TVP ABC and news channel Polsat…
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Skylink adds MTV Hits
M7 Group-owned Czech and Slovak pay TV service Skylink has added MTV Hits to its…
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Russian TV heavily dominated by national content
Seventy-seven per cent of content broadcast by Russia’s leading TV channels is of Russian origin,…
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Discovery promotes Dinnage to UK and Ireland chief
Discovery has promoted Susanna Dinnage to executive vice-president and managing director, Discovery Networks UK and…
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Fox International hires Warner Bros veteran Robinson
The distribution arm of 21st Century Fox has recruited Matthew Robinson for a senior sales…
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Mediaset cries foul at latest development in tax fraud case
Italian prosecutors in the Mediatrade case – which has already seen the conviction of former…
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Axel Springer’s takeover of N24 gets green light
Germany’s competition authority, the Bundeskartellamt, has cleared Axel Springer’s acquisition of German news and documentary channel…
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Amazon launches second wave of original pilots
Amazon’s production arm Amazon Studios has debuted a host of new original programme pilots spanning…
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ChannelFlip founders both step down
The co-founders of Shine Group-owned online multi-channel network ChannelFlip, Justin Gayner and Wil Harris, are…
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English Club TV signs Cyprus deal with PrimeTel
English-language ‘edutainment’ channel The English Club TV Network has signed a deal with Cyprus-based operator…
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Time Warner chief hails UltraViolet and HBO Go growth
Use of UltraViolet ‘digital lockers’ grew by 65% last year, while HBO Go, the premium…
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BBC Trust calls for review into YouView investment
The BBC’s governing body, the BBC Trust, has called on the broadcaster to “carefully review…
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Breaking Bad on-demand drives Sony’s TV numbers
Sony has said that subscription video-on-demand deals for Breaking Bad drove a significant increase in…
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Digital boost for TV4 but C More drags
Pay TV unit C More acted as a drag on TV4 Group’s 2013 financials, but…
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Channel 5+24 launches on Freesat
UK broadcaster Channel 5 has launched a 24-hour timeshifted version of its channel on the…
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Fashion TV extends deal with SatLink
Israel-based teleport provider SatLink Communications has extended its deal with Fashion TV for the global…
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The Baby Channel and Planet Knowledge join LG smart TVs
A string of content channels, including pre-school targeted The Baby Channel and multi-screen factual service Planet…
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TalkTalk posts strong YouView growth, adds live Now TV channels
UK service provider TalkTalk has reported strong take-up of its YouView-based TV offer for its…
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Cyfrowy Polsat adds TVP Sport HD
Polish pay TV operator Cyfrowy Polsat has added TVP Sport HD from the country’s public…
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Slovak Sport.TV2 delivers Premier League to freeSAT homes
Liberty Global’s satellite TV arm UPC DTH has added sports channel Slovak Sport.TV2 to its…