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Disney expands HD offering in German-speaking region

Disney XD and Disney Junior are launching in HD in the German speaking region for…

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Cyfrowy Polsat adds HD version of news channel

Polish pay TV provider Cyfrowy Polsat has launched Polsat News HD on its platform.  The…

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Vectra adds TV Republika

Polish cable operator Vectra is to add news and information channel TV Republika to its…

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BT Sport’s 2.5m subs deliver revenues and profits boost for telco

The customer base for BT’s sports channels passed 2.5 million by the end of the…

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New film channel for Poland debuts with Cyfrowy Polsat

A new film channel for Poland from channel provider SPI international-owned Kino Polska, FilmBox Arthouse,…

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Dozhd under siege as prosecutors open investigation

Russian prosecutors have reportedly opened an investigation into whether independent TV channel Dozhd broke the…

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Belgacom ready to participate in football JV

Belgian service provider Belgacom has said it is ready to participate in a non-exclusive multi-party…

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Eurosport hails record digital month

Pan-European sports channel Eurosport, currently celebrating its 25th year, has aid it achieved its best-ever…

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S4C launches on YouView

Welsh-language channel S4C is now available on the UK’s YouView connected TV platform. The service…

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TVN pleased with TVN24 Biznes i Świat performance

TVN-owned business and international news channel TVN24 Biznes i Świat saw a peak audience of…

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Russian operators drop Dozhd after Leningrad siege survey

A number of Russian pay TV operators including NTV+, Akado and Rostelecom have dropped culture…

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MultiChoice to launch 24-hour Pistorius trial channel

South African pay TV operator MultiChoice is to launch a 24-hour channel exclusively tasked with…

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ITV to launch pay drama channel on Sky

UK commercial broadcaster ITV is to launch a pay TV channel on the BSkyB platform…

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Watch, Gold, Dave and Alibi join Sky catch-up service

UK channel provider UKTV has made its Watch, Gold, Dave and Alibi channels available view…

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E! Entertainment launching in Russia

Celebrity gossip and entertainment channel E! Entertainment Television is launching in Russia and the CIS…

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Eutelsat adds three to Romanian line-up at 16° East

Satellite operator Eutelsat has signed long-term capacity deals with three leading Romanian channels – Kanal…

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DNA to air new Yle HD services on cable

Finnish service provider DNA is to air HD versions of all four of the country’s…

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CTC Media launches Peretz in central Asia

Russian broadcaster CTC Media has launched its Peretz channel in Kyrgyzstan following a deal with…

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Euronews to launch pan-African news network

Euronews has unveiled plans to launch what it claims will be the first pan-African rolling…

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Multimedia Polska adds new channels

Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska has added three new channels to its programming line-up. The…

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History launches in Ukraine, grows in Russia

A+E Networks-owned pay TV channel History has launched in the Ukraine on a DTH platform…

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Scripps taps Sony exec for Fine Living Italy

Scripps Networks International has hired an AXN senior programming manager to become channel director of…

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Ofcom grants Welsh local TV licences

UK broadcast regulator Ofcom has awarded licences for local TV services in Swansea and Mold,…

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South Africa’s SuperSport goes widescreen

Multichoice-owned SuperSport is switching its lineup of standard definition channels to the 16:9 aspect ratio,…

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Fox names new Italian chief

Fox International Channels has named Fabrizio Salini as the new managing director of its Italian…

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Al Jazeera launches digital-only Turkish channel

Al Jazeera has launched a new Turkish-language channel, Al Jazeera Türk, on the web, targeted…

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Magine completes German clean sweep with ProSieben channels

The ProSiebenSat.1 bouquet of channels will be added to the Magine service in Germany after…

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Canal+ files complaint against TF1 on advertising dominance

Vivendi-owned Canal+ has filed a complaint against commercial broadcaster TF1 with the French competition authority,…

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Discovery takes majority control of Eurosport

Discovery Communications has acquired a controlling stake in Eurosport a year ahead of the schedule…

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Vivendi makes fresh commitments to secure free-to-air channels deal

Vivendi has made a series of fresh commitments to secure regulatory approval for its acquisition…