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WWE Network to launch as an online channel
The long gestation period for the thematic pay wrestling network from the WWE is coming…
Poland’s TVN launches second news channel
Polish broadcaster TVN Group has launched a second news channel that will focus on business…
Eurosport celebrates 25-year anniversary
Eurosport is celebrating 25 years of sports broadcasting with plans to introduce new digital technology…
NBCUniversal hires former BT Vision, UKTV execs
NBCUniversal has created two new positions in its international channels division and hired executives from…
France’s Trace launches Trace Sport Stars in the US, Latin America
Trace TV, the French youth-focused thematic channel provider, is launching its Trace Sport Stars network in…
Benghazi TV launches in Libya
Benghazi TV, a new HD channel that claims to be the first non-state channel in…
Channel 5 reportedly up for sale
Richard Desmond, the owner of UK terrestrial network Channel 5, is reportedly weighing up selling…
Sky claims 2013 sports milestone
UK satellite operator BSkyB said that Sky Sports delivered a record 55,000 hours of sport…
Endemol buys into Israeli broadcaster Reshet
Endemol has acquired a 33% stake in Reshet. The investment is part of a wider…
Fox channel to launch in Hungary
Entertainment net Fox is launching in Hungarian pay TV – bringing shows such as The…
Amazon makes 4K production commitment
Amazon Studios, the original film and TV production arm of the online shopping giant, has…
MTG to launch pay TV channels in Turkey
Modern Times Group (MTG) is launching a raft of its pay TV channels in Turkey…
Catherine Powell to run Disney Australia as Cracknell retires
Catherine Powell is to relocate from London to Sydney to run Disney Australia and New…
Eurosport and IMG secure LTA tennis deal
Sports channel Eurosport and sports agency IMG Worldwide’s media unit IMG Media have secured a…
Volia adds Ukrainian news channel to line-up
Ukrainian cable operator Volia has added news and analysis channel 112 Ukraí̈na to its programming…
Bloomberg launches on Apple TV
Bloomberg has launched a service on Apple TV, incorporating a live 24/7 stream of Bloomberg…
UK leads the TV field amongst Euro-peers, says Ofcom report
TV revenue growth across the world’s major countries outperformed other communications industries last year, and…
YouTube to bring in US$5.6 billion in ad revenues
YouTube will bring in around US$5.6 billion (€4.1 billion) in gross advertising revenues this year…
A+E’s Bio to rebrand as FYI
Jana Bennett is to preside over a rebranded Bio channel, which will switch to more…
Lovefilm deal could rescue BBC’s Ripper Street from axe
The BBC has confirmed it is looking to revive recently axed period drama Ripper Street…
Discovery to launch new mystery and suspense channel
Discovery Networks Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEEMEA) is set to launch…
Turner turns to Arqiva for satellite distribution and playout
Turner Broadcasting has turned to media services provider Arqiva to provide satellite distribution and playout…
Volia launches Viasat Premium HD package
Ukrainian cable operator Volia has launched a Viasat Premium HD package incorporating Modern Times Group-owned…
Discovery Communications eyes Scripps
Discovery Communications is reportedly considering making a bid for Scripps Networks Interactive – the owner…
Euro pubcasters slam ‘excessive’ cuts
Europe’s public broadcasting body has issued a statement slamming funding cuts across the continent as…
Sony Entertainment Television joins BT
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) Networks has signed a carriage deal with UK telco and pay-TV…
Axel Springer buys news channel N24
German publisher Axel Springer has bought 100% of domestic TV news channel N24 in a…
BBC to launch five new HD channels
The BBC is to launch five new free-to-air HD channels tomorrow, adding HD simulcasts of…
Netflix strikes deal to bring Cartoon Network to SVoD
Netflix has struck a deal to bring content from Turner Broadcast’s Cartoon Network and Cartoonito…
A+E launching new European channels business
A+E Networks has launched A+E Networks Italy, marking the first time it has set up…