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Discovery channels disappear from Sweden’s Com Hem and Boxer
Discovery’s channels will disappear from Sweden’s Com Hem and Boxer platforms in Poland today after…
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ABC job cuts planned in Disney cost saving drive
The Walt Disney Company is looking to cut around 10% of annual costs at its…
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ProSiebenSat.1 looking to restructure as ad sales fall short
German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 Group has warned that TV advertising revenues for the current quarter are…
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Plessis to aid Lagardère’s SVOD efforts
France’s Lagardère Studios has appointed Thomas Plessis as director of digital business, a role that…
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Mattel and Fullscreen launch video network
Mattel has announced a partnership with Fullscreen to launch Fullscreen Family, a “brand-safe video network”….
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Meo adds Disney seasonal offering
Altice-owned Portuguese telco PT Telecom/Meo is to add pop-up channel Disney Channel Forever to its…
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Vectra adds TBN Family to line-up
Polish cable operator Vectra has added Christian-themed channel TBN Family to its programming line-up. The…
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Bonnier Broadcasting names new communications chief
Swedish broadcaster TV4 Group-owner Bonnier Broadcasting has named Åsa Barsness as its new communications and…
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Verizon-backed Complex lights Fuse content deal
Verizon-backed digital content business Complex Media will create original content with Latino channels group Fuse…
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Clubbing TV Russia launches with Rostelecom
Dance music channel Clubbing TV has launched in Russia after securing carriage on Rostelecom’s TV…
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Viacom to take MTV Germany free-to-air in 2018
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) is making MTV Germany an unencrypted, free-to-air TV channel in Germany…
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STV appoints ITV online and pay TV boss as CEO
STV has appointed ITV’s managing director, online, pay TV, interactive and technology, Simon Pitts, as…
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Sony to rebrand Kix children’s channel to Pop Max
Sony Pictures Television Networks (SPTN) is set to rebrand kid’s channel Kix to Pop Max…
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Scripps’ TVN sells Polish tele-shopping channel
Scripps Networks Interactive-owned Polish broadcaster TVN has sold tele-shopping channel Mango-Media to retail and e-commerce…
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TRT World lands on TVPlayer
Turkish international news channel TRT World has teamed up with UK OTT TV platform TVPlayer…
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ProSiebenSat.1 could launch new JV channels with Scripps
ProSiebenSat.1 could launch one or more new thematic channels in partnership with Scripps Networks Interactive,…
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Al Jazeera denounces Israeli shutdown
Al Jazeera has denounced the Israeli government’s decision to close Al Jazeera Media Network’s bureau…
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Viacom shares slide despite solid Q3 gains
Viacom shares have fallen sharply on news of a delayed payment from a Chinese partner…
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Nickelodeon launches Nella app for pre-school kids
Viacom-owned kids channel Nickelodeon has launched a new app based on its Nella the Princess…
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ProSiebenSat.1 now generating half of revenue outside advertising
German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 generated 50% of its revenues in the first half of this…
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HBO hit by cyber attack
HBO has confirmed that it has been the victim of a cyber attack, with hackers…
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Discovery ‘still has bullets’ for deals post-Scripps
Discovery Communications is “not out of bullets” to use for company acquisitions despite its US$14.6…
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Discovery buying Scripps for US$14.6bn
Discovery Communications is acquiring fellow US-based cable group Scripps Networks Interactive for US$14.6 billion (€12.4…
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TF1 pulls services from SFR in major escalation of retrans dispute
TF1 has withdrawn its catch-up TV service MYTF1 from distribution by Numericable-SFR and has demanded…
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XITE replaces linear Ziggo channel with personalised offering
Dutch music service XITE has replaced the linear channel it currently offers via the Ziggo…
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Studios investment brings 3% revenue drop to ITV
UK broadcaster ITV’s mid-year results show a 3% drop in revenue, which it partly attributes…
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Greece’s Antenna makes key appointments
Greece’s Antenna Group has restructured two roles in its management team, which it said would…
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Sony names trio of TV chiefs
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has set a new management team following the departures of Jamie…
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Reduced costs and digital channels boost TF1
Reduced costs thanks to be absence of the Euro 2016 football championship helped boost TF1’s…
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Scripps expands HGTV to South Korea
Scripps Networks Interactive is further expanding its global home and lifestyle channel HGTV with a…