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Lagardère in ‘ongoing’ talks with Vivendi over Canal+
French media company Lagardère has said that it is in “ongoing discussions with Vivendi” to…
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BT rolls out new channel packages
BT has launched new channel packages in a bid to attract new customers to its…
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HBO on basic cable for first time
HBO is being offered as part of a basic tier channel package in the US…
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Al Jazeera America secures carriage with Time Warner Cable
US cable operator Time Warner Cable is to carry Al Jazeera’s US channel Al Jazeera…
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Dailymotion strikes deal with NFL
Orange-owned video sharing site Dailymotion has struck a deal with the US National Football League…
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BBC signs international news partnership with Twitter
BBC Global News has agreed a new partnership with Twitter to post and promote videos…
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Thema launches African channels OTT service outside France
Channel distributor Thema and Alpha Networks have teamed up to launch a new OTT service…
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Fox strikes European Major League Baseball deal
Fox International Channels has acquired European rights to the Major League Baseball series. The channels…
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European pay TV channel revenues to hit US$5.5bn by 2018
Revenues for Europe’s top pay TV channels is expected to grow by 31% to US$5.52…
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Beltelecom adds SET HD
Belarus service provider Beltelecom has added Sony Entertainment Television HD to its programming line-up. The…
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Terry Thullier lands France 2 job, new top team for France 4
France Télévisions group news chief Terry Thullier will replace Philippe Vilamitjana at France 2, while…
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Beltelecom introduces Family HD package
Belarus telco Beltelecom has launched a new Family HD package as part of its Zala…
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NBCUniversal leads TV everywhere contributors
NBCUniversal provides the largest number of channels of any content provider to US TV everywhere…
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RTL takes more Astra capacity for Swiss channels
German media group RTL has contracted additional satellite capacity from SES to transmit Swiss versions…
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Chello CE channels move into drama with FremantleMedia deal
Channel operator Chello Central Europe has acquired a 270-hour package of programming from FremantleMedia International….
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BBC signs new production agreement with Pact
The BBC has agreed new terms for commissioning independent productions with UK trade association Pact…
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Al Jazeera threatens action against Algerian TV over pirated football match
Al Jazeera Sport this week threatened to take legal action against Algerian public broadcaster ENTV…
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NTV+ launches new sport channel
Russian pay TV operator NTV+ is launching a new sports channel, NTV+ SportHit. The channel…
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UPC Cablecom boosts HD offering, reduces analogue
Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Cablecom has boosted the number of unencrypted HD channels it…
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Fox Intn’l poaches programming boss from Bravo
Fox International Channels has hired Christian Barcellos as its executive VP, lifestyle and reality programming….
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Comedy Central chops digital division
Viacom-owned Comedy Central has closed its digital department in favour of a centralised structure co-lead…
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Nova TV general director steps down
Jan Andrusko, the general director of Central European Media Enterprises (CME)-owned Czech commercial TV station,…
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Fox and Perform separately announce basketball deals
Fox International Channels (FIC) has secured the exclusive broadcast rights to the Euroleague Basketball tournament…
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SPT to launch UK SVoD version of Animax channel
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) Networks is set to launch a UK version of its anime…
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Tele Columbus expands HD offering
German cable operator Tele Columbus is to expand its HD offering from seven to 17…
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TVCatchup ordered to drop channels in copyright case
UK internet TV firm TVCatchup has been ordered to stop streaming channels from broadcasters ITV,…
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BT strikes deal to carry Sky Movies
Sky Movies is to be made available to BT TV subscribers as a result of…
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Fox nets German football rights
21st Century Fox has agreed a multiyear year deal for international rights to games from…
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Arab pay TV channels top 150 but FTA still reigns
The four leading satellite pay TV operators covering the Arab world now offer a combined…
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BBC and Discovery part ways, BBCWW to step up factual spend
The BBC and Discovery are ending their longstanding partnership, which produced shows like Blue Planet, Frozen…