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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…