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Greek government moves to create slimmed down pubcaster as criticism mounts

The Greek government has unveiled plans to open a new, small-scale public broadcaster as criticism…

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BBC to launch first Red Button Holby City episode

The BBC is due to launch a special one-off episode of its medical drama Holby…

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FIC promotes Platt to NGCI top job, Gandevia takes Asia

Fox International Channels has promoted its Asia Pacific boss Ward Platt to FIC COO and…

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TV4 names new deputy channels chief

Swedish commercial broadcaster TV4 Group has named Anton Glanzelius as its new deputy channel director….

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Amhara TV chooses Grass Valley for Ethiopia’s first HD station

Ethiopian government-owned Amhara TV has selected Grass Valley to provide several solutions to build Ethiopia’s…

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EBU urges Greece to reverse ERT closure

The European Broadcasting Union has urged the Greek prime minister to “use all his powers”…

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BBC to live-stream Wimbledon

The BBC will offer an “unprecedented” 10 live streams as part of its coverage of…

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BBC criticised over failed digital initiative

The BBC has come under fire for its failed Digital Media Initiative (DMI) with BBC Trustee Anthony…

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Chello takes SPT titles for Turkey

Chello Zone has acquired more than 50 titles from Sony Pictures Television for Turkish channel…

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A+E Networks UK names new general manager for Poland

A+E Networks UK has named Izabella Wiley in the new role of general manager for…

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NPO streamlines web presence

Dutch public broadcasting organisation NPO has launched the new NPO.nl website as it looks to simplify…

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Numericable launches new African package, adds new channels

French cable operator Numericable has added two new international  à la carte premium channels to…

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Numericable adds Orange Cinéma Séries channels

French cable operator Numericable has launched the five Orange Cinéma Séries movie channels on its…

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BBC launches free weather app

The BBC has launched a free weather app in the UK, rolling it today out…

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MGM HD launches on Sky in Germany and Austria

The MGM Channel in HD has launched exclusively on Sky in Germany and Austria. The…

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Kosovan public broadcaster launches minority channel

Kosovan public broadcaster RTK has launched a second channel to serve the country’s largest minority…

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Antena slams CEO blackmail charges

Romanian free-to-air broadcaster Antena has said the arrest of its CEO violated several of his…

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BBC.com adds new features

BBC.com, the commercial web property operated by BBC Worldwide, has added two new features focusing…

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Former Channel 4 exec takes Digital UK top job

Former director of strategy for Ofcom and Channel 4, Jonathan Thompson, has been appointed chief…

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Turkey’s Show TV sells for US$402m

Turkish conglomerate Ciner Group has acquired Turkish commercial channel Show TV for US$402 million (€306…

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Channel 4 to launch centralised companion app

Channel 4 is set to launch a second screen companion app next month as a…

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A+E Networks UK to up European localisation efforts

A+E Networks UK is looking to differentiate its European offering with more distinct channel feeds…

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Deutsche Telekom to air full range of Sky content

The full range of Sky Deutschland’s content line-up will be available on Deutsche Telekom’s Entertain…

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Netflix continues to dominate SVOD space

Netflix accounted for 90% of subscription video streams in the US in the first quarter…

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Virgin adds 11 channels to TV Anywhere service

Virgin Media has added 11 new live channels to its cloud-based Virgin TV Anywhere entertainment…

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Amazon signs Viacom VOD content deal

Amazon has signed a multi-year video licensing deal with Viacom, giving Amazon Prime Instant and…

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Nordic TV chief departs amid management changes at MTG

Free and pay TV group MTG has implemented several senior changes management changes that include…

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Children’s TV services in Europe number 320

There are more than 280 children’s TV channels in the European Union and some 320…

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NTV Plus introduces instalment plan payment

Russian pay TV operator NTV Plus has introduced an instalment payment plan for its services….

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Tricolor adds Lagardère channels to new kids package

Russian pay TV operator Tricolor TV has added Lagardère channels TiJi Russia and Gulli Russia…