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Digital and German-speaking markets boost ProSiebenSat.1
Digital business unit activities and a strong performance in German-language territories helped boost pan-European broadcaster…
Media Capital beats market trend to limit fall in operating income
Portuguese media group Media Capital managed to limit its first-quarter decline in operating income to…
Beltelecom adds Extreme Sports Channel
Belarusian IPTV provider Beltelecom has added Extreme Sports Channel to its Zala TV line-up. Beltelecom…
BT’s Green outlines pay TV strategy
BT’s recently launched raft of linear HD pay TV channels has a small but growing…
Lagardère declares himself “ready to buy” Canal Plus France
Lagardère boss Arnaud Lagardère has said he could be prepared to buy the 80% of…
Registration will be key to monetising free VOD, says Channel 4’s Rose
Winning viewers over to the concept of registration will be key to the success of…
CTC hit by ratings drop
Russian broadcaster CTC Media has seen its operating income fall 8% year-on-year as ratings on…
Scripps posts solid earnings
Scripps Networks Interactive reported solid first quarter earnings with operating revenues up across all of…
Howling: 10 more HD channels next year, Freeview must not be “pushed out” of spectrum
The sharing of spectrum in a way that ensures Freeview still has the space to…
German Touring Car YouTube channels go live
The Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) racing series has launched YouTube channels that will broadcast full race highlights…
DreamWorks Animation to develop own-branded digital channel on YouTube deal
US studio DreamWorks Animation has acquired YouTube channel AwesomenessTV and has unveiled plans to develop…
UKTV to launch new Drama network
Multichannel broadcaster UKTV is set to launch a new British drama network on UK digital-terrestrial…
CBS posts best ever quarter results, talks up Netflix
US media group CBS Corp. posted record single quarter financial results yesterday, as its chief…
Viacom plans TV production push as revenues fall
MTV and Nickelodeon owner Viacom has seen revenues fall 6% year-on-year in its second quarter…
Disney Channel launch prompts ESPN switch at Super RTL
Disney has replaced its representatives on German family network Super RTL’s board with the managing…
BBC lines up 15 Commonwealth Games live-streams
The BBC is set to air 15 separate streams from 17 locations in its coverage…
Skylink adds new channels
Czech pay TV operator Skylink has made a number of changes to its programming line-up….
Inter Media names new NTN chief
Ukrainian broadcaster Inter Media Group has named Aleksandr Melnichuk as general director of entertainment channel…
RTL Group raises €1.4 billion through secondary IPO
RTL Group’s owner Bertelsmann has raised €1.4 billion through a secondary public offering of shares…
BBC confirms 4K tennis talks
The BBC has confirmed that it is in discussions with Sony and the All England…
CME sees revenues fall steeply and losses widen
Broadcast group Central European Media Enterprises (CME) has seen first quarter revenues plummet and losses…
OSN to add new channels from Philippines’ ABS-CBN
UAE-based pay TV operator OSN has struck a deal with Philippines broadcaster ABS-CBN to bring…
BBC commissions iPlayer comedy pilots
The BBC has commissioned a series of eight new comedy pilots for its video-on-demand service…
UPC DTH adds Travel Channel HD to pay TV line-up
Pay TV operator UPC DTH is adding Travel Channel HD to its programming line-up on…
Bulsatcom and Net1 add Da Vinci Learning
Bulgarian pay TV providers Bulsatcom and Net1 are adding Da Vinci Learning to their programming…
Endemol buys Ynon Kreiz’s company, creates Israeli division
Endemol has taken a majority stake in Kuperman, the production company create by ex-Endemol and…
BBC1 names acting controller
Danny Cohen has named Charlotte Moore as acting controller of BBC One, filling the role…
BT’s TV offering in line for ‘massive transformation’
This year will mark a “massive year of transformation” for BT, as it uses fibre…
Scripps Networks Interactive goes TV Everywhere
Scripps Networks Interactive is due to launch a suite of mobile apps and websites to…
Fashion One secures Lithuanian carriage deal
Lifestyle channel Fashion One has secured carriage on the platform Lithuanian cable operator Splius. Fashion…