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Sky invests US$7 million in YouTube sports MCN Whistle
UK pay TV operator Sky has invested US$7 million (€5.5 million) in Whistle Sports, a…
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Cyfrowy Polsat’s Libicki quits over differences in implementation of strategy
Polish pay TV operator Cyfrowy Polsat’s president Dominik Libicki has resigned over differences in implementing…
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Rich Ross exits Shine, lands at Discovery
Rich Ross has left Shine amid a restructure at the enlarged production and distribution group and joined…
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MTG names Scandi content chief
Modern Times Group’s Danish programme director has been promoted to chief content officer for the…
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Germany’s HD+ joins FreeTV Alliance
German free-to-air satellite TV provider, HD+, has joined the recently formed FreeTV Alliance – a…
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RT to launch dedicated UK news channel
Russian state-funded news network, RT – formerly known as Russia Today – is due to…
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Multiscreen viewership set to rocket
By 2020, the average person will watch TV and video content at least once a…
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Al Jazeera and Vivendi reportedly cool on Mediaset partnership
Talks between Italy’s Mediaset and potential investors in its pay TV arm have lost momentum…
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Telenor reports best quarter for EBITDA
Norwegian operator Telenor reported its best ever quarter in terms of EBITDA and operating cash…
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New commercial director for Orion Express
Russian pay TV operator Orion Express has named Sergey Stavropoltsev, until recently the acting CEO…
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MTV Europe Music Awards to be shown on Channel 5
This year’s MTV Europe Music Awards from Glasgow is to be broadcast simultaneously on MTV…
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Numericable issuing new shares ahead of SFR acquisition
French cable operator Numericable is issuing €4.7 billion in preferential shares to help finance its…
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Baltcom names Piller as chairman
Latvian cable operator Baltcom has named a new chairman and separately launched a new multiscreen…
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Sky News to programme new Australia Channel
Hong Kong-based distributor and channel operator Lightning International is rolling out Australia Channel, a new…
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KPN sees IPTV growth
Dutch telco KPN had 2.024 million TV subscribers at the end of the third quarter,…
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US broadband subscriptions to overtake pay TV subs
Pay-TV subscription services in the US have peaked and are in decline, with the number…
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PS4 gets YouTube game-sharing app update
A new YouTube app has launched in the PlayStation Store, allowing PlayStation 4 users to…
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Amazon launches Chromecast rival, Fire TV Stick
Amazon has launched a HDMI dongle version of its Amazon Fire TV streaming device, going…
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YouTube looking to paid-subscriptions
YouTube is reportedly looking to new subscription offerings, including ad-free version of the service, according…
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Numericable gets green light for SFR with conditions
France’s competition authority has given the green light, with conditions, to the acquisition of SFR…
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Canal+ Overseas takes majority stake in Thema
Canal+’s international arm, Canal+ Overseas, has agreed to take a majority stake in channel distributor…
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Freesat launches kids SVoD offering on Freetime
UK free-to-air satellite operator Freesat has launched a subscription video-on-demand offering for kids from Hopster,…
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UK advertising market grows faster than expected
UK advertising expenditure grew at its fastest rate for three years in the first half…
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Liberty Global unifies Swiss and Austrian teams, names customer chief
Liberty Global is creating a unified management team for its Austria and Swiss operations, appointing…
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Wuaki.tv secures international dramas
On-demand service Wuaki.tv has scored a content partnership with UK home entertainment distributor Arrow Films…
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Prisa reports Portuguese TV gains
Spanish media group Prisa reported strong TV ad revenues in Portugal, but said that group…
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Vectra bundles PlayStation’s PS Plus with internet
Polish cable operator Vectra has struck a deal with Sony Computer Entertainment Poland to bundle…
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LG to cut plasma TV production
LG will end plasma TV production by the end of November to concentrate on OLED…
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UnitymediaKabelBW names retail chief
Liberty Global-owned German cable operator UnitymediaKabelBW has named Holger Schmieding as head of retail. Schmieding…
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Roku gears up for IPO
Roku is reportedly working on plans to file confidentially for an initial public offering, in…