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Andrew McDonald
Andrew is Contributing Editor at Digital TV Europe. Follow him on Twitter @andy_mc_donald
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Sundance Channel to launch in MENA
The Sundance Channel is set to launch in the Middle East and North Africa thanks…
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Discovery, Scripps end takeover talks
Discovery Communications and Scripps have reportedly abandoned merger talks without getting beyond an “early, exploratory…
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Poland’s TVN hires Anting
Polish broadcaster TVN Group has appointed former nc+ executive, Christian Anting (pictured), as its chief…
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BBC details digital Winter Olympics plan
The BBC has unveiled plans to air “the most complete digital coverage of a Winter…
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RTL Croatia boss exiting for Studio Hamburg
Long-serving RTL executive and CEO of RTL Hrvatska (RTL Croatia) Johannes Züll is leaving to…
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Sony unveils cloud TV plan
Sony is planning to launch a new cloud-based TV service in the US later this…
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Amazon partners with studios, programmers in 4K push
Amazon has revealed that it is working with major Hollywood studios and TV programmers, including…
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Sony collaborates with Netflix on 4K
Sony is optimising its 2014 line of 4K Ultra HD TVs to support 4K streaming…
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Roku launching first TV sets
Over-the-top set-top-box maker Roku has partnered with TCL and Hisense to launch the first TV…
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21st Century Fox sells Star China TV stake
Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox has sold its entire 47% stake in Star China TV…
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Israel’s Yes readies pay-OTT service
Israeli satellite TV operator Yes has partnered with pay-OTT platform provider Tvinci to launch a…
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Amazon pledges to make all originals in 4K
Amazon Studios, the original film and TV production arm of the online shopping giant, has…
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A+E appoints Fox exec EMEA sales boss
A+E Networks has appointed 20th Century Fox’s European VP of TV sales, Denis Cantin, as…
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BBC Trust appoints former Lloyds CEO
The BBC’s governing body, the BBC Trust, has appointed Nicholas Prettejohn, the former CEO of…
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Discovery launching mystery and suspense channel
Discovery Networks Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEEMEA) is set to launch…
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BBC restructures, appoints Howard Stringer to board
The BBC has appointed former Sony chairman and CEO Sir Howard Stringer to its executive…
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Netflix, Hulu drive OTT device growth
More than 1.7 billion devices capable of streaming over-the-top (OTT) video from services like Netflix…
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Sky will beat BBC to 4K, says BBC executive
Sky is likely to adopt ultra high definition 4K technology quicker than the BBC, with…
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Fox appoints Setanta Africa CEO for Euro sports role
FOX International Channels Europe & Africa has appointed Setanta Sports veteran and former CEO of…
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Bertelsmann digital exec steps down
Digital executive Thomas Hesse has stepped down from RTL parent Bertelsmann “to pursue new professional…
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Polish satellite TV firm bolsters OTT service
Poland’s Cyfrowy Polsat is now letting its satellite TV subscribers access paid-for content from its…
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UKTV launches networks on Virgin TV Anywhere
UKTV has launched its full network of channels on Virgin Media’s TV anywhere service, marking…
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Tony Hall: BBC is value for money
BBC director general Tony Hall has argued that though the corporation has made mistakes in…
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Scotland plans new public service broadcaster
The Scottish Government will set up a new public service broadcaster called the Scottish Broadcasting…
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Fox Sports expands Italian offering
Fox International Channels (FIC) is due to launch a second sports network in Italy, four…
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Discovery begins early Eurosport buy-out talks with TF1
Discovery Communications has begun discussions with Eurosport owner TF1 about potentially taking a majority stake…
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Russian Netflix-style service plans live channels push
Ukraine-headquartered VOD service Megogo.net is planning to launch live channel feeds through its service, according…
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LoveFilm launches on iPhone
Amazon-owned subscription video-on-demand service LoveFilm has launched a version of its streaming app for iPhone…
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IMG Media bids €3 billion for Serie A rights
Sports and fashion media business IMG Media has reportedly offered €3 billion (US$4 billion) to…
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Global pay TV subscribers to pass one billion
The global pay TV subscriber base will “eclipse one billion by 2018” driven by growth…