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Fourquet and Manintveld launch YouTube nets

Former A+E Networks and Canal+ executive Fabienne Fourquet and BeBanjo founder and former On Demand…

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Canal+ could sell Polish channel stake

Canal+ Group and ITI could sell their 51% majority stake in leading Polish broadcaster TVN,…

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Netflix to transform “antiquated” movie windows

Netflix’s investment in movies could help drive the transformation of the way movies are released…

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Branco, Coffin expand Turner roles

Turner Broadcasting has added responsibility for the African market to its French market chief Pierre…

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Another French telco to offer Netflix

SFR has become the latest French ISP to offer Netflix via its TV set-top boxes….

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Mobile firm EE launches British TV service

UK 4G mobile operator EE is to launch a fixed-line TV service, competing with BT…

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Sony’s OTT service to be priced in line with cable

Sony’s planned OTT TV service, which is expected to launch in the US before the…

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A&E channel heads to Spain, Portugal

A+E Networks’ general entertainment channel A&E will continue its international rollout next week with the…

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A&E channel heads to Spain, Portugal

A+E Networks’ general entertainment channel A&E will continue its international rollout next week with the…

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Orange to distribute Netflix in France

Orange is set to become the second French telecom operator to agree to distribute Netflix,…

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Football rights auction ‘poses risk’ for BSkyB

The forthcoming English Premier League auction poses significant risks for BSkyB, according to Credit Suisse,…

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Wuaki follows Netflix with France launch

Wuaki.tv, the streaming video service owned by Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten, has launched in France…

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Canal+ and Showbox launch online video initiative

Canal+ has signed a strategic partnership with production facilities outfit Showbox to give web content…

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TF1 says LCI channel redundancies loom

French commercial broadcaster TF1 has said it will make 148 posts redundant as a result…

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A&E channel launches in Germany

A+E Networks’ A&E channel has launched in German-speaking territories in Europe. The channel replaces The…

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A&E channel launches in Germany

A+E Networks’ A&E channel has launched in German-speaking territories in Europe. The channel replaces The…

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Nick Jr and Nicktoons debut in Africa

Viacom has launched kids channels Nick Jr and Nicktoons in Africa for the first time…

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Boss of Russia’s Sistema arrested

Vladimir Evtushenkov, the chairman and majority owner of Russian TV-to-energy conglomerate Sistema has been arrested…

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Netflix launches in Austria

Netflix has followed up its launches in France and Germany by adding Austria to the…

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Mediaset channel goes global online

Mediaset-owned Italian international channel Mediaset Italia is available as an online service from today. Mediaset…

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Nearly 1bn connected TVs by 2020

The number of TV sets connected to the internet globally will rise to 965 million…

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French cabler counters Netflix with SérieFlix

French cable operator Numericable is to attempt to counter Netflix’s arrival in the country by…

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AB International hires digital boss

France-based sales house AB International Distribution has recruited Jeremy Charron as its first digital sales…

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TF1 lines up LCI channel sale

The owners of French newspaper Le Monde have confirmed a “real and serious” interest in…

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Independence vote exclusive for BBC iPlayer

UK pubcaster the BBC has commissioned a one-off comedy event exclusive to the iPlayer on-demand…

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Swiss Netflix rival launches, preps original comedy

Liberty Global-owned Swiss operator UPC Cablecom has launched a subscription video-on-demand offering, MyPrime, that is…

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Netflix fails to secure Orange and Free for France

French telco Iliad Telecom/Free has joined Orange in declining to distribute Netflix when it launches…

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Vivendi accepts Telefonica’s €7.5bn Brazil cable offer

Vivendi has decided to enter into exclusive negotiations with Telefónica for the sale of its…

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Sjoberg upped in TV4 management restructure

Swedish free and pay TV broadcaster TV4 Group has promoted director of programmes for general…

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Netflix makes French content pledge

Netflix will win the support of local content creators in France by spending money on…