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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…
Canal+ could sell Polish channel stake
Canal+ Group and ITI could sell their 51% majority stake in leading Polish broadcaster TVN,…
Netflix to transform “antiquated” movie windows
Netflix’s investment in movies could help drive the transformation of the way movies are released…
Branco, Coffin expand Turner roles
Turner Broadcasting has added responsibility for the African market to its French market chief Pierre…
Another French telco to offer Netflix
SFR has become the latest French ISP to offer Netflix via its TV set-top boxes….
Mobile firm EE launches British TV service
UK 4G mobile operator EE is to launch a fixed-line TV service, competing with BT…
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…
A&E channel heads to Spain, Portugal
A+E Networks’ general entertainment channel A&E will continue its international rollout next week with the…
A&E channel heads to Spain, Portugal
A+E Networks’ general entertainment channel A&E will continue its international rollout next week with the…
Orange to distribute Netflix in France
Orange is set to become the second French telecom operator to agree to distribute Netflix,…
Football rights auction ‘poses risk’ for BSkyB
The forthcoming English Premier League auction poses significant risks for BSkyB, according to Credit Suisse,…
Wuaki follows Netflix with France launch
Wuaki.tv, the streaming video service owned by Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten, has launched in France…
Canal+ and Showbox launch online video initiative
Canal+ has signed a strategic partnership with production facilities outfit Showbox to give web content…
TF1 says LCI channel redundancies loom
French commercial broadcaster TF1 has said it will make 148 posts redundant as a result…
A&E channel launches in Germany
A+E Networks’ A&E channel has launched in German-speaking territories in Europe. The channel replaces The…
A&E channel launches in Germany
A+E Networks’ A&E channel has launched in German-speaking territories in Europe. The channel replaces The…
Nick Jr and Nicktoons debut in Africa
Viacom has launched kids channels Nick Jr and Nicktoons in Africa for the first time…
Boss of Russia’s Sistema arrested
Vladimir Evtushenkov, the chairman and majority owner of Russian TV-to-energy conglomerate Sistema has been arrested…
Netflix launches in Austria
Netflix has followed up its launches in France and Germany by adding Austria to the…
Mediaset channel goes global online
Mediaset-owned Italian international channel Mediaset Italia is available as an online service from today. Mediaset…
Nearly 1bn connected TVs by 2020
The number of TV sets connected to the internet globally will rise to 965 million…
French cabler counters Netflix with SérieFlix
French cable operator Numericable is to attempt to counter Netflix’s arrival in the country by…
AB International hires digital boss
France-based sales house AB International Distribution has recruited Jeremy Charron as its first digital sales…
TF1 lines up LCI channel sale
The owners of French newspaper Le Monde have confirmed a “real and serious” interest in…
Independence vote exclusive for BBC iPlayer
UK pubcaster the BBC has commissioned a one-off comedy event exclusive to the iPlayer on-demand…
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…
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…
Vivendi accepts Telefonica’s €7.5bn Brazil cable offer
Vivendi has decided to enter into exclusive negotiations with Telefónica for the sale of its…
Sjoberg upped in TV4 management restructure
Swedish free and pay TV broadcaster TV4 Group has promoted director of programmes for general…
Netflix makes French content pledge
Netflix will win the support of local content creators in France by spending money on…