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Stuart Thomson
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ProSiebenSat.1 wants new PSB regime & funding
German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has called for public funding to be made available to commercial networks…
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Sony launches free-to-air movies channel in Italy
Sony Pictures Television Networks (SPTN) is to launch a new free-to-air movie channel, Cine Sony,…
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MEA TV market ‘set for massive growth’
The TV market in the Middle East and Africa is set to grow by 30%…
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MTV launches localised Snapchat channel in France
Viacom-owned music channel MTV has launched a localised ‘Publisher Story’ on Snapchat’s Discover platform in…
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Fox’s Sky takeover moves closer with Irish approval
21st Century Fox has secured approval for its takeover of Sky from the Irish regulatory…
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BBC commerce chief: focus is on online, talent & finance
The BBC needs to respond to the fragmentation of audiences and theemergence of global competition…
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Altice in talks over TVI owner Media Capital
Cable and telecom group Altice is in ‘exploratory discussions’ with Iberian media group Prisa to…
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ProSieben’s Studio71 set for France launch
Multichannel network (MCN) Studio71 is to launch in France in September. The move follows the…
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Canal+ gains freedom to strike exclusive deals
France’s competition watchdog has removed the majority of restrictions placed on pay TV operator Canal+…
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Comedy Central taps Defy for digital shorts
Comedy Central International has struck a partnership with digital media producer Defy Media for the…
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China’s Twitter rival banned from streaming video
Chinese regulators have ruled that three of the countries major internet groups much stop streaming…
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GroupM downgrades UK TV advertising forecast
Advertising giant GroupM has downgraded its expectations for growth in the UK advertising market this…
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Watchdog submits Sky takeover report to culture sec
UK regulator Ofcom has submitted its public interest report on the proposed acquisition of Sky…
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Sky Deutschland launches Sky Store
Sky Deutschland has launched its own version of Sky Store, the electronic sell-through service provided…
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Skinny bundle ‘VMSOs’ could seriously test pay TV
The US’s new wave of OTT TV ‘skinny bundle’ providers could amass 3.5 million subscribers…
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MTG acquires games publisher Kongregate
Modern Times Group (MTG) is to acquire US games publisher and developer Kongregate from its…
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MTG names new Viaplay chief as Karlen exits
Modern Times Group (MTG) has named Ira Gladnikoff (pictured) as head of its subscription video-on-demand…
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Global pay TV revenue growth ‘slows significantly’
Global pay TV revenue growth slowed significantly last year, with North American revenue speaking in…
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Deutsche Telekom has funds for scripted originals
Germany’s Deutsche Telekom is planning to invest in original scripted content from next year and…
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Amazon will have ‘bigger impact’ than Netflix
Amazon is likely to have a bigger impact on the markets in which it is…
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Vodafone Portugal taps Red Bull for 4K movies-on-demand
Vodafone Portugal is to make movies available in 4K resolution to its Videoclube on-demand users…
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Netflix & Amazon face 30% Euro content quota
The European Council has agreed there should be a minimum 30% quota on European works…
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BBC Worldwide confirms BBC Store closure
BBC Worldwide is shutting down its transactional VOD service, BBC Store, amid changing viewing habits…
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Vivendi units team up with Red Bull production outfit
Vivendi’s production arm Studiocanal and sister company Universal Music Group has formed a co-development partnership…
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ProSiebenSat.1 extends deal with Fox
German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 Group and Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution have extended their existing licensing…
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Global pay TV revenues to stay flat, despite subscriber increases
Subscription and pay-per-view revenues for the top 522 pay TV operators globally will remain flat…
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BBC Worldwide places BBC Store under review
The BBC’s commercial arm, BBC Worldwide, is mulling whether to close down its transactional VOD…
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SFR to launch new movies and series service
Altice-owned French service provider SFR is planning to launch a new premium service dedicated to…
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Mediamétrie’s Baghery exits for new role
French copyright collecting society SACD has named Mediamétrie’s Sahar Baghery as director of audiovisual, cinema…
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Set-tops ‘unimportant’ for SVOD, says Viaplay chief
Modern Times Group (MTG)-owned OTT subscription video-on-demand service Viaplay does not need to be available…