Broadcasters
BBC iPlayer bucks seasonal trend with increased requests
The BBC’s iPlayer saw a 2% month-on-month increase in iPlayer requests in May, bucking what…
Fox veteran Hill exiting to create prodco
21st Century Fox is saying goodbye to senior programming executive David Hill after more than…
Shares in Sky spike after report of rebuffed Vivendi approach
Shares in Sky spiked by about 5% yesterday after the Sunday Telegraph reported that 21st…
Manhattan to release Freeview Play set-tops next year
Set-top box maker Manhattan TV is set to launch three devices that support Freeview Play…
A+E Networks appoints international operations head
A+E Networks has appointed Discovery executive Edward Sabin as head of commercial operations, international, and…
BBC DG: licence fee has ’10 years life left’, reforms needed
The BBC licence fee model has got “10 years life in it”, according to director…
MTV names new UK chief
Jill Offman has been appointed the head of MTV in the UK, adding management of…
UPC Romania launch for Food Network
Food Network has launched on UPC Romania, thanks to a recent deal between the channel’s…
CNBC hires international sales chief
Business news channel CNBC has hired Max Raven as senior vice-president of international ad sales…
Fox Play VoD service launches in Poland
Fox International Channels (FIC) has launched a new on-demand service, Fox Play, for pay TV…