Broadcasters
Scripps confirms EMEA distribution hire
Scripps Networks International has confirmed the hire of Jo Lovell who joins its distribution team….
Skylink adds culinary channels
M7 Group-owned Czech and Slovakian pay TV platform Skylink has added culinary channels Mňam TV…
‘No long-term future’ in BBC licence fee, say MPs
There BBC’s licence fee model is becoming “harder and harder to justify, ” with a…
Egyptian tycoon Sawiris to take majority stake in Euronews
London-based Egyptian telecoms magnate Naguib Sawiris is to take a majority stake in Euronews under…
BBC ‘not throwing away’ BBC Three, says Cohen
BBC director of television, Danny Cohen, has claimed that after years of building up BBC…
Unitymedia KabelBW adds Maxdome package to TV offering
Liberty Global-owned cable operator Unitymedia KabelBW is adding ProSiebenSat.1-owned on-demand service Maxdome to its TV…
Former Discovery exec joins ProSiebenSat.1
Henrik Ravn has been appointed COO and CCO of the German-speaking broadcast operations of ProSiebenSat.1….
UKTV names new operations and technology chief
UKTV has appointed Sinead Greenaway as director of operations and technology. Greenaway joins from international…
BBC Worldwide sells 2,300 hours of content to digital platforms
BBC Worldwide has struck a raft of deals with digital platforms around the world, shopping…
Nickelodeon launches pre-school SVOD service
Nickelodeon is set to launch a new subscription video-on-demand service next month aimed at pre-schoolers,…