Broadcasters
BBCWW names commissioning VP for BBC Brit and Earth
BBC Worldwide has upped executive producer Julie Swanston to vice-president of commissioning in Worldwide’s channels…
Beltelecom adds two to Zala TV
Belarus service provider Beltelecom has added two new channels to its programming line-up. The operator…
Mediaset likely to sell Canal+ stake, holding out for ‘strategic partnership’
Mediaset executive vice-president Piersilvio Berlusconi has given the strongest indication yet that his group will…
A+E’s History extends reach in Baltics with Viasat
A+E Networks’ History has launched with Modern Times Group (MTG)-owned pay TV platform Viasat in…
BBC ups R&D controller to chief technology officer
The BBC has appointed controller of research and development, Matthew Postgate, as its new chief…
France’s Leclerc launches OTT service
Ahead of Netflix’s planned launch in France this autumn, French supermarket chain Leclerc is launching…
BBC iPlayer requests up 6% in May
Programme requests to the BBC’s catch-up service, the iPlayer, were up 6% year-on-year in May,…
A+E’s Lifetime to launch on DStv
A+E Networks is to launch women’s entertainment channel Lifetime on the MultiChoice DStv platform in…
Russian media groups launch tender for new measurement system
Russian media groups Perviyy Kanal (Channel One), Gazprom Media, National Media and CTC, and state…
Aereo urges customers to ‘stand together’
Aereo’s CEO and founder Chet Kanojia has called on users of the blocked web TV…