Broadcasters
Viacom buys UK’s Channel 5 for £450 million
Viacom has acquired UK terrestrial broadcaster Channel 5 for £450 million (€548 million), in a…
Time Warner in talks to distribute channels outside of pay TV
Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes has confirmed the media giant is talking to Dish about…
Greece’s Antenna poaches NBCUniversal channels MD
Greek broadcast group Antenna has appointed Tariq Syed as its managing director of thematic channels…
BBC iPlayer hits new record, requests up 18% in March
The BBC logged 320 million TV and radio requests through the iPlayer in March, up…
Mediaset looking to decide future of pay TV platform by June
Mediaset vice-chairman Piersilvio Berlusconi confirmed that the Italian media company had received interest from international…
Fine Living comes to the Balkans
Scripps Networks International has launched its Fine Living channel in the Balkans for the first…
Game of Thrones tops illegal sharing list
New research into illegal sharing shows that over the course of one week a raft…
Tom Toumazis returns to TV
Tom Toumazis, the former Disney distribution boss and Endemol CCO, is returning to the TV…
Turner names new distribution chief
Turner Broadcasting has named Humphrey Black as its new vice-president, media distribution, EMEA. Black was…
Mediaset hits out at banks’ valuation of Premium
Italy’s Mediaset has criticised banks for undervaluing its Premium pay TV service amidst moves to…