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Viacom buys UK’s Channel 5 for £450 million

Viacom has acquired UK terrestrial broadcaster Channel 5 for £450 million (€548 million), in a…

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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…

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Greece’s Antenna poaches NBCUniversal channels MD

Greek broadcast group Antenna has appointed Tariq Syed as its managing director of thematic channels…

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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…

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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…

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Fine Living comes to the Balkans

Scripps Networks International has launched its Fine Living channel in the Balkans for the first…

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Game of Thrones tops illegal sharing list

New research into illegal sharing shows that over the course of one week a raft…

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Tom Toumazis returns to TV

Tom Toumazis, the former Disney distribution boss and Endemol CCO, is returning to the TV…

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Turner names new distribution chief

Turner Broadcasting has named Humphrey Black as its new vice-president, media distribution, EMEA. Black was…

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Mediaset hits out at banks’ valuation of Premium

Italy’s Mediaset has criticised banks for undervaluing its Premium pay TV service amidst moves to…