Broadcasters
BBC’s Hall defends licence fee, calls for extension to iPlayer
BBC director-general Tony Hall has delivered a robust defence of the UK licence fee that…
Viacom mines second screen opportunities
The second screen provides an “extraordinary opportunity” for broadcasters as viewer consumptions habits continue to…
ProSiebenSat.1 targets €1bn in new revenues, Maxdome deal with Telekom
ProSiebenSat.1 has set itself an ambitious new target of realising additional revenues of €1 billion…
Scripps hires BBC Worldwide exec for EMEA role
Scripps Networks International has hired BBC Worldwide content exec Gareth Williams as VP, commissioning for…
BT adds new HD channels
BT has added HD channels Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, British Eurosport and British Eurosport…
Travel Channel HD launches on RCS & RDS
Travel Channel HD has launched on Romanian cable and DTH platform RCS & RDS. The…
Amazon resurrects Ripper Street
Amazon’s UK streaming service is resurrecting Ripper Street, the period crime drama that UK public…
Russian operators and broadcasters team to create new industry body
Russian pay TV operators and other media companies have teamed up to create a broad-based…
Corral exits Turner as Ondarza gets new role
Domingo Corral is exiting Turner Broadcasting System EMEA, as the firm’s regional restructuring moves a…
TV4 launches second screen ad synch platform
Swedish broadcaster TV4 has teamed up with second screen technology group Widespace to launch TV4…