Broadcasters
FIC makes European media sales hire
Fox International Channels has appointed Jean-Philippe Amos as its vice-president of media sales and partnerships,…
UKTV reaches highest ever audience share in 2013
Multichannel broadcaster UKTV achieved record ratings in 2013, reaching its highest-ever total audience share, according to…
Poland’s TVN launches second news channel
Polish broadcaster TVN Group has launched a second news channel that will focus on business…
Eurosport celebrates 25-year anniversary
Eurosport is celebrating 25 years of sports broadcasting with plans to introduce new digital technology…
NBCUniversal hires former BT Vision, UKTV execs
NBCUniversal has created two new positions in its international channels division and hired executives from…
Aereo raises US$34 million in funding
US online TV service Aereo has raised US$34 million (€25 million) in new funding as…
On-demand service Cirkus signs Endemol deal
‘Best of British’ on-demand service Cirkus has acquired BBC dramas Peaky Blinders and Death Comes to Pemberley as…
France’s Trace launches Trace Sport Stars in the US, Latin America
Trace TV, the French youth-focused thematic channel provider, is launching its Trace Sport Stars network in…
Amazon partners with studios, programmers in 4K push
Amazon has revealed that it is working with major Hollywood studios and TV programmers, including Warner Bros, Lionsgate,…
BBC celebrates ‘best ever’ iPlayer performance
New Year’s Day was the best day ever for the iPlayer with 11 million TV…