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MADRID: Spanish broadcaster Telecinco, which is majority owned by Italy’s Mediaset, has reached a deal to acquire the free-to-air network Cuatro from Prisa, as well as a 22-percent stake in the pay-TV platform Digital+, for around 1.05 billion euros in …

MOSCOW: CTC Media has settled the litigation it filed against its former president and CEO,  Alexander E. Rodnyansky, in November in which it claimed breaches of fiduciary duty and contractual obligations. Last month, the Russian broadcaster maintained that Rodnyansky had been involved in the …

SILVER SPRING: John Ford is exiting his post as president and general manager of Discovery Channel in the U.S., with parent company Discovery Communications also announcing a new structure that groups brands targeting similar demographics under common leadership. Announcing the realignment, David …

HONG KONG: Disney-ABC International Television (DAIT) Asia Pacific, and Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment have clinched a deal to make a range of current and library features from the studio available for online purchase or rental from Nowcom. Nowcom is one …

EL SEGUNDO/BURBANK: Ahead of the sixth and final season of Lost on ABC, satellite-TV provider DirecTV will air a series of specials recapping the first five seasons of the show on its The 101 Network. Beginning with Destination: LOST on …

LONDON: Universal Networks International is launching VOD services for its Sci Fi and 13th Street brands on the UPC digital TV platform in the Netherlands. SCI FI On Demand will offer popular series such as Enterprise, Sanctuary, Primeval and Doctor Who, …

LONDON/NEW YORK: News Corporation is increasing its stake in Sky Deutschland from 39.96 percent to 45.4 percent via a new share issue. The company announced today that it has agreed to subscribe to up to 49 million new registered shares in …

NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES: Fox is warning Time Warner Cable subscribers that they may lose access to the FOX network and its sister cable channels should negotiations with the cable platform over carriage renewal break down. Fox says it has "attempted …

PARIS: TF1 has been granted the exclusive broadcast rights for the matches of France’s national football team from the Federal Council of the French Football Federation (FFF) for the next four seasons.    The deal, which includes friendlies and international games, …

NEW YORK: Nancy Tellem, the president of the Network Television Entertainment Group at CBS Corporation, will transition to a new role beginning in January, as senior advisor to the CEO. Stepping back from the day-to-day affairs, Tellem will focus her …