Commercial TV channels in the U.K. have enjoyed a healthy start to 2016, with viewing up in the first half of the year, according to Thinkbox.

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LONDON: A+E Networks UK is bringing the new entertainment channel Blaze to Freeview in the U.K. and Ireland this September.

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LONDON: British Pathé has launched a new subscription-based digital on-demand channel featuring documentaries, interviews and classic movies.

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LONDON: BBC Worldwide has taken a minority stake in the production indie Two Cities Television, set up by Michael Jackson and Alex Graham.

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LONDON: Christian Wikander, currently the head of drama at Swedish pubcaster SVT, is joining Pinewood Television as co-production director.

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LONDON: Sky and Channel 4's Indie Growth Fund have invested in Dial Square 86's latest financing round, supporting the online TV-rights tool TRX.

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HAMBURG/BEIJING/JAKARTA: The new pay-TV platform bobbles.tv, which launches today, features international channels targeting people from Asia, Latin America and Africa living and working in Europe.

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LONDON: The DAZN OTT service, which offers live sports streaming, has launched in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

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STOCKHOLM: Bun Beeson has rejoined Modern Times Group (MTG) after six years at BBC Worldwide, tapped for the post of VP of pay-TV and VOD programming acquisitions.

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NEW YORK/BUDAPEST: AMC Networks International – Central Europe is planning to launch three new local AMC feeds throughout the region.

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