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LONDON: The Sky Internet TV service NOW TV has been made available on Roku streaming players. Users can find the NOW TV service within their Roku Channel Store. Once registered, customers gain instant access to Sky Movies, with no contract, set-up costs or installation. NOW TV is already available on PC, …

ROME: Sky Italia is rolling out a number of new enhancements to its Sky Go service, including making its on-demand section available on tablets, PCs and Macs. More than 600 movies, series, documentaries and other offerings will be available on demand on various devices. The service will be exclusively available …

PREMIUM: Wednesday prime time around big Western European countries showed an eclectic mix of audience winners, with local drama, current affairs, a U.S. series and an imported format all topping the ratings in various markets on November 28. In Germany, there was a dead heat at the top this week …

LONDON: In his final report after a year-long ethics inquiry, stemming from the News of the World phone-hacking scandal, Lord Justice Brian Leveson is calling for British press to have a "mechanism for independent self-regulation." The inquiry was ordered by Prime Minister David Cameron after it came to light that the …

PARIS: Sophie Turner Laing, the managing director of entertainment, news and broadcast services at BSkyB, is on board to open the Media Mastermind keynote lineup at MIPTV 2013, which will be the 50th edition of the market. Laing is responsible for the Sky bouquet of entertainment and news channels as …

LONDON: Oliver Herrgesell is taking on the role of senior VP of communications at Turner Broadcasting System International, where he will join his former RTL colleague Gerhard Zeiler effective December 1.  Herrgesell will serve as Turner Broadcasting’s chief communications and public relations executive in all markets outside the U.S. He is …

SINGAPORE: Red Arrow International views the Asian market as a hot spot, according to Jens Richter, the company’s managing director. “There is a strong appetite for high-quality content and especially for formats,” he says. “Due to this great demand we’ve opened a base in Hong Kong and have high expectations …

AMSTERDAM: Following the approval of the Dutch Competition Authority, FOX International Channels has officially taken on ownership of a 51-percent stake in the football rights holder Eredivisie Media & Marketing CV (EMM). EMM is the media company established by the 18 clubs of the Dutch Premier League (Eredivisie), Endemol and …

STOCKHOLM: Viasat Broadcasting has entered into a licensing agreement with NBCUniversal International Television Distribution for Russia, Ukraine and the CIS, alongside launching a new HD pay-TV channel package in the Russian market. Through its deal with NBCU, Viasat Broadcasting is gaining access to first-run and library films for its TV1000, Premium HD …

LONDON: Amazon has made its LOVEFiLM instant video service available on the Wii home console, to be followed shortly by a launch on Nintendo’s new HD Wii U. Through the Internet-connected Wii console, consumers can watch such movies as Sherlock Holmes, Inception and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn—Part 1. In …