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LONDON: This week, NOW TV is launching a brand-new weekly pass that offers live sporting action from Sky Sports for streaming over the Internet at a reduced price. The Sky Sports Week Pass becomes available this Thursday for £10.99. It will offer all seven Sky Sports channels for seven days, …

STOCKHOLM: Cloud-based TV service Magine TV has hired former IBM exec Dr. Ambuj Goyal as its president and COO just as the company readies to expand internationally. Goyal, who has been a member of the Magine TV board since May, worked 32 years with IBM. As the computer company’s general …

LONDON/CULVER CITY: Kate Marsh has been elevated to executive VP of networks for Western Europe at Sony Pictures Television (SPT), with oversight for the recently acquired CSC Media Group and its channels. SPT's deal to acquire CSC and its 16 channels has received regulatory approval and is now final; SPT …

LONDON: Sky has set new targets to improve the representation of black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) people across its entertainment channels. All new, non-returning shows on Sky entertainment channels will have people from BAME backgrounds in at least 20 percent of significant on-screen roles. This spans drama, comedy, entertainment …

LONDON: Endemol Beyond UK has launched an international sports-themed channel in partnership with YouTube star Olatunji, better known as KSI. The channel, Rule'm Sports, is available at youtube.com/rulemsports. It will feature more than 150 pieces of premium sports entertainment content over the next 12 months. KSI, who has around 9 …

LONDON: A+E Networks UK is bringing HISTORY, Lifetime, Crime + Investigation and H2 to TalkTalk's IPTV service later this month. HISTORY and CI will become available on TalkTalk's Entertainment Extra Boost package as of August 28, while Lifetime and H2 join the Entertainment and Entertainment Extra Boost packages. The A+E …

LUXEMBOURG: RTL Group reported a sharp decline in first-half profit, impacted by an impairment of 88 million euros ($116.8 million) as a consequence of the new advertising taxes implemented in Hungary. Anke Schäferkordt and Guillaume de Posch, co-CEOs of RTL Group, said: "Today’s impairment charge demonstrates the significant damage caused …

LONDON: Twofour Group, formerly Boom Pictures, has made a series of promotions and executive appointments as part of its growth plan. Andrew MacKenzie has been named chief creative officer for all non-scripted labels. In turn, David Clews has been elevated to creative director of Twofour. New arrivals to the team …

LONDON: The Commercial Broadcasters Association (COBA), which represents members such as NBCUniversal, FOX International Channels and Discovery, has responded to criticism about U.S.-led consolidation from Channel 4 CEO David Abraham in his MacTaggart lecture. Yesterday, Abraham delivered the annual MacTaggart keynote address at the Edinburgh International Television Festival. In his speech, …

LONDON: As Netflix continues its expansion across Europe, the service is expected to see its international subscriptions jump from one-tenth to one-fifth of its total base, according to new analysis from IHS. By the end of this year, Netflix is set to launch in Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Austria, Switzerland and …