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Discovery, BSkyB could make Channel 5 bid
US-based Discovery Communications and British satcaster BSkyB may table a joint bid for for-sale UK…
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European Sky platforms in first coproduction
BSkyB-owned UK channel Sky 1, Germany’s Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia are collaborating to develop…
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CoralTree announces Sky Deutschland upgrade completion
TV software provider CoralTree has announced the successful upgrade to the Titan TV gateway, part of the daVinci portfolio,…
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TalkTalk makes new movies offer ahead of Oscars
UK service provider TalkTalk is to add the Sky Movies Oscars channel to its line-up…
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Sky Deutschland to launch three new HD stations
Sky Deutschland is due to launch three new high definition channels – TNT Glitz HD,…
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Sky suffers reversal as Court of Appeal sends sports channel case back to CAT
BSkyB has suffered a reversal in its legal battle over the terms under which it…
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Sky secures Indian Premier League cricket
BSkyB has secured exclusive rights to Indian Premier League cricket for the first time. Under…
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More box sets to come from BSkyB
UK pay TV operator BSkyB has added new TV box sets to its on-demand line-up,…
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Social TV startup Grabyo hires Sky product development chief as CEO
London-based video clip sharing platform Grabyo has hired BSkyB product development director Gareth Capon as…
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Sky extends PGA Tour golf rights
UK pay TV operator Sky has signed a new seven-year deal with the PGA Tour,…
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Skylink adds MTV Hits
M7 Group-owned Czech and Slovak pay TV service Skylink has added MTV Hits to its…
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Sky Italia records US$25 million earnings boost
Sky Italia recorded a US$25 million (€18.4 million) uptick in EBITDA profit in the quarter…
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Sky Deutschland hails ‘milestone’ year, further growth expected
Sky Deutschland said it expects subscriber growth of 400,000 to 450,000 people this year and…
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TalkTalk posts strong YouView growth, adds live Now TV channels
UK service provider TalkTalk has reported strong take-up of its YouView-based TV offer for its…
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Ofcom should have final say on media mergers, says Lords committee
Media regulator Ofcom, rather the UK culture secretary, should have the final say on whether…
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Sky reports ‘explosive’ connected TV growth
UK satellite TV operator Sky reported “explosive growth” in its connected TV subscriber base, adding…
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Sky, HBO target co-production in content deal renewal
The UK’s BSkyB and pay TV counterpart HBO are to up their partnership by co-developing…
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ITV to launch pay drama channel on Sky
UK commercial broadcaster ITV is to launch a pay TV channel on the BSkyB platform…
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Watch, Gold, Dave and Alibi join Sky catch-up service
UK channel provider UKTV has made its Watch, Gold, Dave and Alibi channels available view…
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Sky to air full shows on new YouTube channel
UK pay TV operator Sky is set to launch a new YouTube channel that will…
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Sky Italia signs online video ad deal with Neodata
Sky Italia has selected a video ad server from technology firm Neodata to manage online…
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Sky Deutschland secures Oscar-nominated movie rights
Sky Deutschland has secured first-broadcast pay-TV and SVoD rights to a clutch of Oscar-nominated independent…
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Skyworth looks to international markets with Opera
Chinese TV manufacturer Skyworth has turned to Opera to provide software for a new line…
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Sky leads UK catch-up market
Pay TV provider Sky leads the catch-up TV market in the UK, expanding its content…
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Sky rolls out targeted AdSmart service
UK satellite TV operator Sky has launched its intelligent TV advertising service AdSmart following a…
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European Commission starts TV rights probe
Formal antitrust proceedings to examine programming agreements between US studios and European pay TV broadcasters…
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Sky Deutschland revamps set-top home screen
Sky Deutschland has launched a new interactive and customisable landing page for its set-top boxes,…
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ProSieben Fun HD launches on Sky Deutschland
ProSiebenSat.1 Group’s youth-skewing ProSieben Fun HD channel is due to launch on Sky Deutschland in…
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Russian VOD service Stream.ru gears up for expansion
Russian video-on-demand service Stream.ru is gearing up for a Ukrainian launch, with more rollouts in…
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Skype co-founder’s Vdio service closes down
Vdio, the video rental service for movies and TV shows from Skype co-founder Janus Friis,…