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Piksel expands Sky partnership
Piksel, which rebranded from Kit Digital, has expanded its deal with Sky by providing its…
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RAI loses appeal against encryption of channels
Italian public broadcaster RAI has lost its appeal against a court ruling that it should…
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BSkyB in ultra-HD test broadcast of Premier League match
UK pay TV operator BSkyB has conducted a test broadcast in Ultra HD at its…
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Crime & Investigation inspecting Romania launch
Crime & Investigation Network is launching in Romania. The crime channel is operated by A+E…
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Sky adds WiFi as standard to Sky+HD boxes
Sky has launched new Sky+HD and Sky+HD 2TB boxes with built-in WiFi included for the…
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Sky Deutschland to test Ultra HD via satellite
Pay TV operator Sky Deutschland is to launch test transmissions of Ultra HD via satellite…
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Eurosport launches multi-feed tennis on Sky Deutschland
Sports channel Eurosport has launched a new multi-feed service for the US Open tennis championship…
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Motorvision HD secures carriage in CEE
Germany-based motorsports channel Motorvision HD has expanded its reach into Greece, Slovenia and Romania. In…
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Hollywood studios “could go OTT” in UK
Hollywood studios could benefit from going over-the-top direct to consumers in the UK, cutting out…
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BT Sport passes 10,000 commercial customers
Over 10,000 UK pubs, clubs, betting shops, hotels and other commercial customers have signed up…
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Sky Deutschland launches advertising on Go and Anytime
Sky Deutschland has made advertising space available on its Sky Go mobile TV service and…
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Fox to get Sky Italia on track by cutting programming costs
21st Century Fox should be on track to achieve its goals for troubled Italian direct-to-home…
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Skype co-founder Friis’s Vdio expands into Canada
Vdio, the new video rental service for movies and TV shows from Skype co-founder Janus…
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Sky Deutschland boosted by football coverage
Sky Deutschland reported strong growth in its second quarter, with viewer numbers boosted by the…
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Five go over-the-top: OTT service case studies
Over-the-top business models are many and varied – and still largely subject to trial and…
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Sky invests in video delivery firm 1 Mainstream
BSkyB has acquired US$2 million (€1.5 million) of convertible debt security in US-based distribution platform…
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BSkyB and BBC to lead UK Ultra HD forum
Representatives from BSkyB and the BBC will co-chair a new industry group, designed to help…
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Sky and Microsoft settle trademark dispute
BskyB and Microsoft have reached a settlement over the latter’s use of the SkyDrive brand…
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Sky told to end public service retransmission fees
The UK government plans to end controversial retransmission fees that British public broadcasters pay to…
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Sport1 launches new channel for US sports
German sports broadcaster Sport1 is launching a new pay-TV channel for US sports in Germany,…
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Russia’s CTC Media appoints new CEO
Russian broadcaster CTC Media has appointed Yuliana Slashcheva, the president of Russia-based communications consultancy Mikhailov and…
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Sky Deutschland expands MGM partnership
German pay TV operator Sky Deutschland has expanded its long term output agreement with MGM…
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Sky launches Roku-based Now TV Box
Sky has launched a low-price, internet-connected set-top box, so that customers of is Now TV…
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Sky reports 19% increase in VOD users
Sky reported a 19% increase in users of its VOD service Sky Go, at 3.3…
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LG adds Now TV app to smart TVs in exclusive deal
LG Electronics is adding Sky’s UK over-the-top service Now TV to its smart TV platform. …
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Sky Italia to launch Crime & Investigation channel
Sky Italia is launching a raft of new channels, including A+E Networks-owned Crime & Investigation….
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Sky News launches on Roku
Sky News has launched on Roku streaming set-top boxes, with viewers able to access the…
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Sky Italia ad restriction case returned to Italian court
In an case originally brought by Sky Italia, the European Court of Justice has said…
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Sky Sports agrees Football League deal
Sky Sports in the UK has agreed a new five-year broadcast partnership with The Football…
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PBS America moves to Documentaries on BSkyB
PBS America is to move to a new channel slot on the BSkyB platform in…