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Skylink adds new channels

M7 Group-owned Czech and Slovak pay TV operator Skylink is adding six new channels to…

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BSkyB names new board member

BSkyB has named Adine Grate as a new independent non-executive director.  Grate is currently a…

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Sky Deutschland sees millionth view for Game of Thrones on Go

Pay TV operator Sky Deutschland has seen over one million views for HBO series Game…

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Sloan, Sagansky launch new investment vehicle with US$250m IPO

Industry veterans Harry E. Sloan and Jeff Sagansky are launching a new company, Silver Eagle…

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BT Sport taps ‘digital beer mats’ to pull viewers

BT is delivering beer mats, bar towels and posters to pubs and clubs that have…

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Sky Italia first to air Titanic in 3D

Sky Italia will be the first platform globally to air the new 3D version of…

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BT and Sky square up against each other ahead of football season

BT Sport and Sky Sports are squaring up to take each other on with English…

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Italian media revenue crashes, down €1.6bn

Combined revenues of Italy’s media companies, including broadcasters and online players, fell by €1.6 billion…

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Sky launches second-screen Ashes app

BSkyB’s Sky Sports has launched a second-screen app for the Ashes cricket tournament, giving users…

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TVC News launches on Sky in UK

Nigeria-based pan-African news channel TVC News has launched on BSkyB’s platform in the UK. TVC…

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Sky’s Now TV launches on PlayStation 3

BSkyB’s OTT service Now TV is now available on the Sony PlayStation 3 games console….

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All Sky Deutschland packages now on Entertain

All Sky Deutschland packages are now available on the Deutsche Telekom Entertain IPTV service. Sky…

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Skylink adds Pohoda to line-up

Czech pay TV service Skylink has added a new channel, Pohoda, to its programming line-up….

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Lifetime to launch in UK, expected to replace Bio

US cable network Lifetime has confirmed it will launch in the UK this autumn. The…

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European industry players offer support for UHDTV logo

European broadcasters, consumer and professional electronics manufacturers, satellite operators and national HD Forums have agreed…

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Vodafone agrees Sky Deutschland deal

Vodafone and Sky Deutschland have agreed a deal that will see all Sky packages launch…

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BT demands ‘parity’ in Sky Sports spat

The head of BT’s TV division Marc Watson has renewed the company’s calls for Sky…

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Sky to offer day of free sport

BskyB has announced that it will offer live coverage from the first day of this…

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Sky restructures factual department

UK satcaster BSkyB is saying goodbye to head of factual entertainment commissioning Michele Kurland as…

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Sky Deutschland and Eurosport expand partnership

Sky Deutschland is expanding its partnership with Eurosport, launching Eurosport 2 HD exclusively on the…

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Ofcom backs Sky in sports ad dispute

UK regulator Ofcom has ruled that BSkyB has not breached its broadcast code in refusing…

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HBO, ESPN and Sky launch on Apple TV

HBO, ESPN, Sky News and other content providers have launched on Apple’s TV service. The…

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Vdio launches out of beta

Vdio, the video rental service for movies and TV shows from Skype co-founder Janus Friis, has…

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Sky Italia reorganised along BSkyB, Sky Deutschland lines

News Corp-owned Sky Italia has reorganised all of its programming activities into a single unit,…

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Sky Italia names new chief commercial officer

Sky Italia has appointed Delia Bushell chief commercial officer. Bushell has been at the News…

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Sky launches dedicated cricket channel

Sky Sports in the UK is dedicating an entire channel to its coverage of this…

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Yahoo! signs content deal with Sky News

Yahoo! has partnered with Sky News in a move that will see the latter’s flagship…

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Sky Deutschland 2TB DVR now available on Unitymedia

Sky Deutschland has made its DVR set-top box with a 2TB hard drive for subscribers…

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MGM HD launches on Sky in Germany and Austria

The MGM Channel in HD has launched exclusively on Sky in Germany and Austria. The…

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ANGA COM panelists mull cloud versus client for advanced services

Video-on-demand traffic will almost triple by 2017, and CDNs will deliver almost two thirds of…