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Ofcom receives deluge of submissions on media plurality
UK media regulator Ofcom reportedly received over 45,000 submissions to its review of media plurality…
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Sky could be forced to open up set-tops to OTT rivals
UK pay TV provider BSkyB could be forced to give rival over-the-top service providers access…
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Sky, ESPN net Scottish soccer rights
BSkyB and ESPN have inked a five-year deal for rights to soccer matches from the…
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BSkyB names new independent directors
UK pay TV operator BSkyB has named Martin Gilbert and Matthieu Pigasse as independent non-executive…
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Pressure mounts on James Murdoch ahead of Sky AGM
Shareholder advisory group Pensions & Investment Research Consultants (PIRC) has advised investors to vote against…
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BSkyB urges shareholders to back James Murdoch ahead of AGM vote
The directors of BSkyB have written to shareholders, urging them to back under-fire chairman James…
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A+E Networks hires marketing boss
A+E Networks UK has hired Anna Priest as vice president of marketing and communications. She…
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Sky Deutschland beats analyst expectations
Pay TV operator Sky Deutschland has turned in a solid set of results, beating analysts’…
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Channel Five reportedly ditching Sky for ITN
UK commercial broadcaster Channel Five is set to cancel a contract with BSkyB to provide…
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Sky Italia passes five million subs
News Corp reported an earnings surge in its fiscal first quarter financial results, helped by…
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Sky Deutschland inks movie deal with Tele München
German pay TV operator Sky Deutschland has agreed a new movie deal with German studio…
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Sky refutes BBC claim for retransmission fees to be dropped
BSkyB’s group commercial director Rob Webster has hit back at the BBC after the commercial…
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Sky Sports News HD set for December launch
Sky Sports News HD will launch in Germany and Austria on December 1, pay TV…
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BSkyB weathering tough conditions
BSkyB ended September with 10.4 million customers after connecting 77,000 new homes during the quarter….
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Analysts expect slowdown in Sky subscriber growth
Ahead of its quarterly results announcement on Wednesday, analysts are forecasting a sharp slowdown in…
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Sky Deutschland takes Sky Go to Xbox 360
German pay TV operator Sky Deutschland has signed a deal with Microsoft to bring its…
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BBC says £10m Sky fees should be dropped
The BBC is lobbying for the estimated £10 million (€11 million) it pays BSkyB for…
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Virgin Media adds Sky Anytime to on-demand platform
Virgin Media is adding thousands of hours of content from rival operator BSkyB to its…
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NDS provides technology for Sky Deutschland Anytime service
Conditional access and interactive TV technology company NDS is providing the technology behind Sky Deutschland’s…
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Sky Italia tops five million
News Corp-backed pay TV platform Sky Italia has exceeded the five million subscriber mark and…
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Premier League ruling: who’s the winner?
On the face of it, today’s ECJ ruling that EU citizens have the right to…
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EU: Premier League viewing allowed on foreign set-tops
Football fans should be allowed to legally buy and use set-top smartcards from foreign broadcasters,…
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CS Link owner M7 acquires rival SkyLink service
Luxembourg-based M7 Group has acquired Czech and Slovak satellite pay TV provider Skylink, according to…
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UPC Austria to offer Sky packages
UPC Austria customers in the cities of Vienna, Graz and Klagenfurt will be able to…
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Frank Warren launches Boxing channel
Boxing promoter Frank Warren is launching a boxing channel – BoxNation – after striking a…
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Sky Italia and Mediaset bag Serie A rights
Italian pay TV operator Sky Italia and broadcaster Mediaset have had their bids for the…
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Disney HD launching on Sky
Disney is rolling out its Disney Channel HD service on UK pay TV platform BSkyB…
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Freesat takes customers from Sky to pass two million
UK free-to-air satellite service Freesat has passed two million sales since its launch three years…
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Sky Italia uses Newtec Equalink as part of patented transmission system
Italian DTH platform Sky Italia is using Newtec’s Equalink DVB-S/S2 pre-distortion solution in connection with…
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Sky Deutschland reveals details of Sports News channel
German pay TV operator Sky Deutschland has unveiled details about its forthcoming Sky Sports News…