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BBC taps Digital Element for geolocation
The BBC has deployed geolocation specialist Digital Element’s IP geolocation technology, NetAcuity Edge, to manage…
BBC IP lined up for Paramount-backed UK theme park
A new multi-billion pound UK theme park has signed a development deal with BBC Worldwide,…
EE TV customers now get BBC connected red button
UK mobile operator EE’s EE TV customers can now access BBC connected red button services….
BBC to save £50 million by ‘reinventing’ BBC Three
The BBC’s plan to “reinvent” youth-skewing network BBC Three as an online-only channel will generate…
UK leads for video app downloads
Netflix was the more downloaded video app in the UK in the third quarter of…
BBC launches iPlayer on Xbox One, extends offline viewing window
The BBC has launched its iPlayer catch-up service for Xbox One consoles in the UK…
S4C joins BBC iPlayer as first third-party channel
Welsh-language channel S4C has joined the BBC iPlayer service. The move marks the first time…
BBC TV director calls for protection against further cuts
BBC director of television Danny Cohen has called for the corporation to be spared from…
iPlayer breaks radio streaming record
The BBC recorded 80 million requests for users listening back to radio programmes on the…
BBC outlines another £400m in cost cuts
The BBC is set to outline how it can make an additional £400 million (€505…
BBC goes multiplatform with interactive WW1 drama
The BBC is launching Footballers United, an interactive drama to tie in with its World…
Ex-BBC, Turner exec Cohen returns to TV
Former BBC multiplatform commissioner Nick Cohen has returned to the TV industry after three years…
Cirkus secures Driver for Nordic markets
On-demand service provider Cirkus, which specialises in aggregating a ‘Best of British’ catalogue or programmes,…
BBC strikes analytics deal with comScore
The BBC has selected comScore to provide analytics for all its digital content – including…
BBC to launch sci-fi exclusives for iPlayer
UK pubcaster the BBC is launching three new sci-fi shows on its iPlayer streaming and…
Value of UHF for DTT “outweighs mobile by four to one”
Digital-terrestrial broadcasting would provide the most valuable use of UHF spectrum for the next 15…
BBC approves Radio 1 iPlayer channel
The BBC’s governing body, the BBC Trust, has approved BBC plans to launch a video…
New channels BBC Brit and BBC Earth to debut in Poland
BBC Worldwide is to launch the BBC Brit and BBC Earth channels in Poland on…
Majority of BBC staff now outside London
The majority of BBC staff are now based outside of London for the first time…
BBC Trust approves AMC Networks deal
The BBC Trust has approved the partnership between BBC Worldwide and AMC Networks that will…
YouView adds updated iPlayer and BBC connected red button
UK connected TV platform YouView has added the latest, updated version of the BBC’s iPlayer, as…
Amazon Fire TV goes on sale in the UK
Amazon has started shipping its Fire TV internet streaming box to customers in the UK…
BBC launches online Doctor Who game
The BBC has launched a Doctor Who-themed online game, aimed at viewers of its children’s…
New BBC Trust chairman takes up post
Rona Fairhead has started her new role as chairman of the BBC Trust today. Fairhead…
BBC extends iPlayer window to 30 days
The BBC has extended the catch-up window for its on-demand iPlayer service from seven to…
BBC kids boss takes new role
Joe Godwin, the boss of the BBC’s kids services, is leaving his role to run…
Amazon to launch Ripper Street ahead of BBC
Having stepped in to co-fund a new series of period drama Ripper Street, Amazon will…
BBC to integrate EST Store with iPlayer, initial launch scheduled for Q215
BBC Store, the UK public broadcaster’s planned electronic sell-through proposition, will be launched in the…
Netflix takes exclusive Peaky Blinders rights
Netflix has picked up exclusive US rights to British period crime series Peaky Blinders. The…
BBC Trust imposes new current affairs obligations
The BBC Trust, the public broadcaster’s governing body, has introduced what it describes as new…