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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…

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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,…

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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….

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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…

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UK leads for video app downloads

Netflix was the more downloaded video app in the UK in the third quarter of…

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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…

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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…

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BBC TV director calls for protection against further cuts

BBC director of television Danny Cohen has called for the corporation to be spared from…

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iPlayer breaks radio streaming record

The BBC recorded 80 million requests for users listening back to radio programmes on the…

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BBC outlines another £400m in cost cuts

The BBC is set to outline how it can make an additional £400 million (€505…

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BBC goes multiplatform with interactive WW1 drama

The BBC is launching Footballers United, an interactive drama to tie in with its World…

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Ex-BBC, Turner exec Cohen returns to TV

Former BBC multiplatform commissioner Nick Cohen has returned to the TV industry after three years…

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Cirkus secures Driver for Nordic markets

On-demand service provider Cirkus, which specialises in aggregating a ‘Best of British’ catalogue or programmes,…

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BBC strikes analytics deal with comScore

The BBC has selected comScore to provide analytics for all its digital content – including…

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BBC to launch sci-fi exclusives for iPlayer

UK pubcaster the BBC is launching three new sci-fi shows on its iPlayer streaming and…

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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…

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BBC approves Radio 1 iPlayer channel

The BBC’s governing body, the BBC Trust, has approved BBC plans to launch a video…

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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…

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Majority of BBC staff now outside London

The majority of BBC staff are now based outside of London for the first time…

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BBC Trust approves AMC Networks deal

The BBC Trust has approved the partnership between BBC Worldwide and AMC Networks that will…

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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…

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Amazon Fire TV goes on sale in the UK

Amazon has started shipping its Fire TV internet streaming box to customers in the UK…

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BBC launches online Doctor Who game

The BBC has launched a Doctor Who-themed online game, aimed at viewers of its children’s…

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New BBC Trust chairman takes up post

Rona Fairhead has started her new role as chairman of the BBC Trust today.  Fairhead…

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BBC extends iPlayer window to 30 days

The BBC has extended the catch-up window for its on-demand iPlayer service from seven to…

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BBC kids boss takes new role

Joe Godwin, the boss of the BBC’s kids services, is leaving his role to run…

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Amazon to launch Ripper Street ahead of BBC

Having stepped in to co-fund a new series of period drama Ripper Street, Amazon will…

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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…

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Netflix takes exclusive Peaky Blinders rights

Netflix has picked up exclusive US rights to British period crime series Peaky Blinders. The…

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BBC Trust imposes new current affairs obligations

The BBC Trust, the public broadcaster’s governing body, has introduced what it describes as new…