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BBC launches connected Red Button on smart TVs

The BBC has launched a version of its Connected Red Button service on a range…

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BBC details digital Winter Olympics plan

The BBC has unveiled plans to air “the most complete digital coverage of a Winter…

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On-demand service Cirkus signs Endemol deal

‘Best of British’ on-demand service Cirkus has acquired BBC dramas Peaky Blinders and Death Comes to Pemberley as…

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BBC celebrates ‘best ever’ iPlayer performance

New Year’s Day was the best day ever for the iPlayer with 11 million TV…

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BBC launches new The Voice app

The BBC has launched a new app for series three of singing competition show The…

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Digital UK weighs into TV white space debate

Digital UK has put its support behind broadcast regulator Ofcom’s plans to make better use…

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BBC Trust appoints former Lloyds CEO 

The BBC’s governing body, the BBC Trust, has appointed Nicholas Prettejohn, the former CEO of…

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Lovefilm deal could rescue BBC’s Ripper Street from axe

The BBC has confirmed it is looking to revive recently axed period drama Ripper Street…

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BBC announces major management shake-up, appoints former Sony CEO

The BBC’s governing body the BBC Trust said the corporation is due to undergo a…

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BBC and ITV confirm World Cup split

The BBC and ITV have confirmed the split of matches between them for the forthcoming…

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BBC to launch five new HD channels

The BBC is to launch five new free-to-air HD channels tomorrow, adding HD simulcasts of…

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Sky to beat BBC to 4K, predicts BBC executive

Sky is likely to adopt ultra high definition 4K technology quicker than the BBC, with…

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BBC iPlayer mobile and tablet traffic reaches new high

The BBC said that mobile and tablet traffic accounted for a record high of 37%…

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BBC rolls out multiscreen live events service

The BBC has launched an early beta version of a new service that is designed…

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Tony Hall says BBC provides value for money, outlines drama commitments

BBC director general Tony Hall has argued that though the corporation has made mistakes in…

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Scotland plans new public service broadcaster

The Scottish Government will set up a new public service broadcaster called the Scottish Broadcasting…

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Playstation 4 on-demand launch partners revealed

The BBC iPlayer, Lovefilm and Netflix areamong the services offered by the Playstation 4 console…

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Still ‘long way to go’ before 4K BBC iPlayer

The BBC still has a “long way to go” before looking to deploy 4K as…

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BBC Playlister service launches out of beta

The BBC’s recently announced music service, BBC Playlister, has now launched out of beta with…

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BBC appoints strategy chief

UK public broadcaster the BBC has appointed Gautam Rangarajan director of strategy. Having been a…

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BBC iPlayer reaches 20 million app downloads

The BBC’s iPlayer app has now been downloaded a total of more than 20 million…

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BBC signs international news partnership with Twitter

BBC Global News has agreed a new partnership with Twitter to post and promote videos…

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BBC Worldwide confirms international channel changes

The BBC’s commercial arm has confirmed its new premium content channel brand will be known…

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BBC names first drama to debut on iPlayer

BBC daytime drama Moving On will be the corporation’s first drama series to premiere on…

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BBC signs new production agreement with Pact

The BBC has agreed new terms for commissioning independent productions with UK trade association Pact…

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BBC to appoint iPlayer controller

BBC director of television Danny Cohen is set to hire a controller of iPlayer, in…

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The BBC to become ‘creative catalyst’ for digital programmes

The BBC aims to become a “creative catalyst” that will help the market for digital…

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BBC moves to the cloud with new iPlayer processing platform

The BBC has replaced its “aging” iPlayer infrastructure and moved live processing into the cloud…

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Pioneer hires BBC innovation chief

Factual programme producer Pioneer Productions has named BBC TV’s head of innovation as its new…

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YouView shareholders mull funding options

The partners behind UK connected TV platform YouView are reportedly eyeing a substantially smaller sum…