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Europe’s top pay TV operators face revenue, subs losses
A significant proportion of Europe’s top pay TV platform operators will shed subscribers and also…
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BSkyB shareholders vote 96% in favour of Sky Europe deal
BSkyB’s shareholders voted overwhelmingly in favour of the firm’s proposed acquisition of Sky Italia and…
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Sky Sports, Movies channels half-price on TalkTalk
UK pay television provider TalkTalk TV is to offer premium Sky Sports and Sky Movies…
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Netflix will continue to invest to be global player, says Hastings
Netflix will take on several more years of zero margin growth to become a global…
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Sky faces Premier League risk, says Credit Suisse
The forthcoming English Premier League auction poses significant risks for BSkyB, according to Credit Suisse,…
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BSkyB ups Roku investment
UK pay TV operator Roku has made a further US$0.7 million investment internet streaming set-top…
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Virgin Media calls for Ofcom review into football rights sale
Virgin Media has asked UK broadcast regulator Ofcom to launch a formal review into how…
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Turner Laing named as Shine-Endemol-Core chief
Former BSkyB content boss Sophie Turner Laing has landed what is perhaps the biggest job…
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BSkyB secures American football
BSkyB’s Sky Sports has secured rights to American football association the NFL’s Monday Night Football…
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Now TV adds more content on Apple TV
BSkyB’s over-the-top service Now TV has added its pay-monthly TV and movie packages to its…
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BSkyB launches channel for Ryder Cup
BSkyB is to devote its Sky Sports 4 channel to the golf Ryder Cup for…
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Sky Deutschland boards recommend rejection of BSkyB bid
The executive board of Sky Deutschland has advised minority shareholders against accepting BSkyB’s bid for…
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UK retransmission debate widens, as government looks to cut regulation
UK culture secretary Sajid Javid has pledged to take a “long hard look” at retransmission…
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BSkyB successfully prices bonds ahead of Sky Europe acquisition
UK pay TV operator BSkyB has successfully priced a £3.25 billion (€4 billion) series of…
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21st Century Fox president fails to shut door on BSkyB takeover
The president and chief operating officer of 21st Century Fox, Chase Carey, failed to rule…
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BSkyB publishes Sky Deutschland offer document
BSkyB yesterday published its Sky Deutschland offer document, setting an October 15 acceptance period deadline…
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Sky News launches new youth-skewed digital platform
BSkyB’s Sky News has launched a new digital platform aimed at giving young people an…
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BSkyB launches Sky Sports News HQ app on Now TV box
UK pay TV operator BSkyB has launched a Sky Sports News HQ app on the…
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TalkTalk adds sports channels
UK service provider TalkTalk is adding sports channels BoxNation and Premier Sports to its programming…
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Sky makes ethnic minority pledge
Sky has announced a string of measures, designed to better represent black, Asian and minority…
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OSN adds new linear channels to fast-growing OTT service
Middle East pay TV provider OSN has added three new live channels to its OTT…
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BSkyB launches weekly pay-you-go Sky Sports option
BSkyB has launched a new pay-as-you-go variant for its Now TV OTT offering, providing a…
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Sky Italia sees continued decline
21st Century Fox-owned Sky Italia saw a continued decline in its subscriber base in the…
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Sky Deutschland expects big subscriber boost in coming year
Pay TV operator Sky Deutschland expects to gain between 400,000 and 450,000 subscribers and full-year…
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Horse & Country TV to benefit from Sky EPG categories merger
UK pay TV operator BSkyB is merging the lifestyle category on its EPG with the…
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ITV’s Crozier unveils plan to push for retransmission fees
ITV chief executive Adam Crozier has said that the company and the wider industry will…
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Enex names Sky News exec as new CEO
Global news exchange Enex has named Sky News’ international head of development Adrian Wells as…
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BSkyB’s Now TV adds YouTube to box
BSkyB’s OTT TV service Now TV has added YouTube to its Roku-supplied Now TV streaming…
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Crispin Odey rejects BSkyB’s Sky Deutschland bid
Sky Deutschland minority shareholder – and Rupert Murdoch’s former son-in-law – Crispin Odey has rejected…
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Now TV launches on Xbox One
Sky’s over-the-top video service Now TV is now available on the Xbox One in the…