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Sky Store ‘Buy & Keep’ service launches
BSkyB has launched its planned Sky Store ‘Buy & Keep’ service, allowing users to buy…
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Discovery drops out of Channel 5 bidding
Discovery has reportedly dropped out of the running for UK terrestrial broadcaster Channel 5. According…
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Channel 5 plays down Sky/Discovery link
Channel 5 is playing down a UK report claiming an agreement has been reached for…
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Sky, TalkTalk and CityFibre partner on ultra-fast broadband
UK operators Sky and TalkTalk are partnering with fibre infrastructure firm CityFibre to launch ultra-fast…
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HBO cuts Sky Italia deal
Sky Italia has agreed an exclusive programming deal with HBO as it prepares its own…
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London Live to launch in UK today
A new channel is launching on digital free-TV in the UK today. London Live will…
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BT tops Ofcom pay TV complaints table
Ofcom received more complaints about BT TV service in the last quarter of 2014 than…
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BSkyB teams up with FX Networks for comedy
BSkyB has teamed up FX Networks to work on developing new comedy shows for audiences…
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BSkyB taking on iTunes with movie download service
BSkyB will launch a new download to own service dubbed ‘buy and keep’. It will…
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Sky revamps TV Guide with greater on-demand focus
Sky is rolling out a new homepage for its Sky+HD boxes, in what it claims…
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Sky Sports secures women’s golf
BSkyB’s Sky Sports unit has secured rights to women’s golf for a further two years…
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Discovery, BSkyB could make Channel 5 bid
US-based Discovery Communications and British satcaster BSkyB may table a joint bid for for-sale UK…
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European Sky platforms in first coproduction
BSkyB-owned UK channel Sky 1, Germany’s Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia are collaborating to develop…
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TalkTalk makes new movies offer ahead of Oscars
UK service provider TalkTalk is to add the Sky Movies Oscars channel to its line-up…
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Sky suffers reversal as Court of Appeal sends sports channel case back to CAT
BSkyB has suffered a reversal in its legal battle over the terms under which it…
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Sky secures Indian Premier League cricket
BSkyB has secured exclusive rights to Indian Premier League cricket for the first time. Under…
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More box sets to come from BSkyB
UK pay TV operator BSkyB has added new TV box sets to its on-demand line-up,…
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Social TV startup Grabyo hires Sky product development chief as CEO
London-based video clip sharing platform Grabyo has hired BSkyB product development director Gareth Capon as…
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Sky extends PGA Tour golf rights
UK pay TV operator Sky has signed a new seven-year deal with the PGA Tour,…
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TalkTalk posts strong YouView growth, adds live Now TV channels
UK service provider TalkTalk has reported strong take-up of its YouView-based TV offer for its…
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Ofcom should have final say on media mergers, says Lords committee
Media regulator Ofcom, rather the UK culture secretary, should have the final say on whether…
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Sky, HBO target co-production in content deal renewal
The UK’s BSkyB and pay TV counterpart HBO are to up their partnership by co-developing…
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ITV to launch pay drama channel on Sky
UK commercial broadcaster ITV is to launch a pay TV channel on the BSkyB platform…
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Watch, Gold, Dave and Alibi join Sky catch-up service
UK channel provider UKTV has made its Watch, Gold, Dave and Alibi channels available view…
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European Commission starts TV rights probe
Formal antitrust proceedings to examine programming agreements between US studios and European pay TV broadcasters…
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Sky claims 2013 sports milestone
UK satellite operator BSkyB said that Sky Sports delivered a record 55,000 hours of sport…
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Now TV sports pass goes live on Apple TV
BSkyB has launched sports content from its Now TV over-the-top service on Apple TV web…
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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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BSkyB opens up movie rental service to non-subscribers
BSkyB has opened its Sky Store movie rental service up to non-Sky subscribers in the…
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Now TV boxes ‘flying off the shelf’, says Sky
BSkyB’s recently launched Now TV boxes are “flying off the shelf like hot cakes and…