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Endemol Shine Beyond, Coca Cola create CokeTV
Endemol Shine Beyond, ad agency Ogilvy and drinks brand Coca Cola are working on a…
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Virgin Media agrees €10m UTV Ireland buyout
Liberty Global-owned UK and Irish operator Virgin Media has agreed to buy Republic of Ireland…
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BBC starts international iPlayer Radio app rollout
The BBC has launched its iPlayer Radio app in the Republic of Ireland, marking the…
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Setanta Ireland becomes eir Sport
Setanta Sports Ireland has become eir Sport, following the broadcaster’s acquisition by Irish telecoms company…
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Report: Virgin Media in talks to buy UTV Ireland
Liberty Global-owned pay TV operator Virgin Media is reportedly in advanced talks to buy Irish…
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UGC platform ALTV.com available in MENA
Ireland-based ALTV.com, the Dublin-based user-generated content streaming service backed by Irish-American media entrepreneur David McCourt…
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Kids block launching on Irish TV
The 3e free TV channel will launch a new kids block and has acquired series…
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Sky and ITV partner on eSports channel
Sky and ITV have partnered with video gaming TV network Ginx to relaunch what they…
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New Dublin-based user-generated content platform launches in MENA
Irish American media and telecoms entrepreneur David McCourt has launched a user-generated video service aimed…
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New EMEA appointments for Viceland
Vice Media’s youth-focused channel Viceland has made a series of senior EMEA appointments ahead of…
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Freesat sees strong growth in connected homes
UK free-to-view satellite platform Freesat saw the number of homes connected by both satellite and…
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Now TV to launch new Kids Pass
Sky’s standalone over-the-top service, Now TV, has announced plans to launch a Kids Pass, offering…
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Irish TV goes over-the-top in North America
An Ireland-based international TV channel is due to go direct to North American viewers after…
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Freesat to showcase smart TV guide for third party operators
UK free-to-view satellite platform Freesat is using the forthcoming TV Connect show in London to…
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Curzon eyes SVOD service launch
UK cinema chain Curzon is looking to launch a curated subscription video-on-demand offering in the…
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Dee Forbes leaving Discovery to run RTÉ
Discovery’s Northern Europe chief, Dee Forbes, is leaving the company to become the first female…
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Virgin Media, Ziggo make gains in Netflix ISP speed ranking
Virgin Media in Ireland and Ziggo in the Netherlands were among the service providers to…
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Viceland launching in UK, Ireland on Sky
Vice Media’s new linear TV channel is launching in the UK and Ireland on pay…
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ITV set to complete UTV acquisition following approval
UK broadcaster ITV’s acquisition of Northern Irish commercial broadcaster UTV is expected to complete at…
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NBCU to launch reality SVoD service hayu in UK, Ireland and Australia
NBCUniversal International is launching a reality-themed direct-to-consumer OTT service called hayu, featuring over 3,000 episodes…
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Sky Q launches in the UK and Ireland
Sky’s next generation home entertainment system, Sky Q, is now available for TV viewers in…
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Wuaki.tv reaches 3 million global users
Movie and TV streaming service Wuaki.tv has reached 3 million users globally, after growing its…
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Vodafone TV goes live in Ireland
Vodafone has made its first move into the Irish TV market with the launch of…
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Sky Go to undergo major redesign in UK and Ireland
Sky’s mobile TV service, Sky Go, is due to undergo what the company described as…
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Virgin Media brings 360Mbps broadband to Ireland
Virgin Media has launched ultrafast broadband in Ireland with speeds of up to 360Mbps. Virgin…
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Virgin-owned TV3 appoints managing director
Virgin Media-owned broadcaster TV3 has upped commercial director, Pat Kiely, to managing director of the…
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Eir buys Setanta Sports Ireland
Irish telecoms company Eir has acquired Setanta Sports Ireland in a deal that marks its…
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The QYou enters Nordic market with Canal Digital Kabel
The QYou, the Ireland based linear service that aims to bring the ‘best of the…
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Eir extend live TV to iOS and Android with SeaChange
Irish telco eir is expanding its eir Vision IPTV platform to deliver OTT live TV…
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Microsoft announces European cloud expansion
Microsoft plans to expand its public cloud initiative to the UK in 2016 and has…