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Blaze Italy added to DMC playout platform
Digital Media Centre (DMC) has added A+E Networks-owned channel Blaze Italy to new virtualised playout…
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Fox CEO Murdoch: Sky deal ‘on track’
21st Century Fox CEO James Murdoch has claimed his company’s £11.7 billion takeover of European…
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Sky teams with Fitbit for short-form funded first
Sky has teamed up with connected health consumer technology outfit Fitbit to create a second…
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Sky creates VR highlights film of Klitscko-Joshua bout
Sky has created a virtual-reality highlights film of the April 29 world heavyweight boxing match…
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TRT World launches on Sky
Turkey’s English-language news channel TRT World has extended its reach in the UK and Ireland…
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Sky acquires Swiss OTT TV provider Homedia
Sky has acquired 100% control Swiss OTT TV provider Homedia for an undisclosed sum, strengthening…
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Sky launches Now TV in Ireland
Sky has launched its stand-alone online streaming service, Now TV, in Ireland for the first…
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Sky-Fox inquiry extended until after UK election
UK culture secretary, Karen Bradley, has extended the investigation deadline for 21st Century Fox’s planned…
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Sky profits hit by Premier League costs
Sky saw its operating profit fall by 11% to £1.013 billion (€1.211 billion) in the…
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Sky and HBO in US$250m high-end drama deal
Leading pay TV players Sky and HBO are joining forces to create a development slate…
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Sky Sports to air Ultra HD cricket
Sky Sports is due to broadcast cricket in Ultra High Definition this summer, in what…
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Europe waves through Fox’s Sky takeover
21st Century Fox’s takeover of pay TV giant Sky is one step closer after the…
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Sky launches Fast & Furious film channel
Sky will air all seven Fast & Furious films on a dedicated channel, launched to…
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Sky buys All Time 10s channels group
UK-based pay TV broadcaster Sky has acquired Diagonal View, the digital channels company behind the…
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YouView develops AdSmart-style targeted advertising
YouView is working on a project to offer addressable linear or dynamic ad insertion, according…
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DTG: over 55s are buying most UHD TVs
People aged over 55 are buying more Ultra HD TVs than anyone else, but are…
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British broadcasting at terminal risk from SVOD ‘insurgents’
The future of British broadcasting is at risk from SVOD “insurgents” like Netflix and Amazon,…
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Sky introduces programme voice search
Sky has introduced a new function on its top-end set-top boxes allowing viewers to search…
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Ofcom sets out tight timetable for Sky probe
UK regulator Ofcom has set out a tight timetable for its dual-track investigation into 21st…
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UK government refers Sky takeover to regulators
The UK government has formally referred 21st Century Fox’s planned £11.7 billion takeover of the…
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Sky Media launches second phase of programmatic rollout
Sky Media, the Sky pay TV group’s advertising sales arm, has launched the second phase…
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Sky-backed OnPrime TV now available in Germany, Italy and UK on Apple TV
OnPrime TV, the Sky and Cisco-backed OTT TV service targeting migrant groups in the pay…
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BT agrees with Ofcom to legally separate Openreach
BT has reached an agreement with UK broadcast regulator Ofcom to legally separate out its…
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A+E’s European COO exiting
Nicolas Eglau is stepping down as COO of A+E and Sky’s joint venture operation. Eglau…
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Ofcom: Sky merger warrants ‘fit and proper’ probe
UK regulator Ofcom has said that it “consider[s] it appropriate to examine any implications of…
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UK minister ‘minded’ to refer Sky deal to Ofcom
UK culture secretary Karen Bradley has said she is “minded” to refer 21st Century Fox’s…
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BT Sport retains exclusive grip on Champions League and Europa League
BT Sport has retained exclusive rights to air Champions League and Europa League football in…
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Murdoch: Sky consolidation will give big boost to creative industry
21st Century Fox’s consolidation of Sky will provide a major boost for creative industries in…
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Sony makes FTA Italian move as Sky Italia drops AXN channels
Sony Pictures Television Networks (SPTN) is moving into the Italian free-to-air TV market for the…
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Vivendi reportedly looking to reopen Mediaset talks
Vivendi could be willing to restart negotiations with Mediaset on condition that the Italian broadcaster…