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Colors launches in HD on Sky
India’s Viacom18 has partnered with BT Media and Broadcast to launch its Hindi general entertainment…
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Mediaset reportedly in advanced talks with Sky
Mediaset could be close to striking a deal with Sky over the future of its…
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Eurocinema to launch Sky content block
The Eurocinema movie network is launching as a branded block on Sky in the UK….
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UK politicians call for Ofcom ‘fit and proper’ enquiry on Murdoch
A group of UK cross-party politicians has called for Ofcom to launch a review into…
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Five arrested in UK clampdown on illegal TV set-top boxes
Five people have been arrested in North West of England as part of a crackdown…
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Refinery29 strikes first UK VOD deal with Sky
Female millennial-focused lifestyle portal Refinery29 has struck a video-on-demand deal with Sky, whereby content from…
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Piksel names Gerry O’Sullivan to board
Piksel has appointed former Sky and Deutsche Telekom executive Gerry O’Sullivan to its board of…
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Discovery and Sky both claim victory as dispute is resolved
Discovery Communications’ channels will remain on the Sky platform in the UK and Germany after…
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BBC hires former Sky digital platform chief
The BBC has named Matt Grest as director of platform. Grest was previously Sky’s director…
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Discovery strikes raft of Olympic deals
Discovery Communications has struck a series of deal for its Olympic Games coverage with Polish…
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Sky taps Nokia for CDN to deliver OTT TV and data services
Sky is tapping Nokia to provide its Velocix Content Delivery Network (CDN) to deliver high-speed…
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Discovery and Sky still talking as deadline looms
Discovery Communications and Sky remain locked in talks about a new carriage deal, with hours…
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Sky Sports streams deadline day news via Twitter
Sky Sports is partnering with Twitter to deliver a global live stream of coverage of the English…
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Discovery and Sky trade barbs as channel deadline looms
Discovery and Sky have both upped the ante in the bitter carriage dispute that will…
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Sky to take UK IPTV plans into other EU markets
Following its initial debut in the UK, Sky plans offer internet-delivered versions of its TV…
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Discovery facing loss of Sky carriage in UK and Germany
Sky and Discovery are locked in carriage talks over the Discovery channels in Germany and…
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Discovery feuds with Sky over UK carriage fees
Discovery risks seeing its channels go dark in the UK – its most important international…
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Sky buys stakes in UK production companies
Sky has acquired a majority stake in a northern England-based production company, True North, marking…
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Sky begins commercialising mobile service
Sky has begun commercialising its new SIM-only mobile phone service, targeting users with a focus…
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Sky Store director exiting
Long-serving Sky executive Simon Creasey is leaving the UK pay TV giant. He will leave…
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Sky and 21st Century Fox agree takeover terms
Sky and 21st Century Fox have agreed terms of a takeover a deal that will…
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Sky Germany spends Eight Days on new original
The German arm of pay TV giant Sky is developing Acht Tage (Eight Days) as…
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Sky and Cisco launch international OTT offering
Sky has teamed up with Cisco to develop an app-based international OTT project called OnPrime…
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Fox deal price ‘alarms’ Sky shareholders
Shareholders in Sky are set to revolt against the proposed deal that could see the…
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TDF takes minority stake in Molotov
French digital-terrestrial transmission services provider TDF has taken a minority stake in OTT TV operator…
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Sky Deutschland taps Eurofins for testing and QA
Sky Deutschland has chosen Eurofins Digital Testing to provide testing and quality assurance personnel to…
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Sky Deutschland names sales chief
Sky Deutschland has named Thomas Menneking as its new senior vice-president of sales. Menneking, who…
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Virgin Media launches V6 box, download-to-own and ‘TellyTablet’
Virgin Media has unveiled its new ‘home entertainment experience’, based on its new 4K UHD…
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Sky launches Sky Mobile offering
Pay TV operator Sky has launched its new mobile offering, Sky Mobile. Sky has differentiated…
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Ofcom to force BT to legally separate Openreach
Ofcom is to formally notify BT to legally separate Openreach, the infrastructure arm that supplies…