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Sky Sports News HD goes free-to-air in Germany
Sky Deutschland is taking its Sky Sports News HD channel free-to-air. The channel will become…
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Sky Sports adds English netball to sports rights
Sky Sports has signed a four-year deal with England Netball to secure rights to live…
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Sky Deutschland sees pirates condemned
Sky Deutschland has secured a victory in its battle against piracy with the conviction of…
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Sky taps Ooyala for syndicated Premier League clips
UK pay TV operator Sky has tapped Telstra-owned online video platform provider Ooyala to automate…
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Mediaset reportedly in contact with Sky; drops Vivendi shares seizure bid
Mediaset is in contact with Sky over a possible deal for control of troubled pay…
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Sky Germany agrees multi-year deal with WWE
Sky in Germany has agreed a new multi-year with World Wrestling Entertainment to distribute pay-per-view…
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Now TV ‘wouldn’t have succeeded without Sky backing’
Now TV wouldn’t have succeeded without the backing of Sky, but has benefitted from not…
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Freeview mulls ‘deeper integration’ with Netflix, Amazon, Now TV
Freeview is mulling whether over-the-top services like Netflix, Amazon Prime and Now TV should be…
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Sky Deutschland’s Star Wars move pulls in the crowds
Sky Deutschland’s latest experiment in pop-up channels – a Star Wars-dedicated service that aired from…
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Sky 1 launches in Germany
Sky has launched its flagship entertainment channel Sky 1 in Germany. The UK-based pay TV…
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Sky+ introduces new binge-watch features
Sky in the UK has introduced new features for Sky+ customers that are designed to…
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Sky updates Sky Kids app
Sky has updated the Sky Kids app with a number of new features, including ‘up…
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Sky secures computer fraud ruling on card-sharing
Sky has secured a legal ruling in Germany confirming that card-sharing – one of the…
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Sky launches new Sky Q mobile app
Sky has launched a new smartphone app for its advanced TV service, Sky Q. For…
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Netflix-type services not a threat to Sky, says CFO
Subscription video-on-demand services such as Netflix are not having “a big impact” on Sky’s growth,…
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Jaunt adds branded Sky section to VR app
Cinematic virtual reality firm Jaunt has struck a content deal with investor Sky that will…
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Sky reports Q1 revenue and customer gains despite ‘slow start’
Sky reported like-for-like revenue growth and the addition of more than 100,000 new customers, despite…
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Sky phases out Sky+ boxes in favour of Sky Q
Sky is phasing out its Sky+ boxes, making all new customers opt for its latest-generation…
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Sky invests US$2m in stealth TV startup Caavo
Sky has invested US$2 million (€1.8 million) in Caavo, a stealth US-based startup that was…
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Sky Deutschland adds ARD content to Sky Box OTT on-demand service
Sky Deutschland has struck a deal with German public broadcaster ARD enabling Sky customers to…
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TalkTalk renews deal with Sky
UK service provider TalkTalk has renewed its deal with Sky to distribute premium content. The…
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Sky adds new sports-focused features to Sky Q
Sky has added new features to its advanced Sky Q offering, designed to make it…
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Sky Germany builds up to UHD TV launch
Sky Germany’s UHD TV set-top Sky+ Pro, is now commercially available, and the broadcaster will…
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Sky renews calls for Openreach to be separated from BT
Sky has renewed calls for BT’s infrastructure division, Openreach, to be fully separated from BT in…
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Sky launches VR app
Sky has launched a dedicated virtual reality app that will feature content produced by Sky…
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Sky enlists 3D veteran for VR ballet experience
Sky has partnered with the English National Ballet (ENB) and new content firm Factory 42…
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Ofcom: BT the UK’s most complained about operator in Q2
BT was the UK’s most complained-about pay TV operator in the second quarter, according to…
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Sky Germany to launch pop-up Harry Potter channel
Sky in Germany is due to launch a pop-up Harry Potter channel that will show…
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Rok Studios to launch Nollywood channel on Sky
Nigerian film studio Rok Studios is due to launch a new Nollywood channel on Sky…
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Disney CEO: ESPN streaming service may take cues from Now TV
Disney’s planned ESPN streaming service will not have a one-size-fits-all payment model and could take…