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Kabel Deutschland gains ground in German HD rankings
Deutsche Telekom has retained its position as the leading Germany supplier of HD channels, with…
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Ofcom keeps door open for UK retransmission fees
Ofcom has left the door open for broadcasters like ITV to potentially charge pay TV…
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Premier League adds Friday nights to upcoming bidding round
The English Premier League opened bidding for TV rights to the three seasons from 2016…
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UK TV service satisfaction beats broadband, says Ofcom
UK customer satisfaction levels for pay TV services are higher than that for broadband and…
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Sky Deutschland takes Snap to Xbox One
Pay TV operator Sky Deutschland has make its online services Sky Online and Snap available…
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Sky sells Sky Bet stake at £800m valuation to focus on pay TV growth
Sky has agreed to sell a controlling stake in Sky Bet to CVC Capital Partners,…
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Sky Deutschland to drop out of MDAX as Sky stake passes 90%
Sky’s stake in Sky Deutschland has now passed the 90% mark, meaning that the German…
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BSkyB set to scrap ‘British’
Pay TV operator BSkyB is set to scrap the ‘British’ from its trading name in…
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Berenberg negative on Sky as Ofcom investigates Premier League
Investment bank Berenberg has maintained its ‘sell’ recommendation on Sky following Ofcom’s announcement that it…
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Sky forced to withdraw ‘best ever’ ad
Sky in the UK has withdrawn an advert in which it claimed that its current…
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BT undercuts Sky to target hospitality market
BT is to aggressively target the UK hospitality market by making its three premium sports…
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Sky Deutschland ad sales arm teams up with Sport Five
Sky Deutschland’s ad sales arm Sky Media Network has teamed up with sports agency Sport…
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Sky Italia using Contentwise for OTT TV service
Contentwise is providing personalised recommendations for Sky Italia’s Sky Online OTT TV service, launched earlier…
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Fox execs leave Sky Deutschland board as Sky chiefs join
21st Century Fox president Chase Carey and Fox International Channels Europe and Africa president Jan…
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Sky Deutschland launches Star Wars channel
Sky Deutschland, the German arm of UK-Italian-German pay TV operator Sky, has launched a dedicated…
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BSkyB completes Sky Europe takeover, rebrands as ‘Sky’
BSkyB has completed its takeover of Sky Italia and Sky Deutschland, with the new combined…
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Sky Deutschland taps SES unit for online service
German pay TV operator Sky Deutschland has tapped satellite operator SES’s media services arm SES…
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Sky strikes Now TV deal with Vodafone
Sky is making Now TV available to Vodafone Red 4G customers in its first deal for…
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Sky Deutschland back in the black, plans on-demand service
Sky Deutschland has returned to profit in the quarter to September and announced plans to…
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BSkyB adds photo feature to Sky+ app
BSkyB has added a feature to its Sky+ app to enable users to view photos…
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Murdoch talks Shine-Endemol and Sky Europe in Cannes
James Murdoch spoke publicly about the Shine-Endemol merger yesterday at MIPCOM. Speaking about the deal,…
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Sky invests in online video startup Pluto.TV
Sky has invested US$500,000 (€394,000) in US online video aggregator Pluto.TV, the latest company to…
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Sky invests US$5 million in ad tech firm Sharethrough
Sky has invested US$5 million (€4 million) in US advertising technology firm Sharethrough, as part…
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Bonanza Bonanza network relaunches in the UK
Bonanza Bonanza, a UK TV channel dedicated to cult US TV shows from the 1950s…
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Sky News to launch on the Xbox 360 in the US, UK
Sky is set to launch Sky News on Xbox 360 games consoles in the UK…
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Now TV launches on Chromecast
Sky’s over-the-top video service Now TV is available to access on Google’s Chromecast HDMI streaming…
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Sky updates EPG with new recommendation engine
UK satellite TV provider Sky is rolling out a number of new features for its…
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BT tops TV complaints list
BT was by far the most complained-about UK TV service in the quarter to March,…
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Sky’s Got to Dance signs new second screen deal with Monterosa
Sky entertainment channel Sky 1HD has signed a new partnership with second screen technology firm…
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Sky claims Turkish trademark victory
Sky has claimed victory in a Turkish trademark infringement case, after an Istanbul court ruled…