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Barb: UK SVOD subs rises in Q1 to 19.5m
UK SVOD subs have climbed up to 19.5m in the first quarter, up from 18.8m…
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UK Media Bill passed ahead of general election
The long-awaited UK Media Bill has passed following a government decision to accept two amendments…
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ITV taps SAS for at-scale personalized advertising on ITVX
UK commercial broadcaster ITV is now using an API-driven first-party ad server developed by data…
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Ofcom mulls statutory sanction against GB News
UK regulator Ofcom has ruled that controversial right-wing news channel GB News broke due impartiality…
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Channel 4 sees trebling of YouTube and 4.0 viewing
UK ad-funded public broadcaster Channel 4 has seen a year-on-year trebling in UK viewing of…
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WBD hails key weekend in ‘summer of sports’ for UK audiences
This weekend sees Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) broadcast an enhanced raft of live sport across…
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Barb seeking solutions for return-path data from CTVs and set-tops
UK audience research body Barb has issued the final part of its invitation to tender…
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Ofcom warns over future of DTT
UK regulator Ofcom has warned that over-the-air digital-terrestrial broadcasting faces a ‘tipping point’ after which…
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ITV hit by impact of strikes but digital revenues on track
ITV saw revenues drop in the first quarter as growth in advertising and digital was…
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Sky to debut new Sky Sports+ streamer with full EFL coverage
Sky in the UK is to launch a new sports streaming offering, Sky Sports+, that…
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Liberty Global on track for Sunrise spin-off amid mixed Q1
Liberty Global has said it was on track with its plan to spin off Swiss…
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Virgin Media adds 11 new FAST channels
Liberty Global and Telefónica-backed UK service provider Virgin Media O2 is today has launched 11 new…
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Kantar: Amazon Prime Video with ads a turn-off for UK consumers
Amazon Prime Video has had the hardest fall among SVOD streamers introducing ads in the…
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Freeview hits TV milestone
UK free-to-view TV platform Freeview is present on close to 23 million TVs sold in the UK since 2014,…
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Sky introduces new Sky Glass and Sky Stream features
Pay TV operator Sky is introducing a raft of new updates on Sky Glass, its…
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EFL and IMG to enhance football coverage on Sky
The English Football League (EFL) has teamed up with sports and events outfit IMG to…
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Ofcom extends access guidance to VOD and subscription services
UK media regulator Ofcom has upgraded its Access Services Code to improve the accessibility of…
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Sky and BBC extend hold on Women’s Super League
Comcast-owned UK pay TV operator Sky has secured the broadcast rights to show up to…
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ITVX lands streaming rights to Serie A 2023/2024 season
UK free-to-air broadcaster ITV has struck the streaming rights to the Serie A matches from…
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FIFA kicks off UK bids for 2026 and 2030 World Cup rights
Global leading football body, FIFA, has opened tenders for the media rights to the FIFA…
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Davie: BBC developing ethical algorithms for internet future
The BBC will develop its own “ethical algorithms” that serve common values and “proactively deploy…
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Swedish channel Staccs TV debuts on Samsung TV Plus in UK
Swedish tech startup and channel provider Staccs is launching its FAST channel Staccs TV in…
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BT working with Broadpeak on mABR-enabled MAUD
BT Group has confirmed it is working with CDN technology specialist Broadpeak to deliver its previously…
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Channel 4 names ex-Sky exec Thomas as CFO
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has appointed former Sky exec Lucy Thomas as its chief financial officer.
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ITV sees profits plummet on advertising downturn
UK commercial broadcaster ITV saw its profits more halve last year amid a sharp downturn…
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News UK’s TalkTV gives up on linear broadcasting
News UK’s TV news channel TalkTV, seen as a competitor to controversial right-wing offering GB…
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Ofcom: GB News ‘misogynistic’ broadcast broke rules
Controversial right-wing UK news channel GB News broke Ofcom’s rules on giving offence in relation…
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Ofcom details plans to implement Media Bill
UK media and telecoms watchdog Ofcom has published its plans for implementation of the government’s…
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TNT Sports secures rights to HSBC SVNS rugby
BT and Warner Bros. Discovery-owned UK sports broadcaster TNT Sports has bolstered its rugby portfolio…
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Liberty Global to spin off 100% of Swiss Sunrise to shareholders
Liberty Global is to spin off 100% of Swiss operating company Sunrise to shareholders. The…