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Streaming giant Netflix joins UK measurement panel BARB
After years of keeping its viewing figures shrouded in mystery, streaming platform Netflix has joined…
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Channelbox adds Ukrainian channels to Freeview
UK Freeview-connected multichannel platform Channelbox has added two Ukrainian channels to its offering: Film UA…
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Amazon takes co-premiere rights for Handmaid’s Tale for UK
Amazon Prime Video has taken co-premiere rights in the UK and Ireland to the fifth…
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Magnus Brooke takes on top strategic role at ITV ahead of ITVX launch
UK-based broadcaster and content studio ITV has promoted Magnus Brooke to the newly-created role of…
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Liverpool to host 2023 Eurovision on Ukraine’s behalf
Liverpool has been selected as the Host City for the 67th Eurovision Song Contest, following…
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BBC secures rights to UCI’s ‘biggest ever’ cycling event
UK public broadcaster the BBC has secured full broadcasting rights to the 2023 UCI Cycling…
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Fibre access expands to 11 million UK homes
Some 11 million UK homes now have access to full-fibre broadband, up from seven million…
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TalkTalk TV adds 90 HD channels
UK telco TalkTalk’s TV customers are now able to access over 90 new HD channels…
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PwC: UK M&E to grow despite economic downward trend
The UK media and entertainment sector can expect robust long-term growth forecast over the next…
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SkyShowtime to begin rollout on September 20 in Nordics
SkyShowtime, the streaming joint-venture of Comcast and Paramount Global, will launch on September 20. The…
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BT launches streaming-only option for Freeview channels
UK telco BT’s TV Box Pro customers can now access the bulk of the operator’s…
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Ofcom sanctions Samaa TV for hate speech
UK media regulator Ofcom has imposed financial penalties for breaches of its broadcasting rules on…
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BBC iPlayer records strongest Q2 ever
Drama series including Peaky Blinders, The Split, Killing Eve and Sherwood, and live events including…
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A+E Networks debuts D2C Crime+Investigation streamer in UK
A+E Networks EMEA is to launch what it claims to be the only dedicated direct-to-consumer…
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Warner Bros. Discovery names UK and Ireland leadership team
Warner Bros. Discovery has confirmed its senior leadership team for the UK & Ireland, to…
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Metadata outfit MetaBroadcast names ex-Amino exec Mackinlay as CEO
UK-based metadata specialist MetaBroadcast has named Jamie Mackinlay as CEO. Mackinlay has had several executive…
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ITV consensus expectations ‘too high’ says Berenberg
UK commercial broadcaster ITV faces significant “headwinds coming in advertising” and the consensus view of…
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ITV sees revenues jump but ITVX streamer plan hits profits
ITV Studios (ITVS) has helped its UK commercial broadcaster parent ITV record a half-year jump…
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Virgin Media gains customers and returns to revenue growth
UK service provider Virgin Media O2 said it gained 8,000 net new fixed-line customers in…
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Competition watchdog approves BT Warner Bros. Discovery JV
UK competition watchdog the CMA has approved the planned 50:50 joint venture between BT and…
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FACT claims success in drive against piracy
Investigators from the Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT) and police officers from the UK’s West…
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Viaplay buys Premier Sports, hires DAZN exec
Nordic SVOD Viaplay has struck a £30m (£36m) deal to buy UK streamer Premier Sports…
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BBC could be funded by council tax levy, says House of Lords report
The BBC licence fee could be replaced by an additional charge on local government council…
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Ofcom calls for evidence as pressure mounts to loosen PSB ad rules
UK media regulator Ofcom has issued a call for evidence to help it decide whether…
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SVOD decline accelerating in cost-of-living crisis UK, says Kantar
Close to half a million UK consumers dropped out of the SVOD universe in the…
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BBC fleshes out plan for combined news channel
BBC News has fleshed out plans for its new combined TV news channel, which will…
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Viaplay looking at acquisition of Premier Sports
Nordic and international streamer Viaplay is reportedly in talks to acquire Premier Sports, a move…
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Under-pressure UK consumers look to cut streaming spend
UK consumers are looking to cut the costs of their digital services including streaming as…
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UK to ‘overtake Germany’ as Europe’s largest media market
The UK is set to become the biggest entertainment and media market in Europe, overtaking…
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BARB: close to seven in 10 UK homes now take SVOD
Almost seven in 10 UK households now subscribe to at least one SVOD service, according…