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Global iPlayer secures more sports rights
The Global BBC iPlayer has secured the rights to two UK sporting events, the Grand…
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Sky acquires Bond movies
UK movie channel Sky Movies HD has acquired the rights to air the entire James…
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Disney hires UK programming chief
Disney has hired former BBC Children’s exec Louise Bucknole to replace Jonathan Boseley, who left…
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BT Vision to offer FX
News Corp-owned general entertainment channel FX will be available as a linear channel on UK…
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BSkyB to make additional investment in UK film and doc production
UK pay TV operator BSkyB has committed to make additional investment in British film production,…
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Eurosport 3D and 24 BBC Red Button services for Olympics
The range of services offering coverage of the London Olympic Games to UK viewers is…
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Roku passes 100-channel milestone in UK
Over-the-top set-top provider and content aggregator Roku has passed the milestone of 100 channels on…
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Disney moves and series for Blinkbox
UK online movie service Blinkbox has signed a deal with Disney UK and Ireland to…
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UK DSO moves towards endgame as London switches over
Digital switchover begins in London this week with the switch-off of BBC 2’s analogue transmissions,…
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Curzon Cinemas launches VOD service on Samsung with Capablue
London cinema chain Curzon Cinemas is launching its own video-on-demand service on the Samsung Smart…
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James Murdoch quits as BSkyB chairman
James Murdoch is to step down as BSkyB chairman. Murdoch is expected to be replaced…
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Scripps looking to further international expansion
Channel provider Scripps Networks Interactive is likely to look to further international acquisitions following its…
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ATVOD reduces fees by 3.58%, announces banded tariffs
The UK’s video-on-demand regulator ATVOD has reduced its fees by 3.58%. Following public consultation, ATVOD…
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Channel 4 VOD views up 10% year-on-year
Channel 4’s online VOD platform 4oD attracted 45 million views in February, bringing total year-to-date…
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UKTV in Miramax movie deal
UK broadcaster UKTV will air a number of Miramax movies after the companies signed a…
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Disney strikes TVOD deal with Google UK
Hollywood studio Disney has struck transactional video-on-demand deals with online video services YouTube and Google…
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Netflix chief: no need to regulate Sky Movies
US online video service Netflix has called for possible moves to have rival pay TV…
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UKTV gets BT Vision distribution
British thematic broadcaster UKTV has struck a video-on-demand deal with BT Vision, marking the first…
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Horse & Country TV hires for international expansion
British pay TV broadcaster Horse & Country TV is ramping up its international expansion and…
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Sky’s streaming service called NOW TV
The upcoming over-the-top streaming service from BSkyB will be called NOW TV, Jeremy Darroch, CEO…
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VIDEO: iPlayer launches on Xbox Live
The BBC’s on-demand platform iPlayer has launched on Microsoft’s Xbox Live games console platform in…
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Studiocanal promotes Smith to UK CEO
Studiocanal, the French production company operated by pay TV platform Canal+, has promoted Robb Smith…
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BBC viewers “comfortable” with pay concept, says Keating
Research shows that BBC viewers would be “comfortable” with a paid for download service, according…
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BBC loses horse racing rights to Channel 4
UK public broadcaster the BBC has lost the TV rights to several high-profile horse-racing events…
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BBC reveals Project Barcelona plan for pay download service
The BBC plans to launch a paid for download service, enabling viewers to purchase programmes…
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UK viewers watch two months of TV per year, time-shifting on the increase
The popularity of time-shifted viewing continues to grow in the UK, as do the number…
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UK authorities include Netflix, LoveFilm in pay TV probe
The UK Competition Commission has widened the scope of its investigation in to the pay…
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FilmOn launches mini TV receiver for smartphones
US-based over-the-top TV specialist FlimOn.com has launched a new device that will enable users to…
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UK radio platform Radioplayer to launch service on YouView
Online radio platform Radioplayer has unveiled plans to launch on YouView later this year. The…
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Netflix is Just For Kids on PS3
Netflix has launched its Just For Kids portal on PlayStation 3 consoles in the UK…