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Study reveals parental attitudes to kids media
New research shows that 40% of UK parents have allowed their children to watch movies…
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City TV hires Canis to advise on Birmingham bid
The UK’s City TV Broadcasting has appointed Canis Media as broadcast consultants to support its…
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Ofcom fines Believe TV
UK communications regulator Ofcom has fined British thematic faith healing channel Believe TV £25,000 (€30,000)…
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Premier League claims victory in foreign decoder case
The English Premier League has claimed victory in the latest court case over its fight…
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Europe bolsters £15m UK content fund
A new £15 million (€18 million) fund has been created and will invest in TV,…
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BT adds 39,000 Vision customers
BT added 39,000 BT Vision pay TV customers in the third quarter ending December 31….
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BT preps FTTP-on-demand
BT is preparing to roll out an FTTP-on-demand service following the completion of trials. The…
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Relaunch for Sky Poker
Online gambling service Sky Poker has relaunched its pay TV channel following its move to…
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BSkyB facing growing pressure, says Fitch
UK pay TV operator BSkyB is likely to face growing pressure from internet pay TV…
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Sky boosts Go with Android launch and Sky Entertainment channels
BSkyB’s TV anywhere service Sky Go is to launch on Android phones and Sky is…
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BSkyB to take on Netflix with new internet TV service
BSkyB is to launch a new internet TV service, giving people who don’t already subscribe…
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Sky sees profit, revenue and customer growth
BSkyB has posted increased profit and revenue for the six months to December, and raised…
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Disney launches The River on iTunes ahead of UK bow
US horror series The River is to launch via iTunes in the UK 24 hours…
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Miramax inks on demand deal with BT
US movie producer and distributor Miramax has inked a content deal with BT Vision, the…
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Nat Geo promotes Sweet following NGTI clear out
National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) has promoted Germaine Deagan Sweet to senior vice-president, global content…
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BSkyB upgrades Anytime Plus with iPlayer and ITV Player
UK pay TV operator BSkyB has upgraded its video-on-demand service Sky Anytime Plus and has…
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Channel 4’s Project Shuffle to offer new catch-up platform
UK broadcaster Channel 4 is lining up a new channel to offer repeats of recently…
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Thompson could quit BBC this year
Mark Thompson, the director general of UK public broadcaster the BBC, could step down by…
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Current TV to sell UK EPG slot
International channel operator Current TV is selling its EPG slot on pay TV platform BSkyB…
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Connected TV needs higher degree of regulation, says Ofcom chief
Connected TV services are “TV-like experiences” and should be subject to a higher degree of…
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Red Bee launches social TV guide RedDiscover
Media services company Red Bee has launched RedDiscover, a set of technologies brought together to…
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UK online viewing growing rapidly
The number of people in the UK prepared to pay to watch online video is…
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History UK claims record year
History UK, the factual channel owned by A+E Networks and BSkyB, recorded its highest-rating year…
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Press TV loses UK licence
Press TV, the Iranian state broadcaster’s English-language channel, has had its licence revoked by UK…
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Online channel Afro TV to launch in UK
African online television channel Afro TV is launching in the UK later this year. The…
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Lovefilm inks streaming deal with LG
Lovefilm has inked a streaming deal with LG that will see its service launched on…
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Ofcom: content providers responsible for Virgin Media VOD
UK media regulator Ofcom has upheld a ruling by video-on-demand regulatory body ATVOD that content…
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Sony Pictures buys UK channels group Dolphin
Sony Pictures Television has acquired Dolphin Broadcasting, which operates five male-skewed movie and teleshopping channels…
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Sky, ITV refute claims they should invest more in film
UK commercial broadcaster ITV and its pay TV counterpart BSkyB have refuted claims in a…
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FremantleMedia UK launches new digital division
Production company FremantleMedia UK has launched a new digital division combining the former Talkback Thames…