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Paramount+ commits to 150 international originals by 2025
Ahead of Wednesday’s launch in the UK and Ireland, Paramount+ has unveiled plans to commission…
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Bloomberg launches on Freeview via Channelbox
Financial news service Bloomberg and business channel Bloomberg Quicktake have launched on Freeview channel 271…
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UK watchdog to probe mobile browser market, takes aim at Google in-app purchases
UK competition regulator the CMA is to conduct a ‘market investigation’ into Apple and Google’s…
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FIFA invites UK bids for Women’s World Cup
FIFA has launched an invitation to tender for the UK media rights to next year’s…
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Gigabit broadband now available to two thirds of UK homes
Gigabit broadband is now available to two thirds of the UK’s homes, according to a…
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Prime Video has invested ‘more than £1bn’ in UK content
Amazon Prime Video says has invested more than £1 billion in UK TV, movies, and…
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Channel 4 sale ‘could raise up to £2bn’
Channel 4’s sale could raise up to £2 billion (€2.4 billion) as buyers of all…
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Viaplay adds NHL and KSW rights ahead of UK launch
Viaplay will become home to the National Hockey League (NHL) and KSW mixed martial arts…
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News UK’s TalkTV to debut on April 25
News UK’s entry into the news channel business, TalkTV, will launch at 19:00 UK time…
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Sky to offer standalone streaming option later this year
Sky is to make its Sky Stream puck device available as a standalone product for…
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Vodafone and Sky reportedly looking at TalkTalk acquisition
Several groups including Vodafone have approached UK service provider TalkTalk about a potential acquisition of…
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Digital UK names former C4 CTO as technology chief
Digital UK, the organisation behind UK free-to-view TV platforms Freeview and Freesat, has appointed Orpheus…
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Mahon and Dorries set out opposing cases on C4 future
Debate over the future of commercially funded UK pubcaster Channel 4 heated up over the…
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Arqiva names chief legal officer
UK communications infrastructure and media services outfit Arqiva has named Katrina Dick as its chief…
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Sky launches fastest broadband offering to date
Comcast-owned pay TV operator Sky has launched its new full fibre broadband package, Gigafast, offering speeds…
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BBC names Buffini to chair new-look commercial board
The BBC has named Sir Damon Buffini as chairman of a new-look commercial board that…
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TalkTalk taps Netgem for new 4K box and TV offering
UK service provider TalkTalk has launched its new 4K TV box in partnership with technology…
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Virgin Media O2 offering Netflix within new packages
UK service provider Virgin Media O2 has restructured its top TV bundles to include Netflix,…
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UK’s Ofcom revokes RT licence
UK media regulator Ofcom has revoked the licence of Russian state-backed news channel RT to broadcast…
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Virgin Media O2 adds BritBox to set-top offering
UK streaming service BritBox UK is now available direct via the latest generation of set-top…
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Freeview Play strengthens relationship with LG
UK free-to-view broadcast platform Freeview’s connected TV division Freeview Play has strengthened its relationship with…
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Rotana channels coming to Freeview via Channelbox
Arabic language entertainment channels from Rotana Group are to launch on Freeview, the UK digital-terrestrial…
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ITV names new chair
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has named Andrew Cosslett as its new chair to succeed Sir…
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Liberty Global FMC strategy is ‘delivering’, plans for new UK fibre company move forward
Liberty Global’s fixed-mobile strategy is “delivering” according to CEO Mike Fries, with the addition of…
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BBC bosses respond to licence fee freeze
BBC chairman Richard Sharp and director-general Time Davie have written to UK culture secretary Nadine…
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Roku opens new UK office, with plans to recruit 50-plus engineers
Streaming technology provider Roku has opened a new UK office in Manchester and plans to…
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Sky hit by loss of Italian football but UK sees growth
Comcast-owned pay TV operator Sky’s top line was hit by the loss of sports programme…
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UK Government to abolish licence fee in 2027 and cut BBC funding
UK culture secretary Nadine Dorries has announced plans to abolish the licence fee and freeze…
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Record-breaking festive period for BBC iPlayer
The BBC iPlayer experienced a record-breaking festive period, the broadcaster has announced. The catch-up service…
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DAZN reportedly on verge of US$800 million BT Sport acquisition
DAZN is reportedly nearing a deal to acquire BT Sport for an estimated US$800 million….