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Record year for UKTV
BBC Studios-owned UKTV experienced a record-breaking year in 2021. UKTV, which operates channels including Dave…
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PPTV ordered to pay £150 million to Premier League over abandoned rights deal
Chinese broadcaster PPTV has been ordered to pay at least £156 million to the English…
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UK competition watchdog chief Coscelli to step down
UK Competition and Markets Authority chief executive Andrea Coscelli is to step down from the…
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ITN chief Turness in at BBC as News CEO
The BBC has announced the appointment of ITN boss Deborah Turness as the CEO of…
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United Group founder Šolak’s Sport Republic acquires Southampton FC, aims to build global sports portfolio
United Group founder Dragan Šolak has emerged as the lead investor in Sport Republic, a…
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ITV Hub set for ‘biggest year yet’
This year is set to be the biggest yet for UK commercial broadcaster ITV’s digital…
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RMG teams up with HBA Media to market UK horseracing rights
Racecourse Media Group (RMG), which is charged with responsibility for a range of UK racecourses’…
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Box Broadband taps Netgem for TV rollout
UK alternative internet service provider Box Broadband, which serves a combination of rural and non-rural…
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CMA turns guns on Google and Apple’s ‘vice-like grip’ on mobile
Google and Apple are exercising a “vice-like-grip” over mobile devices and steps may be necessary…
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Pluto TV extends partnership with Channel 5 in UK
ViacomCBS’s free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) service Pluto TV has extended its partnership with the…
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Patrick Drahi ups stake in BT, prompting government threat of intervention
Patrick Drahi’s Altice UK has upped its stake in BT to 18%, prompting warnings from…
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Channel 4 to return to Freesat
The UK’s Channel 4 is to return to free-to-view satellite platform Freesat after an absence…
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Virgin Media O2 completes Gigabit upgrade
UK service provider Virgin Media O2 has said it has completed the upgrade of its…
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BFM Business: Orange and Vodafone considered merger
Orange and Vodafone were involved in merger talks over a six-month period in the second…
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BARB ‘once in a generation’ extension of measurement to SVOD and video-sharing content
UK TV audience measurement outfit BARB has unveiled what it describes as a “once-in-a-generation upgrade”…
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Ofcom chief: time for ‘strong external oversight’ of social media
Ofcom chief executive Melanie Dawes has called for tougher regulation of social media to force…
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BBC revamps look and feel of iPlayer on TV
The BBC has revamped the look and feel of the TV version of its iPlayer…
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Virgin Media tops Ofcom’s pay TV complaints list, with Sky generating fewest complaints
Sky stood out as the least complained-about pay TV service, while Virgin Media was the…
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BT bundles Netflix into revamped TV packages
UK pay TV service BT TV today has revamped its TV packages, with Netflix now…
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Rakuten TV rolls out five channels on LG smart TVs in the UK
AVOD and FAST channel operator Rakuten TV has expanded its content offering in the UK…
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ITV on course for record ad revenues after strong nine months
ITV has posted strong results for its first nine months in a trading update, with…
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Liberty Global to look at new public listings next year, mulls UK infrastructure options
Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries has given a strong indication that the company may pursue…
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BT Sport renews Australian cricket deal
BT Sport has renewed its UK rights deal to broadcast Australian men’s and women’s home…
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ITN names new technology chief
UK news production outfit ITN has named Jon Roberts as its new director of technology,…
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Viaplay to launch in the UK, Germany and Canada
Nordic streamer Viaplay is to launch in the UK, Germany and Canada over the next…
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DAZN ‘in advanced talks’ to take control of BT Sport
DAZN is in advanced talks to acquire BT Sport, according to a report by the…
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Sky ‘planning own range of smart TVs’
Sky is planning to launch its own range of smart TVs as the battle between…
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Virgin Media to offer Plume’s HomePass across UK
Virgin Media is working with smart home partner Plume to make the latter’s HomePass smart…
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UK broadcasters ‘close’ to single unified streaming app
UK broadcasters are hopeful of reaching agreement by November to create a single streaming app…
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Sky to give ‘more prominence’ to BBC in latest agreement
UK pubcaster the BBC and pay TV operator Sky today have renewed and expanded their…