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YourFamilyEntertainment’s RiC lands in UK on ONEHUBTV
German kids broadcaster Your Family Entertainment AG has launched its linear TV channels RiC TV…
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Liberty Global’s Fries looking to Belgian merger, fixed-mobile convergence
Liberty Global is hoping part-owned Belgian operator Telenet will take advantage of the renewed sale…
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Dplay to become discovery+ streaming service in UK and Ireland
Discovery UK is to rebrand its Dplay streaming service in the UK and Ireland to…
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Premier League introduces PPV for the first time
The English Premier League has announced an extension of its blanket broadcast rules that will…
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Freeview Play launches on Amazon Fire TV Edition TVs
Digital UK and Amazon have announced a partnership that will see Freeview Play, the online…
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Liberty and Telefónica warn of potential delay as CMA requests EC to refer Virgin Media-O2 merger back
Liberty Global and Telefónica have warned of a potential delay to the merger of their…
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BT extends BritBox partnership with six-month free trial
BT TV subscribers will get a six-month complimentary subscription to BritBox, the companies have announced….
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Sky Sports sees record day with peak of 3.3 million viewers
Sunday October 4 was a record-breaking day for Sky Sports, the pay TV broadcaster has…
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BritBox ‘performing well’ as it ramps up originals drive and looks to international expansion
UK SVOD streamer BritBox is performing well as it prepares for the debut of its…
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UK SVOD viewing still strong despite lockdown lift
Any idea that OTT viewing in the UK would cool off as lockdown restrictions were…
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Premier League clubs could stream non-televised matches from October
Following the UK government’s announcement that the country is facing at least six months of…
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Court TV launches in UK
E.W. Scripps Company-owned US channel Court TV has launched in the UK. Court TV is now…
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BritBox launches on Freesat
ITV and BBC streaming joint venture service BritBox has launched on Freesat, the UK’s free…
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Amazon secures rights to new UK rugby tournament
Amazon has secured rights to international Rugby Union in the UK in the form of new…
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Watch4 secures German and UK deals with Huawei
Advertising-supported streaming service Watch4 has secured a distribution agreement with smartphone giant Huawei for its TV…
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BT Sport launches on Amazon Fire TV, Android TV and Roku devices
BT Sport is making its app available on Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Roku streaming…
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Virgin Media adds YouTube Kids
Liberty Global-owned UK operator Virgin Media has added the YouTube Kids app to its TV…
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UK streaming spend grows by 25% as OTT rises and pay TV falls
UK video customers have increased monthly spending on online streaming services by over £100 million…
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ITN names ex-TRT, BBC and Al Jazeera staffer as CTO
UK news broadcaster ITN has named Mohammed Akhlaq as its new chief technology officer. Akhlaq…
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ITV looking at ‘two waves’ of BritBox international rollout, Australia is top priority
UK SVOD JV BritBox’s planned launch in up to 25 countries will take place in…
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ITV seeks cost savings as COVID-19 delivers blow
UK commercial broadcaster ITV is to seek further cost savings after seeing its Q2 and…
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Ofcom: older viewers driving COVID-19 boost in streaming
UK adults doubled the amount of time spent on streamers during the peak of the…
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STV player launches on Freeview Play
Scottish broadcaster STV’s free VOD service STV Player has launched UK-wide on TV platform Freeview…
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Liberty Global returns to customer growth, O2 JV ‘on track’
Liberty Global has been able to confirm its full-year financial guidance after turning in solid…
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Telefónica sees pay TV fall and OTT rise as it commits to full fibre coverage
Telefónica has posted Q2 numbers that saw its global pay TV base decline by 6%…
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UK AVOD W4free boosts line-up with Signature titles
W4free, the UK AVOD streaming service launched last year as acquired 80 movies and mini-series…
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The Trade Desk seals programmatic ad deal with Channel 4
Demand-side programmatic advertising platform The Trade Desk has struck a deal with UK broadcaster Channel…
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Survey reveals UK streaming habits
UK consumers now watch an average of one hour and 30 minutes of streamed content…
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Virgin Media taps Globecast for pop-up playout
Liberty Global-owned Virgin Media has tapped media services provider Globecast to provide playout for its…
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Virgin Media adds Sky Cinema channels to Go app
Liberty Global-owned Virgin Media has added Sky’s Sky Cinema channels, as well as movies on…