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BBC sets out launch plan for limited free licence for over-75s
UK public broadcaster the BBC is to launch its delayed licence fee scheme for the…
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Sky gets green light for Elstree studio development
Sky’s new large-scale UK production facility, Sky Studios Elstree, has secured planning permission, enabling the…
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Virgin Media reveals impact of coronavirus on TV consumption
Liberty Global-owned UK service provider Virgin Media has unveiled statistics revealing the impact of the…
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UK watchdog calls for action on Google and Facebook’s market power
UK competition watchdog the CMA has called on the British government to take on Google…
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UK’s ISP body concerned over Johnson’s ‘difficult to achieve’ gigabit broadband pledge
The UK’s Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) has cast fresh doubts over prime minister Boris…
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Fries: Virgin Media-O2 merger is ‘huge opportunity’ to target wider market
Liberty Global’s agreement with Telefónica to combine Virgin Media and O2 in the UK presents…
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Liberty Global sees ‘some logic’ in Benelux combination but major challenges stand in way
Liberty Global sees “some compelling logic” in a combination of Belgian operator Telenet and its…
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Virgin Media takes STV nationwide and adds All 4
Virgin Media has extended the reach of STV Player, the TV app from Scottish commercial…
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Channel 4 strikes deal with Snap in UK
UK public broadcaster Channel 4 has struck an agreement with social network provider Snap that…
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BBC exploring BBC Four global subscription service plan
The UK’s BBC is “exploring potential commercial opportunities” around turning its culture-skewing channel BBC Four…
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Virgin Media tops Ofcom’s list as UK’s most complained about pay TV operator
Virgin Media has claimed the unfortunate title of being the most complained about pay TV…
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BBC launches group watch feature for iPlayer; shortlists four candidates to replace Tony Hall
The BBC has launched a new feature that allows users to watch programmes at the…
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Ofcom names content standards and licensing chief
UK media and telecom watchdog Ofcom has named Alison Marsden has been appointed as director…
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UK to double number of SVOD subscribers by 2024
The UK’s increasing dependency on SVOD services has been laid bare with a new report…
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Vodafone mulling UK TV offering and ‘organic’ convergence after Liberty-Telefónica deal
Vodafone will focus on developing its own organic converged offering in the UK market in…
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UHD TV penetration seeing ‘phenomenal’ growth in UK, says SES
UHD TV set penetration is growing phenomenally fast in the UK, according to satellite operator…
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Freesat adds YouTube Kids
UK free-to-view satellite platform Freesat has added YouTube Kids to its latest range of 4K…
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Sky TV base and revenues fall as sports lockdown hits home
Sky’s subscriber base was hit by the postponement or cancellation of major sports events in…
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Ofcom names content director to board
UK media and telecom regulator Ofcom has appointed Kevin Bakhurst, its content and media policy…
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Sky to launch factual channel trio at end of May
Pay TV operator Sky is to launch its new factual channels, Sky Documentaries and Sky Nature on May…
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Virgin Media adds to no-extra-cost channel line-up
Liberty Global-owned UK service provider Virgin Media is giving its TV customers access to a…
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Channel 4 slashes costs as coronavirus takes its toll
Channel 4 in the UK has unveiled almost £250 million of cost-cutting measures to deal…
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Coronavirus likely to impact quality of BARB audience data
UK audience ratings organisation BARB has admitted that its ability to accurately measure what people…
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Virgin Media adds BBC Sound to TV platform
Liberty Global-owned Virgin Media has become the first UK pay TV provider to add the…
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Pay TV future more likely for Six Nations after government rejects ‘A list’ appeal
The UK government has declined to place the Six Nations rugby tournament on a list…
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Virgin Media to show new NBCUniversal releases as cinemas shut down
Liberty Global-owned UK service provider Virgin Media has struck a deal with NBCUniversal that will…
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Virgin Media admits data breach affecting 900,000 people
Liberty Global-owned Virgin Media has admitted that a database continuing personal details of 900,000 people…
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Brexit and Coronavirus add to ITV uncertainty, ‘majority’ of BritBox free sign-ups converting to pay
UK commercial broadcaster ITV saw its revenues rise last year by 3% to £3.308 billion…
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Matchroom Sport to launch global OTT TV service
Matchroom Sport, the UK sports promotion and programming supplier with interests in sports including boxing…
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Virgin Media awards new network contracts in major revamp
Liberty Global-owned UK service provider Virgin Media has awarded new five-year contracts worth £500 million…