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Ofcom names interim CEO
UK media and telecom regulator Ofcom has named Jonathan Oxley as its interim chief executive,…
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Sky creates 1,000 new jobs ahead of busy Q4
Sky has announced the creation of 1,000 new jobs in the UK, including the creation…
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Labour’s Watson: “Vote Labour to save free TV licences”
With the UK general election campaign well underway, Labour has pledged to keep free TV…
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England vs South Africa becomes most watched TV moment of the year
England’s defeat to South Africa in the Rugby World Cup final on ITV was the…
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STV completes distribution drive for Player with Sky launch
Scottish commercial broadcaster STV’s online service STV Player has launched on Sky set top boxes,…
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Sky in five-year output deal with HBO
Comcast-backed pay TV operator Sky has secured a five-year extension to its output deal with…
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Ofcom: BBC sustainability at risk as ‘lost generation’ switches off
The BBC risks a “lost generation” of younger viewers as its reach among 16-24 drops…
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Discovery expands Dplay into the UK and Ireland
Discovery is expanding its streaming service Dplay into the UK and Ireland. The AVOD service,…
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Trace launches three new channels in the UK
Media group Trace is launching three new channels in the UK on the Sky platform…
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Culture secretary will not intervene in BBC decision to scrap free TV licences for over 75s, “open-minded” to subscription model
UK culture secretary Nicky Morgan has said she is “open-minded” about changes to the way…
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Arqiva sells telecom assets for £2bn to focus on broadcast
UK broadcast and telecom transmission service outfit Arqiva has struck a deal with Cellnex for…
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BBC announces iPlayer revamp to launch in 2020
The BBC is working on a total overhaul of its iPlayer streaming service, the broadcaster…
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BFI Player launches on Apple TV in UK
The British Film Institute’s s subscription streaming service, BFI Player, is now available to UK customers…
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Italian authorities launch tax probe into Netflix
The Milan Public Prosecutor has opened an investigation into possible tax avoidance by Netflix in…
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ITV taps Imagine for advertising upgrade
Imagine Communications’ Landmark II advertising sales solution has been chosen by UK commercial broadcaster ITV…
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Berenberg: ‘uncompelling’ Britbox leaves ITV ‘between a rock and hard place’
The proposed Britbox streaming service between ITV and BBC in the UK looks “uncompelling” in…
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BBC to launch new open archive site
The BBC is to make thousands of archive clips available to watch on a new…
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Discovery boosts ad sales team in wake of UKTV deal
Discovery has promoted Katie Coteman to vice-president, advertising and partnerships, effective immediately. She was previously senior…
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Sky ‘in talks’ with Liberty Global to invest in fibre JV
Sky is in talks with Liberty Global to invest in Virgin Media’s new fibre venture…
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UK’s DTG names strategic technologist
The UK’s Digital TV Group (DTG) has named Yvonne Thomas as strategic technologist. The DTG,…
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Sky expands channel line-up with new entertainment brands
Sky has announced the addition of two new own-brand channels to its entertainment portfolio: Sky…
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Macquarie completes acquisition of KCOM
Private equity outfit Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA) has, via Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund…
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Sky launches new Go app
UK pay TV provider Sky has launched a new Sky Go app that combines existing…
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Liberty Global to focus on ‘core markets’ for further acquisitions
Liberty Global will focus on its “core operating markets” for any acquisitions or investments it…
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Liberty to buy back shares and invest in UK as subscriber numbers drop
Liberty Global is following up on its promise to return value to shareholders following its…
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Nationally produced fiction dominates top 10 across western Europe markets
Nationally produced fiction series continue to dominate the top 10 by audience in Germany, the…
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Half of UK homes now take streaming services as broadcast viewing slides
Half of UK homes now subscribe to streaming services, according to regulator Ofcom’s latest Media…
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New on-demand players come to Freesat
The CBS AMC UK Channels Partnership has launched two on-demand players – Horror Bites and…
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Macquarie to invest in UK rural broadband
Investment outfit Macquarie Capital is to invest in UK rural high-speed broadband business Voneus with…
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Ofcom greenlights BBC iPlayer plan, despite concerns over BritBox
Ofcom has confirmed that the BBC can extend the window under which it makes most…