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DTG names Simon Fell as chair
The UK’s Digital TV Group, which serves as a collaboration centre for innovation in digital…
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Virgin Media teams with Arris to trial 8.5Gbps broadband
Liberty Global-owned Virgin Media has teamed up with technology specialist Arris to launch an 8.5Gbps…
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MTV launches mobile SVOD service in the UK
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has launched MTV’s first-ever direct-to-consumer SVOD mobile streaming app MTV…
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BBC licence fee to go up in April
The UK government has confirmed that the BBC licence fee will increase from £150.50 (€171.75)…
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Virgin Media tops Ofcom pay TV complaints
Virgin Media generated the highest number of complaints about pay TV to Ofcom in Q3…
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Immediate Media taps Arqiva for hybrid delivery of channels
UK media services outfit Arqiva has launched a new hybrid TV service on the country’s…
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Channel 4 takes on streamer with new slate
Channel 4 director of programmes Ian Katz has launched a slate of programming for 2019,…
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Friends named favourite show of UK kids
Friends, the hit sitcom that first ran on television between 1994-2004, has been voted as…
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Channel 4 launches ‘Dynamic TV’ ad targeting
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has launched Dynamic TV, a data-driven video-on-demand advertising initiative that enables…
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Netflix price hikes likely to hit UK, says pricing strategy firm
Simon-Kucher, a pricing strategy firm, is expecting to see Netflix’s US price hike extend to…
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Freeview launches mobile app with live streaming of PSBs
UK free-to-air digital-terrestrial platform Freeview has launched its own mobile app that provides the ability…
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BBC Studios’ Davie bows out of Premier League role
BBC Studios boss Tim Davie has bowed out of the top Premier League job. According…
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COBA: UK multichannel investment in content passes £1bn milestone
Investment in UK content by multichannel broadcasters has now surpassed £1 billion annually, according to…
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Discovery to launch DMAX in UK
Discovery is expanding its UK portfolio with a male-skewing free-to-air entertainment channel. DMAX will launch…
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BBC launches public consultation on ‘reinvention’ of iPlayer
The BBC has launched a public consultation on plans to “reinvent” the BBC iPlayer service,…
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STV Player to launch on Sky for first time
Scottish commercial broadcaster STV has struck a new five-year strategic partnership with pay TV operator…
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Ofcom seeking extension of accessibility rules to VOD providers
UK media regulator Ofcom has called for video-on-demand providers to be obliged to provide subtitling…
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Freeview Play passes five million milestone
The number of Freeview Play devices sold in the UK has now surpassed five million,…
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Eleven Sports UK could shut down
Sports streaming service Eleven Sports’ UK operation may be shut down just four months after…
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BBC revamping BBC+ content discovery app
The BBC has refreshed its experimental content discovery app, BBC+, to take advantage of advanced…
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Pluto TV to launch pop-up channels and Action Sports
Linear ad-supported OTT TV service Pluto TV is to ramp up its free offering in…
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Sky to end 10-year involvement in UK cycling
Sky has announced that 2019 will be the final year of its involvement in cycling,…
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Kantar: reality TV driving social engagement with television
Reality TV has driven the highest level of social engagement of television content in the…
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Ofcom names Stephen Nuttall to content board
UK media regulator Ofcom has appointed former Sky and YouTube executive Stephen Nuttall to its…
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Sky chief blasts mulled voluntary TV gambling ad ban
Sky UK CEO Stephen van Rooyen has criticised the floating of plans by the Remote…
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YouView names new CEO
UK digital TV platform YouView has named Susie Buckridge as its new CEO. She will…
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BBC iPlayer records ‘strongest month to date’
The BBC iPlayer on-demand service recorded its strongest month to date in October, boosted by…
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Freesat names trio of senior managers
UK free-to-view satellite platform Freesat has named a trio of new senior executives to its…
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Virgin Media customers with Netflix ‘happier and more loyal’
Virgin Media customers who adopt Netflix via the Virgin Media platform are happier and more…
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Netgem TV launches 4K UHD streamer and mobile app
Netgem TV has launched its 4K UHD smart TV service, combining an app-based TV service…