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Forces Network taps Simplestream for new TV player
Services Sound & Vision Corporation’s Forces Network, which provides radio and TV services for the…
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UK government calls for digital platforms to ‘step up’ online rules
Digital platforms need to “step up and play their part in establishing online rules”, according…
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BBC reports ‘best month on record’ for iPlayer
The BBC reported a record 328 million programme requests on iPlayer in January, marking “the…
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Edgy TV debuts in UK on Vision247 Freeview platform
Canadian multicultural lifestyle channel Edgy TV is to debut in the UK on Vision247’s Freeview…
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BBC: British ‘sense of identity’ under threat as programming spend declines
British content is under threat as budgets get cut, with global players highly unlikely to…
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Channel 4 to undergo biggest restructure in history
UK public service broadcaster Channel 4 is to undergo its biggest restructure in its 35-year…
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UK to seek continued broadcast deal but plans to leave Digital Single Market
The UK should seek options that will allow continued ‘transfrontier broadcasting’ following Brexit but will…
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BBC’s Tony Hall highlights internet giants’ threat to British TV
BBC director general Tony Hall is once again to highlight the threat presented by US-based…
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TVPlayer names former Virgin Media exec as COO
UK online TV service TVPlayer has named former Virgin Media digital entertainment chief Scott Kewley…
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Ofcom tightens up ISP requirements on broadband speeds
Ofcom has announced new measures that will require internet service providers (ISPs) to be “more…
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Sky to add Netflix to new pay TV pack
Sky is to bundle subscription video-on-demand service Netflix as part of a new Sky pay…
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ITV CEO focused on ‘strategic refresh’ as profits fall
ITV CEO Carolyn McCall is “very focused” on the UK broadcaster’s “strategic refresh”, as full-year…
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Ofcom outlines plans to up fibre broadband investment
Ofcom has outlined a range of measures designed to increase investment in full-fibre broadband in…
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BBC licence fee price to increase on April 1
The UK government has confirmed that the BBC licence fee will increase from £147 per…
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Channel 4 to pull All4 and HD channel from Freesat
UK public broadcaster Channel 4’s on-demand and catch-up service All4, along with the HD version…
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Rail and coach infotainment outfit names Florsheim as chairman
UK rail and coach infotainment provider GoMedia has named former Sky and M7 Group executive…
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Virgin Media boosts Liberty Global in mixed quarter
Virgin Media’s performance helped Liberty Global beat analysts’ expectations on revenue growth in the fourth…
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COBA: £1bn annual British TV investment under threat from Brexit
Losing access to EU markets through Brexit could cost the UK’s television market £1 billion…
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YouView now on three million devices in UK
UK hybrid IP/broadcast digital TV platform YouView is now present on over three million set-top…
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Norway’s Sixty expands into the UK
Bergen-based interactive TV company, Sixty, has opened a UK office and made two senior hires,…
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21st Century Fox promises independent board for Sky News
21st Century Fox has promised a fully-independent board for Sky News and insulation of the…
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EE trials 4G home broadband in the UK
EE is trialling a 4G antenna solution in a bid to offer fast, over-the-air broadband…
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Vodafone UK appoints chief technology officer
Vodafone UK has appointed Vodafone Group’s technology enterprise director, Scott Petty, as chief technology officer (CTO)….
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New MTV channel for UK
Viacom International Media Networks-owned MTV UK is to launch a new channel aimed at 16-34…
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BBC to launch first AR app for new Civilisations series
The BBC is to launch its first augmented reality app to accompany its new arts…
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eMarketer: YouTube ‘close to saturation’ in the UK
More than 90% of digital video viewers in the UK regularly visit YouTube with the…
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Channel 4’s Katz appoints Webb-Lamb as deputy
Channel 4’s Ian Katz has appointed Kelly Webb-Lamb to the new role of deputy director…
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Fox’s takeover of Sky ‘not in the public interest’
21st Century Fox’s second attempt to buy up UK satellite TV operator Sky has been…
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Sony Crime Channel to launch in the UK next month
Sony Pictures Television Networks (SPTN) is launching a new free-to-air TV channel in the UK…
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Nielsen to measure YouTube mobile app ads in UK, France and Germany
Ratings agency Nielsen has launched advertising measurement on YouTube’s mobile app via its digital ad…