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Berenberg analysts: two views on Amazon Premier League bid
Amazon is likely to win at least one package of English Premier League rights in…
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BritBox squares up to rivals with Bletchley Circle original drama
Best-of-British SVOD service BritBox has commissioned its first original drama, a spin-off of ITV drama…
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Sony hires Turner’s Hornsey and Viacom’s Muller to run UK channels
Sony Pictures Television Networks (SPTN) has named Turner executive Steve Hornsey as vice-president of its…
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Christmas cheer for record-breaking BBC iPlayer
The BBC’s on-demand service in the UK, BBC iPlayer, enjoyed a record week over Christmas,…
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Amazon exploring Premier League options
Amazon has been actively exploring a possible acquisition of UK rights to the English Premier…
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UKTV CEO claims originals strategy success
The CEO of British multichannel broadcaster UKTV, Darren Childs, has claimed investment in original programming…
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Channel 5 leads Viacom upsurge in UK
Viacom has highlighted the strength of the performance of its UK channels last year, led…
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UK kids industry gets ‘much-needed’ £60m cash injection
The British kids TV industry has been given a £60 million (€67 million) production and…
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UK government rejects BT’s £600 broadband offer in favour of regulation
The UK government has rejected BT’s offer to voluntarily invest up to £600 million to…
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A+E Networks UK renews channels deal with TalkTalk
A+E Networks UK will continue to distribute its pay channel brands via TalkTalk after renewing…
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BT strikes deal with Sky for Now TV and sports
BT has agreed a deal to sell Sky’s low-cost OTT TV service Now TV to…
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PBS America launches on Freeview
PBS America has launched on Freeview, marking the free-to-air UK platform’s 12th and final channel launch…
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Channel 5 to launch premium linear channel
Viacom’s UK broadcaster, Channel 5, will launch a “premium channel” focused on high-end factual, documentaries…
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Ofcom names four Channel 4 non-execs
UK media and communications regulator Ofcom has named four new non-executive directors for public broadcaster…
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eMarketer: UK programmatic ad spend to reach £3.39bn this year
Programmatic digital display ad spend in the UK will reach some £3.39 billion by the…
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Blue Planet II is BBC iPlayer’s top series of 2017
Big-ticket natural history series Blue Planet II is the most requested show on the iPlayer…
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Revelation TV turns to Globecast
UK Christian broadcaster Revelation TV has tapped Globecast to provide playout capabilities including daily live…
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Virgin Media takes ‘Flemish noir’ brothel drama from Telenet
UK pay TV service Virgin Media has acquired exclusive rights to a ‘Flemish noir’ drama…
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NBCUniversal launches channels on TVPlayer
NBCUniversal International Networks has launched its portfolio of UK channels on the TVPlayer platform. General…
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Ofcom makes two appointments to content board
UK regulator Ofcom has made two new appointments to its content board. The media and…
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Freeview Play launches on Sony Bravia TVs
UK digital-terrestrial TV platform Freeview’s Freeview Play on-demand service is now available on selected Sony…
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YouTube Red to launch in the UK ‘at some point’
YouTube’s subscription service YouTube Red will launch in the UK “at some point”, though no…
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Terry Burns in frame to replace Hodgson as Ofcom chair
The UK government has named Lord Terry Burns as its preferred candidate to be the…
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Scripted content reigns supreme for millennials – study
A Eurodata study of 15-34-year-olds from ten countries including the UK, US and Japan shows…
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Poland the ‘top European market for OTT TV’
A higher proportion of people watch over-the-top video on their home TV sets in Poland…
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Humax sales chief joins DTG council
Humax UK sales director Rob Peacock has bee appointed to the UK Digital Television Group…
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TalkTalk to update TV service, launch new mobile app
UK service provider TalkTalk is to update its TV service, with the launch early next…
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BBC reportedly looking at £500m UKTV/Scripps buyout
BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, is considering a £500 million (€557 million)…
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FACT: illicit streaming boxes a fire risk
Illicit streaming devices in the UK market present a significant fire risk to users, according…
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Viacom launches MTV Play app in UK
Viacom International Media Networks has launched its MTV Play mobile app in the UK, allowing…