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Sky threatens to cut Sky News ties to ease Fox deal
Sky has threatened to review its ownership of Sky News if were to impede Fox’s…
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Sky rubbishes BBC’s ‘bizarre’ SVOD concerns
Sky’s content chief, Gary Davey, has slammed the BBC’s “bizarre” concerns over the arrival of…
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BBC launches interactive voice drama
The BBC has launched what it describes as its first “interactive voice drama” – an…
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BBC using new streaming tech to expand sports offering
The BBC is to make 1,000 extra hours of sport available on its online platforms…
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Liberty Global likely to move to common UI ‘at some point’
Liberty Global intends “at some point to have [its] entire European digital footprint operating on…
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BBC chief: SVOD won’t stop £500m content spend shortfall
BBC chief Tony Hall (pictured) has warned a potential £500 million (€565 million) shortfall in…
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Arqiva shelves IPO plans
Arqiva has announced plans to postpone its initial public offering, citing “IPO market uncertainty”. The…
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Comedy VOD service NextUp launches on Amazon Channels
Stand up comedy VOD platform, NextUp, has launched on Amazon Channels in the UK. The…
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Surprise choice for Channel 4 content chief
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has plumped for the surprise choice of Ian Katz, a news…
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France leads Europe for multilingual content
France is “the king of multilingual content”, according to new research that shines a light…
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BBC extends Irish language and Ulster Scots content with new iPlayer portal
The BBC has launched a dedicated portal on the BBC iPlayer for Irish-language and Ulster-Scots…
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comScore: UK YouTube viewers watch 311 videos each per month
In the UK some 37.1 million adults watched an average of 311 videos each on…
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Sky Cinema launches new pop-up service for Halloween
Sky’s movie unit Sky Cinema has unveiled the latest in its line of pop-up channels…
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Ofcom to impose wide range of quotas on BBC
Ofcom is to force the BBC to air a diet of 90% UK-produced original programming…
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Roku launches two new streaming players in UK
Roku is launching two new streaming players in the UK later this month – the…
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RTS names bursary scheme recipients
The UK Royal Television Society (RTS) has named the recipients of is 2017 undergraduate bursary…
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Eurodata unveils European viewing trends
People in the five biggest European markets watched an average of three hours and 48…
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iPlayer content chief Victoria Jaye to leave BBC
Victoria Jaye, head of TV content for BBC iPlayer, is to leave the BBC. Jaye,…
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New version of Dailymotion launches in UK and Switzerland
The new premium content-focused version of Vivendi-owned video portal Dailymotion has launched in the UK…
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Men & Motors re-launches as lifestyle format
Men & Motors, the UK TV channel brand previously operated by ITV and Sky between…
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Ofcom names intellectual property board member
UK media and telecom regulator Ofcom has appointed Tim Suter as independent member of its…
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BT tops Ofcom pay TV complaints
BT topped regulator Ofcom’s list of the most complained-about pay TV provider in the UK…
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Virgin Media adds Bollywood channels
Virgin Media has added two Bollywood to its programming line-up – Rishtey Cineplex and MTV…
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BBC Worldwide hires royalties collection specialist
BBC Worldwide has hired royalties collection specialist 560 Media to collect rights revenue on its…
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CMA names investigation group for Fox-Sky deal
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has appointed the investigation group that will put together its…
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Over a million illegal streaming boxes sold in UK since 2015
More than one million illegal set-top boxes that allow users to stream content illegally have…
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Confirmed: Sky deal referred to regulator for six-month review
The UK government has confirmed that 21st Century Fox’s planned £18.5 billion (€20.5 billion) takeover…
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Berenberg highlights Sky risks
Analysts at Berenberg have cut their earnings-per-share estimates for Sky and have highlighted concerns about…
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Fox’s Ford retires as Etheridge exits
Fox Networks Group (FNG) executive Jeff Ford is retiring, with the separate exit of UK…
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eMarketer: video viewing to see UK smartphone use surpass PCs
Video viewing will help smartphones to pass computers for the first time this year as…