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ITV creates new Insights Group under Neil Mortensen
UK broadcaster ITV has created a new ITV Insights Group, bringing together specialists in market,…
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Sky combines broadband and mobile into connectivity unit
Pay TV operator Sky has appointed Amber Pine to the new role of managing director…
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BBC set for more cuts after lower-than-expected licence fee rise
The BBC has confirmed it will have to make further budget cuts following the UK…
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EE TV launches with Apple TV 4K box option
EE TV, the new TV offering from BT’s consumer-facing brand, has launched, and has revealed…
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Samir Shah named as preferred candidate for BBC chair
The UK government has named TV executive Samir Shah as its preferred new chair of…
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Channel 4 launches first UK FAST channel: Married at First Sight
UK advertising-funded public broadcaster Channel 4 has launched its first UK FAST channel based on…
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Ofcom consults on Channel 4 licence renewal
UK media regulator Ofcom has opened a consultation on advertising-funded public broadcaster Channel 4’s licence…
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Disney ups price of Disney+ Premium in UK
Disney has now upped the price of its Premium package in the UK, with the…
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ITV extends upgrade of satellite broadcasts to HD
UK commercial broadcaster ITV is extending the upgrade of SD feeds on satellite to the…
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TNT Sports to broadcast England Women’s cricket tour of India
Warner Bros. Discovery and BT Sports’ UK sports JV TNT Sports is to broadcast exclusive…
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Viaplay to recapitalise, exit UK, Poland and Baltics
Viaplay has seen its shares dive 75% after unveiling a recapitalisation plan ahead of its…
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Viaplay to sell UK sports operation back to Premier Sports
Struggling Nordic streamer Viaplay has agreed to sell Premier Sports in the UK back to…
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Channel 4 faces ‘tough year’ as linear ad market shrinks amid economic gloom
UK advertising-funded public broadcaster Channel 4 faces a “tough year” in 2024 because of the…
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Racing TV to broadcast Japan Cup in the UK and Ireland for first time
Japanese horse racing competition, the Japan Cup, will be shown live in the UK and…
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DAZN teams with YouTube to bring NFL Game Pass to UK and Germany
Sports streamer DAZN has teamed up with YouTube to make NFL Game Pass available as…
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Sky Sports extends PGA Championship rights
Sky Sports has struck a three- year extension deal with The PGA of America to…
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Liberty Global’s Fries: ‘Grinding’ European telecoms industry needs consolidation
The European telecoms business is badly in need of consolidation, according to Liberty Global CEO…
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Sky Sports and Now to air Cricket World Cup knock-out stages in Hindi
The UK’s Sky Sports and Sky’s streaming service Now are to show the ICC Men’s…
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ITV names head of creative strategy
Tatiana Jezierski, formerly strategy director at advertising agency Mother, is to join ITV Creative, the…
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TNT Sports agrees UEFA Women’s Champions League deal with DAZN
UK and Ireland sports join-venture TNT Sports has boosted its European club football offering after…
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Ofcom chair Grade calls on government to look at ‘regressive’ licence fee model
Ofcom chair Michael Grade has called for the government to take another look at how…
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UK broadcasters welcome introduction of Media Bill
UK broadcasters have reacted positively to the introduction of the country’s long-awaited Media Bill in…
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Digital and Studios growth offsets advertising decline for ITV
UK broadcaster ITV’s shift to streaming continues with ITVX seeing total streamed hours increasing by…
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EE and BT TV customers prevented from skipping ITV ads
From today, EE and BT TV customers in the UK can no longer skip ads…
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Virgin Media O2 gives free access to Asian channels for Diwali
The UK’s Virgin Media O2 is giving free access to 15 Asian TV channels over…
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Sky Media launches Creative Optimisation for programmatic advertising
Sky Media, the sales arm of Sky, has launched a new programmatic Creative Optimisation capability aimed at performance…
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Liberty Global falls short as price hike hits customer numbers
Liberty Global’s third-quarter earnings and revenue have fallen short of analysts’ expectations, with the cable…
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Ad-supported Disney+ debuts in UK
Disney has launched the anticipated ad-supported version of streamer Disney+ in the UK alongside two…
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Virgin Media O2 fixed broadband jump delivers overall customer growth
Virgin Media O2, the UK JV between Liberty Global and Telefónica, has returned to broadband…
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Kantar: UK SVOD subscriptions jump in Q3, with Disney+ leading the surge
In the three months to September, the number of UK households with at least one…