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TVPlayer agrees ITV pay-per-view streaming rights
UK over-the-top TV service, TVPlayer, has agreed a deal with ITV to provide exclusive streaming…
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Sky Sports revamps offering
Sky Sports is to expand its service to offer 10 channels and is introducing new…
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Ofcom: viewing habits between young and old is widening
The gap between the viewing habits of the youngest and oldest audiences is widening, according…
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BBC works on voice-activated kids content
The BBC’s Research and Development arm has been working on prototype projects with BBC Children’s…
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Illegal streaming boxes ‘threaten copyright progress’
Adapted set-top boxes that let users illegally stream premium content risk undermining recent progress in…
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UK government scraps business rates for fibre broadband
The UK government has announced plans to scrap business rates for operators who install new…
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Quest and Quest Red launch on Freesat
Discovery Networks International-owned free-to-air channels, Quest and Quest Red, have launched on the Freesat platform…
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DCMS goes digital with department rebrand
The UK government’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport has added ‘Digital’ to its title…
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Cricket returns to BBC after two decades
Live cricket is to return to the BBC for the first time in 21 years…
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Virgin Media adds Brit Asia TV
Virgin Media has added Asian channel Brit Asia TV to its Virgin TV platform. Virgin…
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DMSL names new chairman
Digital Mobile Spectrum Limited (DMSL), which provides information and help to UK viewers of terrestrial…
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Fox’s Sky takeover set for UK watchdog probe
21st Century Fox’s £11.7 billion (€13.2 billion) takeover of European pay TV operator Sky is…
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BT looking to integrate VR with TV experience
BT is looking into ways to integrate virtual reality sports with the main TV screen…
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Fox secures Irish green light for Sky deal as UK decision time approaches
21st Century Fox has secured approval for its acquisition of Sky from the Irish regulatory…
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Virgin Media: future of pay TV means more open platforms
Only pay TV providers that aggregate multiple content providers together are likely to have a…
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TalkTalk plans mobile TV extension
UK service provider TalkTalk has completed the rollout of its new YouView user interface to…
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BBC needs to focus on online, talent and finance, says commerce chief
The BBC needs to respond to the fragmentation of audiences and the emergence of global…
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Virtualisation means ‘revolution’ for video, says Arqiva
Virtualisation will “revolutionise the world of video”, creating a very different way of distributing content…
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Freeview can ‘connect digitally-excluded’
Freeview has a key role to play in bringing the UK’s “digitally-excluded” into the connected…
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DTG R-book tackles Radio Equipment Directive challenge
The UK’s Digital Television Group has released a new version of the R-Book, the guide…
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Liberty Global faces ‘speed bump’ in UK, but long-term growth prospects good
Liberty Global remains committed to the UK market and remains confident about its long-term growth…
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GroupM downgrades UK TV advertising forecast
Advertising giant GroupM has downgraded its expectations for growth in the UK advertising market this…
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Freeview launches new showcase feature
UK free-to-air TV platform Freeview has launched Freeview Explore, a new feature of its Freeview…
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Dan Snow history podcast becomes VOD service
A new thematic VOD service based on television historian Dan Snow’s podcast network will launch…
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YouTube and BBC are dominant video apps on UK phones
YouTube and BBC iPlayer dominate the range of apps used by UK consumers to watch…
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Ofcom submits Sky takeover report to culture secretary
UK regulator Ofcom has submitted its public interest report on the proposed acquisition of Sky…
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eMarketer: fifth of UK web users block ads
Some 20.9% of UK internet users, 11.4 million people in total, will use ad blocking…
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Ex-Shine chief Mahon to lead Channel 4
Former Shine Group CEO Alex Mahon has landed the CEO post at UK broadcaster Channel…
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BBC news grows global reach
BBC content now reaches a weekly global audience of 372 million, according to the UK…
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Arqiva confirms it is mulling sale amid solid 9M results
UK transmission services outfit Arqiva has confirmed that its shareholders are undertaking a strategic review…