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Amazon launches subscription TV in UK, Germany
Amazon has launched its Amazon Channels offering in the UK, Germany and Austria, allowing Prime…
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Ampere: Over 55s failing to see attractions of SVOD
Over 55s are not tuning in to subscription video-on-demand, even though they have embraced catch-up…
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BBC reports 23% increase in April iPlayer traffic
The BBC reported a 23% year-on-year increase in programme requests to its on-demand iPlayer service…
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ESL planning ‘much more’ linear TV around eSports
Modern Times Group (MTG)-owned eSports outfit ESL plans to build on early experiments to reach out…
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Sky renews European NBCU deal
European pay TV operator Sky has renewed its wide-ranging TV and film content deal with…
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Blue Ant UK studio hires Nerd, Lambent execs
Blue Ant Media’s expanding UK studio, Antenna Pictures, has hired development and production chiefs from…
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Vodafone sees TV and convergence growth despite problems
Despite being weighed down by the write-down of its Indian business and problems in the…
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Producers welcome new S4C chief
Welsh indie production body the TAC has welcomed the appointment of senior civil servant Owen…
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Nickelodeon UK poaches Scripps programming exec
Nickelodeon UK & Ireland has hired a Scripps Networks international VP of programming. As of…
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Arqiva: TV model is ‘fundamentally changing’
The UK TV model, which for 25 years has been based around the two broad…
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BT adds to TV base in disappointing quarter
BT added 11,000 TV customers to its TV base in the first three months of…
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ITV advertising revenues drop as company looks to retransmission fees
UK commercial broadcaster ITV’s revenues have dropped by 3% over the quarter, with ITV family…
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BBC must ‘reinvent itself’ for a new generation
During its current charter period the BBC has set itself the challenge of reinventing itself…
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Discovery grows international revenues and profit
Discovery has reported an uptick in revenues and profit at its international business but noted…
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Sky teams with Fitbit for short-form funded first
Sky has teamed up with connected health consumer technology outfit Fitbit to create a second…
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Liberty Global adds quarter of a million next-gen TV subscribers
Liberty Global added 253,000 next-generation TV subscribers in Q1, and said the UK and Germany…
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TRT World launches on Sky
Turkey’s English-language news channel TRT World has extended its reach in the UK and Ireland…
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Netflix co-production among raft of BBC drama commissions
The BBC has announced a raft of new drama series including Duty/Shame, a co–production with Netflix…
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TVPlayer launches on Roku in the UK
Over-the-top live TV service, TVPlayer, has launched on Roku streaming players in the UK. TVPlayer…
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TV ad spend in the UK ‘boosted by VOD growth’
TV advertising spend in the UK reached a new high of £5.3 billion (€6.2 billion)…
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Netflix, E4 prepare for End of the F***ing World
Streaming service Netflix and UK youth-skewing network E4 have co-commissioned a dark comedy-drama about a…
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Sky Sports to air Ultra HD cricket
Sky Sports is due to broadcast cricket in Ultra High Definition this summer, in what…
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UKTV launches investment fund, commits to originals
Channels group UKTV has teamed with Channel 4 to launch a multi-million pound innovation Fund…
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RTS opens entries for Young Technologist Award
The Royal Television Society has opened its RTS Young Technologist Award 2017 for entries. The…
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BBC renews deal with Unified Streaming
UK public broadcaster the BBC has agreed to work with video-streaming technology provider Unified Streaming…
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ComScore: mobile now the ‘go-to’ destination for video
Mobile is now the ‘go-to’ destination for most video viewers, according to ComScore research. The…
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Ofcom: 87% of broadband customers satisfied with service
Some 87% of UK broadband customers were satisfied with their service last year, with Virgin…
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Turner’s Northern Europe boss exiting
Ian McDonough, Turner’s boss in Northern Europe, is leaving the channels business. He joined Turner…
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Europe waves through Fox’s Sky takeover
21st Century Fox’s takeover of pay TV giant Sky is one step closer after the…
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TVPlayer launches on Xbox One
UK online TV provider TVPlayer has made its service available for download on Xbox One…