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BBC to up its investment in Northern Ireland
The BBC is to invest an additional £11 million (€13 million) in new services in…
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ITV to showcase Grand National in virtual reality
Commercial broadcaster ITV has teamed up with virtual reality outfit VR City and media agency…
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New Amazon Fire TV Stick launches in the UK
Amazon has started to ship its new Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote built-in…
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Sky buys All Time 10s channels group
UK-based pay TV broadcaster Sky has acquired Diagonal View, the digital channels company behind the…
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Ofcom to force Openreach to cut price for 40Mbps internet
UK telecom regulator Ofcom has said that it will cut wholesale prices charged by BT…
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Freesat launches new WiFi-enabled Humax box
UK free-to-view satellite platform Freesat has launched a new WiFi enabled set-top supplied by core…
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DTG: over 55s are buying most UHD TVs
People aged over 55 are buying more Ultra HD TVs than anyone else, but are…
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Virgin Media now claims 100Mbps speeds as standard
Virgin Media has revamped its internet bundles and now claims it is the first UK…
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Humax agrees gaming deal with PlayJam
Humax has added more than 200 games titles to its H3 Espresso Smart Media Player…
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STV Player launches on Roku
Scottish public broadcaster STV has launched its digital service STV Player on Roku streaming players…
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BBC calls for iPlayer prominence on TV platforms
The BBC has called for on-demand players like its iPlayer service to be guaranteed prominence…
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BBC reports record iPlayer traffic in February
Daily programme requests to the BBC iPlayer reached a record high of 9.9 million in…
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Ofcom sets out tight timetable for Sky probe
UK regulator Ofcom has set out a tight timetable for its dual-track investigation into 21st…
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Walter Presents moves into the US, launches on Amazon
Drama SVOD service Walter Presents has launched in the US over the top and through…
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O2 launches mixed reality rugby experience
Telefónica-owned UK mobile operator O2 has unveiled a raft of new virtual reality experiences, including…
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Sky Media launches second phase of programmatic rollout
Sky Media, the Sky pay TV group’s advertising sales arm, has launched the second phase…
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Channel 4 chief Abraham quitting to launch new media business
Channel 4 chief executive David Abraham is leaving the UK broadcaster later this year to…
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All4 launches 360° video ad support
Channel 4’s digital service, All4, is launching support for 360° video ads from this week….
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Sky-backed OnPrime TV now available in Germany, Italy and UK on Apple TV
OnPrime TV, the Sky and Cisco-backed OTT TV service targeting migrant groups in the pay…
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A+E announces UK management rejig
A trio of execs have been upped at A+E and Sky’s A+E Networks UK joint…
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TVPlayer calls on government to rule on online TV carriage of channels
UK online TV service TVPlayer has called on the government to table a provision to…
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IHS: OTT producers offer more UHD TV
Online video producers “generally offer a broader range of Ultra HD genres” than traditional pay…
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UK consumers more interested in bundling than French, says Ovum
UK consumers are more interested in bundled services than those in France, and price is…
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Channel 4: we are keeping up with Facebook
Channel 4 now has 15 million registered All4 users and can compete with the likes…
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BBC Worldwide takes Cbeebies to Taiwan
BBC Worldwide, the UK public broadcaster’s commercial arm, is launching kids channel Cbeebies in Taiwan…
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BT Sport retains exclusive grip on Champions League and Europa League
BT Sport has retained exclusive rights to air Champions League and Europa League football in…
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Murdoch: Sky consolidation will give big boost to creative industry
21st Century Fox’s consolidation of Sky will provide a major boost for creative industries in…
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Channel 4 backs new VR firm Parable
Channel 4, The Economist and Studio Lambert CEO, Stephen Lambert, have invested in a new…
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UK government ups BBC licence fee price
The UK government has confirmed that it will increase the price of the BBC licence…
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ITV Studios pushes UK broadcaster to revenue growth
ITV Studios saw its revenue hit nearly £1.4 billion in 2016, which helped to drive…