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Ofcom: Sky may have broken service cancellation rules
UK regulator Ofcom has said there are “reasonable grounds” to believe that Sky has broken…
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TVPlayer to come pre-installed on Samsung tablets
UK online TV platform, TVPlayer, has struck a deal with Samsung, establishing it as one…
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Viceland launches in UK on Sky and Now TV
Viceland, the new linear TV channel from Vice Media, has launched in the UK on…
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MacLellan upped in NBCU restructure
NBCUniversal has given Kevin MacLellan an expanded role at is international business as part of…
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Sky News names content chief
Sky News has named Cristina Nicolotti Squires as director of content, placing her in charge…
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Amazon unveils release date for The Grand Tour
Amazon is to release The Grand Tour, its hotly anticipated reboot of BBC show Top…
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Wuaki.tv launches on Roku players in UK and Ireland
Rakuten-owned OTT TV service provider Wuaki.tv has launched on Roku streaming players in the UK…
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Amazon rolls out Echo and Alexa to UK, Germany
Amazon is making a bigger move into the smart home space by launching its Alexa…
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Vestel to launch Freeview Play TVs
Multi-brand TV manufacturer Vestel is gearing up to launch a range of Freeview Play TVs…
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New chief for Irish-language broadcaster
Irish-language public broadcaster TG4 has named Alan Esslemont as its new director-general. Esslemont, who is…
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BBC Trust chairman Rona Fairhead to step down
BBC Trust chairman Rona Fairhead will step down when a unitary board replaces the BBC…
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Sky invests in Drone Racing League
Sky has invested in the Drone Racing League and will televise its events on the…
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Vodafone close to TV launch in the UK
Vodafone will soft launch its pay TV service in the UK next month, according to…
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UK television, film eye £1.3bn opportunity
A £1.3 billion opportunity is set to present itself to the UK’s television and film…
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Sky IPv6 broadband rollout nears completion
Sky has said that more than 90% of its broadband customers are now IPv6-enabled, allowing…
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Sky invests €4m in French OTT service Molotov
Sky has invested €4 million in French over-the-top video platform Molotov, which launched publicly in…
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ETSI publishes new HbbTV spec for UK and Italy transition
The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) has published a new version of the HbbTV specification…
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Red Bull selects Arqiva for live sports distribution
Red Bull Media House has struck a new partnership with Arqiva, which will distribute live…
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Sony launches three channels on Virgin Media
Sony Pictures Television Networks is to launch three channels on Liberty Global-owned cable operator Virgin…
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Sky Sports Mix to go live this week
Sky is due to launch its new basic tier channel Sky Sports Mix in the…
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A+E starts Blaze on UK Freeview
A+E Networks’ latest channel brand, Blaze, launches in the UK and Ireland next month. The…
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Swain to leave BBC
Long-serving BBC executive Emma Swain is the latest high-profile programming executive to exit the UK…
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UK TV charity chief Richard Wilson dies aged 58
Richard Wilson, CEO and former trustee of the UK’s Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund (CTBF)…
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AMC teams with Snapchat to cast Lens on Fear the Walking Dead
AMC Global has teamed up with Snapchat to create an exclusive Fear the Walking Dead…
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Virgin Media orders comedy shorts, buys Magic City
UK pay TV provider Virgin Media is pushing further into original programming, commissioning Avalon Television…
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Sky launches new ultra-fast fibre offering
Sky has launched an ultra-fast broadband product, Sky Fibre Max, offering speeds of up 76Mbps,…
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PCCW taps Amino software for new 4K UHD Now One box
Hong Kong-based service provider PCCW has tapped UK-based set-top provider Amino to provide its Enable…
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Sky reportedly planning to launch Now TV in Spain
Sky is planning to expand its presence in more European markets, kicking off with the…
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BBC now reaches 111 million people in Africa
The BBC now reaches 111 million people per week across all media platforms in Africa,…
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Viacom nets set for TVPlayer SVOD service
Viacom International Media Networks is placing three of its key pay TV channels on the…