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Virgin Media unveils new V6 box, launches new TiVo UI
Virgin Media has unveiled new details about the Liberty Global EOS platform-based box it is…
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Turner leads US$45m investment in Refinery29
Turner has led a US$45 million (€40 million) funding round in female-focused lifestyle site, Refinery29,…
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Freesat launches live audience measurement service
Freesat has launched a live audience measurement service, offering real-time viewing behaviour data about free-to-air…
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iPlayer loophole closure blocks 4,000 hours
British viewers choosing not to take a television licence before September 1 will lose access…
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Sky and Channel 4 buy into TRX digital platform
UK-based pay TV company Sky and commercial broadcaster Channel 4 have both bought into Dial…
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New satellite and OTT TV service launches for Asian expats in Europe
Hamburg-based Bubbles Media has launched Bobbles.tv, a new satellite and OTT-delivered pay TV service with…
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BBC Worldwide invests in UK indie, 72 Films
BBC Worldwide has taken a stake in the new UK-based indie founded by former Channel…
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Scripps gears up for European HGTV launches
Scripps has identified a “substantial opportunity” for HGTV in Europe, and said that the global…
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Vodafone drops broadband line rental charges
Vodafone has announced plans to remove line rental charges for new and upgrading fibre optic…
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Switzerland tops Netflix’s July ISP Speed Index
Switzerland’s ImproWare was the fastest internet service provider in Europe in July with average monthly…
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Viceland UK unveils programming line-up
The upcoming British pay TV channel Viceland UK will feature series from emerging British talent,…
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TiVo revamp, EOS will be huge ‘step up’, says Virgin Media’s Mockridge
Virgin Media’s launch of parent Liberty Global’s EOS box and the rebranding of its TiVo-based…
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Ofcom shuts down Premier League probe
Ofcom has closed its investigation into how Premier League rights are sold in the UK…
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Liberty Global to make ‘smart’ investments in content
Liberty Global plans to make “smart, opportunistic investments” in content following its recent announcement that…
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Sky extends digital supply chain deal with Vubiquity
UK operator Sky has signed a new multi-year deal with Vubiquity, which will continue to…
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Liberty Global advanced TV base tops seven million
Liberty Global’s advanced TV base passed the seven million mark in the second quarter, with…
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Virgin Media shrugs off Brexit blues
Liberty Global-owned Virgin Media shrugged off the Brexit effect in the second quarter by adding…
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Netflix extends lead as back-catalogue content drives UK SVOD growth
Netflix is by far the most popular paid-for video-on-demand service in the UK, and is…
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Content Innovation Awards 2016: the shortlist unveiled
Digital TV Europe and TBI have unveiled the shortlist for this year’s Content Innovation Awards,…
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Sky and Amazon team up for Romans in Britain drama
European satcaster Sky and Amazon Prime Video in the US are to coproduce a big-budget…
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BBC to offer virtual reality coverage of Olympics
The BBC is to offer up to 100 hours of live and on-demand virtual reality…
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ONS survey highlights UK smart TV habits
Some 18% of adults in the UK watched internet streamed TV via a smart TV…
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RTÉ deputy chief exiting for Ofcom
The deputy director general of Irish pubcaster RTÉ, Kevin Bakhurst, is set to exit and…
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EC’s Oettinger: European project in ‘grave danger’
The European project is in “grave danger” following the UK’s vote to leave the European…
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Brexit hits Discovery international business
Discovery Communications has revealed that the Brexit vote has slowed down its international business, but…
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Sky boosts Sky Q online offering with food, comedy, e-sports
Sky is adding content from Tastemade, Comedy Central, Vice, Copa90, Ginx eSports TV and Machinima to…
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MPs call on BBC to publish top stars’ salaries in ‘era of openness’
The BBC should publish salary details of any employee that is paid more than the…
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Freesat to offer BBC Red Button Olympics coverage
UK TV platform Freesat will offer eight channels of live coverage of the Rio Olympics…
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ESPN launches localised UK app
Sports broadcaster ESPN has launched a localised UK version of its flagship app to tap…
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BBC iPlayer licence fee ‘loophole’ to close in September
Changes to UK law that will require people to buy a TV Licence to watch…