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Channel 4 buys into Barcroft
Channel 4 has bought a stake in multiplatform content company Barcroft. The UK broadcaster has…
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Ericsson and BBC R&D partner on live captioning
Ericsson has partnered with BBC Research & Development on a proof of concept that the…
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BBC online kids platform ‘could boost production sector’
An ‘iPlay’ digital platform, which would see the BBC and outside partners establish an online…
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BT unveils social initiatives for Champions League final
BT has unveiled a range of initiatives to make coverage of the Champions League final…
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ITV teams up with Hulu for drama production
UK broadcaster ITV and US streaming service Hulu are joining forces to make Harlots, a…
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BBC Children’s director adds BBC North duties
The director of BBC Children’s, Alice Webb, is to become the director of BBC North,…
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NBCU boss Burke headlines RTS London
NBCUniversal boss Steve Burke will headline the Royal Television Society’s annual London conference later this…
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Virgin Media names UK villages due for fibre upgrades
Virgin Media has named 10 communities in England and Scotland that will benefit from an…
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Ofcom: BEN TV in breach of broadcast licence
BEN TV, an entertainment and news channel targeted at diaspora African and Caribbean audiences, has…
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New audience technologies and insight chief for Channel 4
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has named Gill Pritchard as director of audience technologies and insight….
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Vodafone reveals more details of video ambitions
Vodafone plans to launch a cloud-based TV service in the UK and Italy this year…
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A+E launching new free UK channel brand
A+E Networks UK is to launch a free-to-air channel later this year. The channel…
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Sky adds more football
Sky has added the International Champions Cup to its sports line-up. The pay TV broadcaster…
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Vodafone sees progress in converged services
Vodafone had 9.4 million TV customers at the end of its financial full year, out…
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ITV takes majority stake in Cirkus
ITV has taken a majority stake in Cirkus, the best-of-British on-demand service. The UK broadcaster…
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Sky, TalkTalk, Vodafone team up to present Openreach proposals
Sky, TalkTalk and Vodafone have teamed up to present a “10-point plan for a better…
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New EMEA appointments for Viceland
Vice Media’s youth-focused channel Viceland has made a series of senior EMEA appointments ahead of…
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BBC White Paper: iPlayer loophole to close, scope to trial pay services
The UK government has committed to retaining the current Licence Fee model of financing the…
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BBC Worldwide to look at expanding BBC Extra SVoD service
BBC Worldwide will look at expanding new American SVOD service BBC Extra into new territories,…
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BT to take Champions League final on YouTube
BT is to launch its free-to-view BT Sport Showcase channel on YouTube as part of…
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Spotify launches original programmes
Music streaming service Spotify has launched a 12-strong slate of original programmes. The new shows…
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Freesat sees strong growth in connected homes
UK free-to-view satellite platform Freesat saw the number of homes connected by both satellite and…
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Regulator calls on C4 to programme for kids
UK public broadcaster should do more to cater for kids and has been asked to…
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TalkTalk adding BT Sport to TV offering
UK telco TalkTalk is to add BT Sport to its TV offering from next month,…
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Liberty Global beats expectations, strong advanced TV growth
Liberty Global beat analysts’ expectations for its first fiscal quarter, posting solid revenue and subscriber…
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Fincons Group sets up in London to target media business
Switzerland-based IT business consulting provider and system integrator Fincons Group has launched a UK subsidiary…
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BBC Trust clears Freesat to offer live pay sports
The BBC Trust has cleared UK subscription-free satellite TV service, Freesat, to offer live pay…
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Sky-backed fuboTV adds ONE World Sports
Sky-backed over-the-top (OTT) sports service, fuboTV, has added ONE World Sports as part of its…
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Liberty Global to donate US$1 million to remain in Europe campaign
Liberty Global is to make a US$1 million (€870,000) donation to the campaign to keep…
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Now TV to launch new Kids Pass
Sky’s standalone over-the-top service, Now TV, has announced plans to launch a Kids Pass, offering…