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TVPlayer Plus launches on Amazon Fire TV
TVPlayer Plus, the premium subscription offering of live linear streaming service TVPlayer, has launched on…
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Sky makes basic tier sports move
Sky is launching Sky Sports Mix, a new basic tier channel that will have some…
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Netflix UK pay TV threat is ‘overplayed’
Take up of video-on-demand services in the UK is tracking at 20% of the population,…
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UK mobile ad spend to overtake TV this year
Mobile ad spend in the UK is expected to rise by 35% this year, overtaking…
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Virgin Media secures exclusive VoD rights to US drama
Liberty Global-owned UK cable operator Virgin Media has struck a deal with Endemol Shine International…
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Viceland launching in UK, Ireland on Sky
Vice Media’s new linear TV channel is launching in the UK and Ireland on pay…
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Sunrise names former EE boss as new CEO
Swiss service provider Sunrise has appointed the former chief executive of UK mobile operator EE,…
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Al Jazeera taps Arqiva for global satellite distribution
Qatar-based broadcaster Al Jazeera Media Network has tapped media services provider Arqiva to provide its…
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ITV Hub and All 4 launch on Amazon Fire TV
Free UK catch-up TV services from broadcasters ITV and Channel 4 have launched on Amazon’s…
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Sony Pictures Television to launch UK True Crime channel
Sony Pictures Television is due to launch a new UK channel dedicated to “back-to-back crime…
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Web accounts for 72% of entertainment spend, despite rise in physical stores
The internet accounted for 71.8% of the UK’s entertainment revenues in 2015 compared with 28.2%…
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Culture secretary to close BBC ‘iPlayer loophole’
UK culture secretary John Whittingdale has vowed to close the “iPlayer loophole”, which allows non-licence…
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BBC: The Rack Pack ‘most successful’ iPlayer original to date
The BBC said that its comedy-drama film The Rack Pack is its “most successful BBC…
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Turner’s TCM launches on BT TV
Turner has launched classic movies channel TCM on the BT TV platform in the UK….
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Crozier: ‘ITV a buyer, not a target’
ITV CEO Adam Crozier has dismissed suggestions the UK broadcaster is a takeover target and…
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STV’s City TV channels to take BBC Three slot on Freeview
Scottish broadcaster STV’s City TV channels will be bumped up the Freeview TV guide, following…
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Clementi review: Ofcom should regulate BBC
The current system of governance of the BBC is “flawed” and the public broadcaster should…
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IoD: UK should aim for 1,000x faster broadband speeds
The UK government has a “poverty of ambition” when it comes to national broadband speeds…
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A fifth of UK web users have turned to ad blockers
Some 22% of online British adults currently use ad-blocking software, according to new research by…
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Ofcom to open new office in north of England
Ofcom is opening a new office in Warrington, north west England, later this year with…
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Half of UK population to use Facebook this year
This year an estimated 50.5% of UK residents – some 33.2 million users – will…
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Sky targets binge viewing with Sky+ update
Sky claims that the latest update to its Sky+ service will make it “even easier…
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UK TV ad spend tops £5 billion driven by online companies
TV advertising spend in the UK reached a record high of £5.27 billion last year,…
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Digital UK opens up Freeview Play specification
Digital UK has published the technical specification for connected TV service Freeview Play, opening it…
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ITV set to complete UTV acquisition following approval
UK broadcaster ITV’s acquisition of Northern Irish commercial broadcaster UTV is expected to complete at…
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DreamWorks’ Awesomeness launching in the UK
DreamWorks-backed YouTube channel AwesomenessTV is available in the UK from today. The channel targets a…
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Bazalgette named ITV chairman
TV industry veteran Sir Peter Bazalgette will become non-executive chairman of ITV from early May,…
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UK government unveils age verification plan for adult sites
The UK government has unveiled plans to introduce “some form of age verification” on all…
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TV Connect names key speakers
TV Connect, the London TV conference and exhibition owned by Digital TV Europe’s publisher Informa,…
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Sky snags Coogan comedy The Trip
Sky has ordered a third season of The Trip in a move that will see…