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TVPlayer now available on Apple TV
UK TV streaming service TVPlayer is now available on the new Apple TV platform. The…
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Telecable offering premium football across Spain with OTT launch
Telecable, the Spanish regional cable operator owned by UK investment outfit Zegona, has launched a…
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Gloo Networks appoints Vivendi CEO as non-exec chairman
Gloo Networks, a company set up to buy and operate consumer brands in the media…
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BT tops pay TV complaints table in Q3
BT Group attracted the highest volume of pay TV-related complaints to media and telecoms regulator…
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BoxNation launches on Freeview
Premium boxing channel BoxNation has launched on UK digital TV platform Freeview. Viewers will be…
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Blue Ant Media teams with Smithsonian to launch UK 4K outfit
Blue Ant Media and Smithsonian Networks have teamed to launch Blue Skye Entertainment, a new…
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Liberty Global hires new content chief
Liberty Global has hired Australian TV veteran Bruce Mann to head up its content strategy….
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UK indie producers team with YouTube
Pact has inked a deal with YouTube that paves the way for various collaborations between…
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Telecable launches 500Mbps internet
Telecable, the Asturias region cable operator in northern Spain that was recently acquired by UK…
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BBC to feature automatic trailers for shows on iPlayer
The BBC is introducing a new feature to highlight trailers on its iPlayer on-demand service….
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Ovum: BBC Three online transition a ‘disaster’
The closure of the BBC Three linear channel in the UK is “a disaster disguised…
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Brazil green light clears way for Arris completion of Pace deal
Pay TV industry infrastructure giant Arris’s proposed acquisition of UK set-top provider Pace has received preliminary…
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Sky invests in US niche channel provider TV4
Sky has made an investment of US$300,000 (€280,000) via a convertible debt security in US…
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Yentob quits as BBC creative director
The BBC’s creative director Alan Yentob has resigned amid the fallout surrounding the collapse of…
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UKTV launching three channels on Freesat
UK multichannel programmer UKTV is to launch three of its channels on free-to-view satellite platform…
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Freeview Play available on Panasonic DVRs and Blu-ray recorders
The UK’s Freeview Play connected TV service is now available via Panasonic’s 2015 range of…
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RTS names Craft & Design Awards winners
The UK Royal Television Society (RTS) has announced the winners of this year’s RTS Craft…
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Ofcom: TV ownership still in slow decline
The number of UK homes with no conventional TV but with a broadband connection trebled…
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Amazon, BBC Worldwide co-produce fashion drama
Amazon Prime Instant Video and BBC Worldwide have greenlit an eight-part fashion-themed drama from UK…
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Sky Go now on Amazon Fire
Pay TV operator Sky has launched its Sky Go mobile TV service on the Amazon Fire…
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Paywizard names marketing chief
Subscriber management specialist Paywizard has named Bhavesh Vaghela as chief marketing officer, responsible for implementing…
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Virgin Media claims final patent win against Rovi
Virgin Media has claimed victory in an appeal hearing relating to the eleventh and final…
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BBC Three to close by February as Trust approves online transition
The BBC Trust has approved plans to close down BBC Three as a broadcast channel…
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UK government pledges £550m for 700MHz reallocation
The UK government will invest up to £550 million (€780 million) over the course of…
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Smart TV reach 45% in Western Europe
Some 45% of Western European broadband households have a smart TV, and 33% of these…
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Disney launches DisneyLife UK streaming service
Disney has launched its new UK streaming service DisneyLife, offering access to the firm’s “biggest…
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Government pledges funds for BBC World Service expansion
The BBC Trust has welcomed plans by the government to fund an extension of the…
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Channel 4 to launch All 4 on Chromecast
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has teamed up with Google to launch its All 4 on-demand…
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BBC names first Scotland editor
The BBC has appointed news presenter Sarah Smith as its first Scotland editor. The new…
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Ofcom drops UK wholesale rules for Sky Sports
Ofcom has removed regulation that requires Sky to offer its Sky Sports 1 and 2 channels…