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Sky renews southern hemisphere rugby rights
UK pay TV operator Sky’s Sky Sports unit has secured exclusive rights to SANZAR rugby…
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UKTV launches VoD service on Amazon Fire TV
UK channels group UKTV has launched its catch-up and on-demand service UKTV Play on Amazon’s…
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Multiplay now accounts for 85% of UK households
Almost 85% of UK households will have signed up for a multiplay service – taking…
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ITV to buy UTV Media’s TV business for £100m
UK broadcaster ITV has agreed to the television assets of Northern Irish-based broadcasting group UTV…
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Opera SDK included in Humax’s Freeview Play boxes
Opera’s HbbTV 2.0 SDK will see its first deployment in Humax’s new Freeview Play-enabled set-top…
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Sky’s entertainment channel boss steps down
Sky’s director of entertainment channels, Stuart Murphy, is stepping down after six and a half…
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Virgin Media appoints Telefonica exec as Ireland boss
Virgin Media has appointed longstanding Telefonica executive, Tony Hanway, as CEO of its Irish operations….
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Channel 4 opens ‘northern hub’ in Manchester
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has opened a new office in Manchester city centre in an…
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Ofcom to take over VoD regulation from ATVOD
The UK’s Ofcom is to bring regulation of on-demand video services in-house, ending existing co-regulator…
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Sky renews Rovi patent agreement
Sky has extended its licence agreement with Rovi, giving the operator continued access to Rovi’s…
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Channel 4 launches All 4 Android trial
Channel 4 is trialling an Android app version of its 2015-launched All 4 digital service,…
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Sky boosts on-demand offer with new Disney deal
Sky has agreed a new multi-year deal with Disney UK and Ireland that will let…
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Videology appoints former Telefonica Digital executive
Video advertising platform Videology has appointed former Time and Telefonica Digital executive Ryan Afshar as…
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BBC defends right to remain a ‘universal public broadcaster’
The BBC Trust has defended its right to remain a “universal public service broadcaster” and…
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DTG publishes new installers’ guide
UK digital TV standards group the Digital Television Group (DTG) has published a new set…
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UK commercial broadcasters call for BBC charter changes
The trade body that represents the UK’s commercial broadcasters has called for governance of the…
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Humax launches first Freeview Play device
Humax has launched the first UK Freeview Play device, the Humax FVP-4000T. The HD device…
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PBS America to go free-to-air in the UK
PBS America is going free-to-air in the UK at the end of the month and…
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BT Sport to showcase rugby matches on free-to-air
BT Sport is making three Aviva Premiership Rugby games available for everyone to watch in…
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Sky Sports to use live player mic for British Masters golf
Sky Sports is to take golf fans closer to the action by incorporating live player…
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BBC looks to reboot foreign OTT ambitions
BBC Worldwide plans to reboot its foreign over-the-top ambitions once it has built out support…
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US, UK, Germany lead in kids SVOD
The US and Germany are the leading kids SVOD territories in terms of the amount…
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Bake Off helps raise BBC iPlayer stats for August
The Great British Bake Off helped boost the performance of BBC iPlayer in August, with…
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Sky to premiere new drama simultaneously across European markets
Pan-European pay TV operator Sky is to premiere its new crime drama The Last Panthers…
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Freeview kicks off ‘biggest ever’ campaign for Freeview Play
UK digital-terrestrial platform Freeview has launched what it describes as its “biggest ever advertising campaign”…
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Freesat adds five channels
UK free-to-air digital satellite platform Freesat has added five new channels to the platform. The…
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Euskaltel still interested in Telecable, says chief executive
Basque Country cable operator Euskaltel’s chief executive Alberto Garcia Erauzkin has indicated he would still…
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EBU calls on UK to protect independence and financing of BBC
The EBU has called on the UK government to guarantee the BBC’s independence and has…
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Fox free-to-air channel YourTV goes live
Fox International Channels UK and Arqiva are today launching Fox UK’s first free-to-air entertainment channel, YourTV….
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Millions now using free WiFi on UK public transport
More than three million unique users are now making regular use of the free WiFi…