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Channel 4 to launch All 4 Games division
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has announced plans to launch a new games publishing arm this…
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One in 10 users could not live without broadband, says study
One in 10 UK broadband users say they could not live without broadband, while one…
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BBC World News trials product placement
BBC World News has started trialling product placement on some of its feature programmes on…
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Ofcom mulls ‘lighter approach’ to regulation
Ofcom’s new CEO Sharon White has said that the UK broadcast regulator will look at…
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Amazon Fire TV Stick ‘fastest-selling device in the UK’
Amazon’s Fire TV Stick has become the online retail giant’s “fastest-selling UK device ever” in the…
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BBC Trust appoints new director
The BBC Trust has appointed Alex Towers as its new director after Jon Zeff said…
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Sky to add box sets to Buy & Keep offering
Sky will add box sets for TV series and movies as part of its Buy…
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Sky extends Buy & Keep service to all
Pay TV operator Sky has extended Buy & Keep service to all homes in the…
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Amazon to support High Dynamic Range this year
Amazon is set to add High Dyamic Range (HDR) support to its Prime Instant Video…
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Bolloré ups stake in Vivendi as De Puyfontaine plays down Sky rumours
Vivendi chairman Vincent Bolloré has again upped his stake in the company, raising his shareholding…
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Motive releases European version of TabletTV
TV technology company Motive Television has released TabletTV Europe, the latest version of its app…
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Vivendi ‘eyes £28bn Sky takeover’
French media conglomerate Vivendi has been linked with a takeover of European pay TV giant…
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Virgin Media extends TiVo deal
Liberty Global-owned Virgin Media has extended its five-year agreement with set-top box maker TiVo by…
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UK-based CineFunTV launches Star Channels
UK-based CineFunTV has launched the Star-branded South Asian TV networks on its platform in the…
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Revolutionary compression technology promises “video at audio bitrates”
Video technology start-up V-Nova, which has been operating in stealth mode for the last five…
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BBC Global News to launch in HD on Astra
BBC Global News has signed a deal with satellite operator SES to make its news…
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UKTV adds Drama to catch-up service
UK thematic channel provider UKTV, jointly owned by BBC Worldwide and Scripps Networks UK and…
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Darroch: Sky willing to spend for German football rights, will invest in content
Sky is well-placed to win German top-tier football rights and will invest in more German…
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UK networks retrans battle goes to Euro court
The battle between three UK broadcasters and streaming site TVCatchup is headed to the Court…
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Sky makes €600 bond issue
Pay TV operator Sky has issued €600m of Euro denominated bonds. According to the operator,…
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Channel 4 unveils All 4 digital service
Channel 4 has unveiled it’s new digital and on-demand offering All 4, which will go…
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Zee Network to launch &TV channel in the UK
Zee Network Europe is set to rollout its new Hindi-language general entertainment channel &TV in…
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UK local TV operator Made Television launches catch-up TV
Made Television, the UK’s largest local TV broadcaster, is launching its first catch-up services, branded…
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Viacom to launch Spike on April 15
Viacom will launch its Spike in the UK on April 15 and has picked up…
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Amazon Fire TV Stick launches in the UK and Germany
Amazon has launched its Fire TV Stick streaming device in the UK and Germany, seven…
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UK SVoD market to pass £1 billion by 2019
The subscription video streaming market in the UK is due to exceed revenues of £1…
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New appointments to BBC Trust
The UK government has confirmed the appointment of the vice-chair and two trustees to the…
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Spike UK to tap Channel 5 for content
Viacom’s Spike UK channel will feature a mixture of US originals and “off-net product, principally…
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Sky to up price of Sports, Family bundles
Sky is set to increase the price of its Sports and Family channel bundles this…
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Millions of subscribers for top UK YouTube networks
“Well over” 100 YouTube content partners in the UK now have an audience of more…