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BBC Taster gets Idris Elba interactive doc
February 2, 2015The BBC has commissioned Story of Now, an interactive doc for its new…
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BBC reportedly set to lose golf Open
The BBC is set to lose its rights to the British Open golf championship to…
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BBC launches Doctor Who game for tablets
The BBC has launched a tablet version of its online game, The Doctor and the…
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BBC renews Premier League highlights deal
The BBC has renewed its deal to air Premier League highlights for a further three…
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Channel 4 hires short form commissioner for online channel
Channel 4 has hired a dedicated short-form commissioner who will order programming for its online…
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London Live to slash staff
London Live, the UK local digital-terrestrial TV station owned by Evgeny Lebedev, the Russian-born proprietor…
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Ofcom throws support behind Internet of Things
UK broadcast regulator Ofcom has set out plans to support The Internet of Things (IoT),…
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Germany’s ChitramTV taps Comigo for Android set-tops
Germany-based ethnic minority-focused service provider ChitramTV has tapped Comigo to provide Android-based set-top boxes to…
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A+E Networks names UK general manager
A+E Networks UK has named Heather Jones as general manager, UK, reporting to A+E Networks…
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Tesco sells Blinkbox Music to Guvera
Tesco has sold Blinkbox Music to Australia-based music streaming service Guvera, less than a month…
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Three enters exclusive takeover talks with O2
Hutchison Whampoa, the parent company of UK mobile operator Three, has entered exclusive negotiations with…
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Intel-based HDMI dongles hit UK market
Two providers have separately launched new high-end Intel-based HDMI dongle devices in the UK. Consumer…
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DTG launches HDMI testing service
The UK’s Digital TV Group (DTG) is launching an HDMI interoperability testing service, designed to…
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BT Sport and ESPN expand partnership
BT Sport and ESPN have struck a new seven-year deal to expand the range of…
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BBC launches new cloud-based News app
UK public broadcaster the BBC has launched a new version of the BBC News app…
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Discovery could bid for Premier League rights
Discovery Communications will join the auction for lucrative English Premier League rights in the UK,…
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Sky eyes Telefonica deal in possible quad-play move
Sky has reportedly been in talks with Telefonica about partnering with its UK mobile arm…
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BBC3 controller: channel not for sale
BBC Three controller Damian Kavanagh has stressed that the network is “not for sale”, a…
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Roku and Asda join UK industry association the DTG
Web streaming device maker Roku and supermarket chain Asda have joined UK industry association the…
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WWE Network goes live in UK, gets Roku release
Wrestling entertainment company the WWE has launched its direct-to-consumer channel, WWE Network, in the UK…
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SCTE and ANGA to provide bursaries for ANGA COM
The UK’s Society for Broadband Professionals (SCTE) has teamed up with German cable operators association…
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Virgin Media teams up with Telegraph to promote sports offering
UK cable operator Virgin Media has struck a partnership with Telegraph Media Group (TMG) to…
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Amazon pilots go live in the US, UK and Germany
Amazon’s first original pilot season for 2015 has gone live on Amazon Instant Video in…
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Netflix hits December streaming peak
December 28 was the largest streaming day of the year in 2014, topping what is…
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BBC to overhaul mobile news access, up video focus
The BBC is set to introduce “significant changes” to the BBC News site and mobile…
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Sky launching new drama series simultaneously across Europe
Sky is launching its original drama Fortitude across its European footprint simultaneously. The series will…
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Whistle Sports raises US$28 million in funding
Sky and Liberty Global-backed YouTube multichannel network (MCN) Whistle Sports has closed a US$28 million…
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Sky extending AdSmart to on-demand services
Sky is planning to extend its AdSmart targeted advertising platform to on-demand services, and to…
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Ofcom reportedly set to act on Premier League rights
UK media regulator Ofcom has indicated that it is likely to oblige the English Premier…
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BT to stream live NBA match build-up on Facebook
UK service provider BT is due to stream pre-match build-up of the NBA’s Global Games…