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BARB takes ‘fresh approach’ to service contracts
The UK’s Broadcasters’ Audience Research Board (BARB) has extended two of its four main service…
RTS unveils craft and design awards shortlist
The UK’s Royal Television Society (RTS) has announced the shortlist for its 2013-14 Craft &…
Ball in Ofcom’s court as CAT rules against Sky on wholesale must offer
After four years of litigation, the UK Competition Appeals Tribunal (CAT) has ruled that BSkyB…
EE begins commercialising TV service
UK mobile service provider EE has begun commercialising its TV service in its network of…
UKTV expanding technology and operations team
UK pay TV channel provider UKTV is expanding its technology and operations team by recruiting…
BFI rolls out new on-demand Player
The British Film Institute (BFI) has tapped design consultancy Ostmodern to launch a revamped on-demand…
BSkyB investing £3 million in arts and culture projects
BSkyB is investing £3 million (€3.8 million) in new arts and culture TV projects over…
TV and online ad buying teams to merge, claims Videology research
A change in the way that people consume video content is driving the need for…
New channels BBC Brit and BBC Earth to debut in Poland
BBC Worldwide is to launch the BBC Brit and BBC Earth channels in Poland on…
Shakespeare’s Globe launches VoD platform
Now is not the winter of our discontent, as Shakespeare’s Globe today launches a dedicated…
Virgin Media adds new WiFi stations
Liberty Global-owned UK cable operator Virgin Media has started providing WiFi coverage in six new…
Channel 4 launches mobile interactive video ads
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has launched a selection of its sales division’s interactive video ad…
Majority of BBC staff now outside London
The majority of BBC staff are now based outside of London for the first time…
Roku adds Google Play Movies and TV store
Roku has added the Google Play Movies and TV store to its streaming players in…
WWE gears up for UK OTT launch next month
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) is due to launch its OTT offering WWE Network in the…
BT to carry Netflix on TV service
BT has entered into a partnership with Netflix to make the streaming VoD service available…
Sky invests US$7 million in YouTube sports MCN Whistle
UK pay TV operator Sky has invested US$7 million (€5.5 million) in Whistle Sports, a…
UK advertising market grows faster than expected
UK advertising expenditure grew at its fastest rate for three years in the first half…
Wuaki.tv secures international dramas
On-demand service Wuaki.tv has scored a content partnership with UK home entertainment distributor Arrow Films…
DTG launches first 4K HDMI ‘plugfest’
The UK’s Digital Television Group (DTG) has launched what it says is the world’s first…
BBC Trust approves AMC Networks deal
The BBC Trust has approved the partnership between BBC Worldwide and AMC Networks that will…
YouView adds updated iPlayer and BBC connected red button
UK connected TV platform YouView has added the latest, updated version of the BBC’s iPlayer, as…
STV bids for Scottish local TV licences
Scottish broadcaster STV has submitted applications to UK regulator Ofcom to offer local TV in…
Amazon Fire TV goes on sale in the UK
Amazon has started shipping its Fire TV internet streaming box to customers in the UK…
Netflix orders comedy original
Netflix has ordered F is for Family, an animated series based on the comedy of…
BSkyB adds photo feature to Sky+ app
BSkyB has added a feature to its Sky+ app to enable users to view photos…
Freesat tops four million viewers per week
UK free-to-air satellite service Freesat now reaches over four million viewers a week, with 32,000…
Barcroft Media launches Cars channel
UK factual content producer Barcroft Media has launched a new digital channel dedicated to automobiles. …
Pace introduces new gateway devices
Pace is introducing new ADSL and VDSL gateways at the Broadband World Forum in Amsterdam…
Freesat launches new Freetime campaign
UK free-to-air satellite platform Freesat has launched a new advertising campaign to promote its Freetime…