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More musical chairs as Frazer replaces Donelan at UK Culture Department
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has triggered a new top level reshuffle which sees Michelle…
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Paramount+ forges alliance with mobile network Three in the UK
Streaming platform Paramount+ has joined forces with 5G network Three UK to give customers access…
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BBC iPlayer passed seven-billion streams milestone in 2022
UK pubcaster the BBC’s iPlayer on-demand service passed the milestone of seven billion streams in…
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Sky Sports secures ICC live cricket rights through until 2031
UK pay TV broadcaster Sky Sports has announced a new long-term deal with cricket governing body the ICC which…
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UK streaming market stabilises after turbulent year, says Kantar
Research and consulting firm Kantar has released its latest Entertainment on Demand (EoD) data on…
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Sky drops episode one of The Last of Us on YouTube for free
HBO’s critically-acclaimed scripted series The Last of Us has been one of the early breakout…
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Sports streaming provider Joymo hires UK sales chief
Video streaming services provider to sports rights holders Joymo has appointed Hannah Griffiths to the…
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Digital UK rebrands as Everyone TV and unveils new leadership team
Digital UK, the consortium responsible for running free TV platforms Freeview and Freesat, is changing…
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Amazon and Sky extend alliance with addition of music app
The Amazon Music app has been added to Sky Glass, Sky Stream and Sky Q…
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England Hockey launches streaming service with Joymo
England Hockey has teamed-up with live sports streaming platform provider Joymo, to develop and launch…
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ITV increases investment in data tech firm InfoSum to support ad strategy
UK media company ITV has increased its investment in data technology company InfoSum. Although it…
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UK watchdog to explore circumstances of BBC chairman’s appointment
An influential government watchdog is to scrutinise the process that led to the appointment of…
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Virgin Media O2 offers more HD channels to customers
UK Liberty Global-Telefónica JV Virgin Media O2 has said it is giving its TV customers…
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BBC chairman calls for additional funding for BBC World Service
BBC chairman Richard Sharp has warned that the BBC World Service, which broadcasts to 360…
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BARB expanding UK measurement panel with Ipsos
UK audience measurement outfit BARB has awarded a panel expansion recruitment contract to Ipsos. Ipsos…
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200 BT Sport employees face redundancy in WBD-led restructure
With Warner Bros. Discovery and UK telco BT both having embarked on extensive rounds of…
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BBC secures package of live NBA fixtures for 2022/23 season
UK public broadcaster the BBC has secured a ground-breaking deal with US basketball franchise the…
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Apple wants a piece of English Premier League pie, according to reports
UK newspaper the Daily Mail has triggered rumours that tech giant Apple is planning to…
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UKTV streaming platform UKTV Play achieves banner year in 2022
UK commercial broadcaster UKTV revealed today that it grew direct-to-consumer views by over a quarter…
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Former ITV chair argues that DTT is vital for “national resilience”
UK TV industry grandee Peter Bazalgette has warned that the role of content delivery via…
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Virgin Media offers customers access to free fitness content
As people battle to keep their New Year Resolutions on track for another week or…
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FACT and police target illegal streaming users in UK antipiracy drive
Antipiracy group the Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT) FACT and police in the UK have…
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Channel 4 privatisation plan officially scrapped
Following yesterday’s leaked news, DCMS Secretary of State Michelle Donelan has confirmed that the UK…
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Tony Blackburn debuts new That’s 60s music channel for UK
Nostalgic programming-focused media outfit That’s Media Group is launching a new channel for the UK…
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UK’s Channel 4 looks set to escape privatisation threat
Reports suggest the UK government has dropped its plans to privatise broadcaster Channel 4. Citing…
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BBC iPlayer enjoys record-breaking start to the New Year
The BBC says viewers and listeners “flocked to BBC iPlayer and BBC Sounds in record…
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UKTV names Gilmer as marketing director
UK channel provider UKTV has promoted Nick Gilmer to the role of marketing director. Gilmer joined…
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Cityfibre and Vodafone complete 2Gbps broadband trial
CityFibre, the UK independent fibre operator, says it has successfully completed a trial of 2Gbps…
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Sky Sports secures South African T20 cricket league
Comcast-owned pay TV operator Sky’s Sky Sports unit has struck a new five-year cricket rights…
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Netgem TV adds 15 new channels
Netgem TV, which provides a TV service and enabling technology to service providers in the…