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Al Jazeera launches Virgin Media TiVo app

News channel Al Jazeera has launched a news app on the Virgin Media TiVo platform…

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Flat growth forecast for European pay TV

Pay TV revenues will increase just 0.6% this year as subscribers move to bundled services,…

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ITV Player launches on Roku

British terrestrial broadcaster ITV has launched its ITV Player catch-up service on Roku streaming boxes…

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Al Jazeera launches Virgin Media TiVo app

International news channel Al Jazeera has launched a TiVo app for Virgin Media customers in…

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Videology ups product head to new UK MD role

Video ad platform Videology has upped global product head Rich Astley to the new position…

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Forces TV launches with Freesat

Forces TV, a new channel from British armed forces broadcasting service SSVC, has launched in…

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Sky Sports launches new football channel

UK pay TV operator Sky is set to launch a new channel, called Sky Sports…

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YouTube launches for international gay channel Here TV

US-based gay cable net Here TV has launched paid-for YouTube channels in 16 international markets….

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CNBC hires international digital chief

News network CNBC has recruited John Armah as head of digital for its international business….

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TLC appoints UKTV exec as UK channel head

Discovery Networks UK and Ireland has appointed former UKTV executive Clare Laycock as channel head…

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Sky Go adds ITV channel line-up

Sky’s mobile service Sky Go has added UK terrestrial broadcaster ITV’s channel line-up to its…

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Freeview and Digital UK take on YouView with connected TV service

UK DTT platform Freeview is set to launch a new connected TV service, with support…

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BBC to trial UHD during the World Cup

The BBC has announced plans to run a series of Ultra High Definition, 4K, broadcast…

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iPlayer TV traffic from tablets exceeds PCs for the first time

BBC iPlayer TV programme requests from tablets were higher than from computers for the first…

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World Cup to be watched online by 13 million Brits

Some 13 million Britons are set to watch the World Cup online this year, according…

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YouTube net Barcroft TV, Rightster to ‘supercharge’ partnership

Barcroft TV, the high-performing UK-based YouTube channel, has signed an extended strategic partnership with multichannel…

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BT launches multi-room YouView+ offering

BT is launching a multi-room YouView service, offering customers the option of having two YouView+…

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Google must do more to stop piracy, says UK IP advisor

Google “must do more” to help combat piracy in the UK, according to a new…

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France Télévisions and the BBC top Eurovision Connect Awards winners

France Télévisions has won the Grand Prix in the Eurovision Connect Awards given by the…

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UKTV, NBCU join BAFTA environmental body

UKTV, NBCUniversal International Television Production and Shed Media are joining the BAFTA Albert Consortium –…

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Ofcom could auction DTT spectrum off as early as 2016

The loss of the spectrum currently used by digital-terrestrial broadcasting in the UK has moved…

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BBC updates iPlayer mobile apps

The BBC has taken the first step in “re-defining” the iPlayer experience on mobiles and…

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Vubiquity acquires UK’s FilmFlex

Video platform provider and content aggregator Vubiquity has acquired UK-based white label video-on-demand provider FilmFlex….

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Freesat launches first pay VoD offering

UK free-to-air satellite platform Freesat is launching its first pay on-demand service today. Freesat has…

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Amazon UK buys Halle Berry drama Extant

Amazon has snapped up exclusive first-window rights to buzzy sci-fi series Extant for its UK…

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ATVOD censures adult services

UK video-on-demand regulator ATVOD has ruled that six adult VoD services operating across 29 websites…

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Virgin Media launches dedicated Eurosport app

Liberty Global-owned UK cable operator Virgin Media has launched a dedicated Eurosport app on its…

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Notts TV goes live

Local UK TV station for the Nottingham area, Notts TV, is due to launch tonight…

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Netflix teams up with Vodafone

Telco Vodafone has teamed with Netflix to offer its 4G customers a free six-month subscription…

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ANGA and DTG demo silicon decoding of 4K using HEVC

ANGA COM in Cologne and the DTG UK UHD Forum in London each held corresponding…