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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…
Flat growth forecast for European pay TV
Pay TV revenues will increase just 0.6% this year as subscribers move to bundled services,…
ITV Player launches on Roku
British terrestrial broadcaster ITV has launched its ITV Player catch-up service on Roku streaming boxes…
Al Jazeera launches Virgin Media TiVo app
International news channel Al Jazeera has launched a TiVo app for Virgin Media customers in…
Videology ups product head to new UK MD role
Video ad platform Videology has upped global product head Rich Astley to the new position…
Forces TV launches with Freesat
Forces TV, a new channel from British armed forces broadcasting service SSVC, has launched in…
Sky Sports launches new football channel
UK pay TV operator Sky is set to launch a new channel, called Sky Sports…
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….
CNBC hires international digital chief
News network CNBC has recruited John Armah as head of digital for its international business….
TLC appoints UKTV exec as UK channel head
Discovery Networks UK and Ireland has appointed former UKTV executive Clare Laycock as channel head…
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…
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…
BBC to trial UHD during the World Cup
The BBC has announced plans to run a series of Ultra High Definition, 4K, broadcast…
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…
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…
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…
BT launches multi-room YouView+ offering
BT is launching a multi-room YouView service, offering customers the option of having two YouView+…
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…
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…
UKTV, NBCU join BAFTA environmental body
UKTV, NBCUniversal International Television Production and Shed Media are joining the BAFTA Albert Consortium –…
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…
BBC updates iPlayer mobile apps
The BBC has taken the first step in “re-defining” the iPlayer experience on mobiles and…
Vubiquity acquires UK’s FilmFlex
Video platform provider and content aggregator Vubiquity has acquired UK-based white label video-on-demand provider FilmFlex….
Freesat launches first pay VoD offering
UK free-to-air satellite platform Freesat is launching its first pay on-demand service today. Freesat has…
Amazon UK buys Halle Berry drama Extant
Amazon has snapped up exclusive first-window rights to buzzy sci-fi series Extant for its UK…
ATVOD censures adult services
UK video-on-demand regulator ATVOD has ruled that six adult VoD services operating across 29 websites…
Virgin Media launches dedicated Eurosport app
Liberty Global-owned UK cable operator Virgin Media has launched a dedicated Eurosport app on its…
Notts TV goes live
Local UK TV station for the Nottingham area, Notts TV, is due to launch tonight…
Netflix teams up with Vodafone
Telco Vodafone has teamed with Netflix to offer its 4G customers a free six-month subscription…
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…