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Facebook expands TV-style video ads to UK, France Germany
Facebook is expanding its premium video ads outside of the US to seven new international…
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Mobile Video Alliance launches in the UK
The Mobile Video Alliance (MVA), an organisation set up set up last year to tackle…
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BBC updates iPlayer for Sky
The BBC is “updating and improving” the interface for its iPlayer catch-up service on the…
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YouTube teams with UK newspapers for electoral debate bid
YouTube has joined forces with UK national newspapers the Guardian and the Telegraph and the…
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Espial expands Canadian and UK operations
On-demand TV software and solutions firm Espial is expanding its Ottawa, Canada, headquarters and Cambridge,…
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TalkTalk passes one million YouView TV customers
TalkTalk has cemented its position as the fastest growing UK TV distribution business by passing…
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Netflix now second biggest driver of UK web traffic
Netflix has become the second largest driver of traffic on fixed access networks in the…
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Wuaki adds HBO content in the UK
Streaming and download-to-own service Wuaki has snagged a raft of HBO content after striking a…
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Turner to launch UK free-to-air channel
Turner Broadcasting UK is launching a new general entertainment free-to-air channel, truTV – it’s first…
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BBC outlines ‘new iPlayer’ rollout plan
The BBC is going ahead to make the new version of iPlayer it has been…
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‘Sky Europe’ would boost content and save on tech, infrastructure
A merged Sky Europe comprising BSkyB, Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia would be able to…
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Ericsson completes Red Bee buyout
Ericsson has completed its acquisition of Red Bee Media, adding 1,500 new employees to its…
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Canis Media offers new Manchester channel position
UK broadcast management company and EPG broker Canis Media is opening up a new channel…
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Discovery and Liberty buy All3Media for £550 million
Discovery Communications and Liberty Global have agreed to buy UK-based TV programme maker and distributer…
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YouView to launch major recruitment drive
UK connected TV platform YouView is to launch a major recruitment drive that it says…
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BSkyB launches Sky News catch-up service
BSkyB’s Sky News has launched a catch-up TV service on the Sky On Demand platform. …
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Canis Media ups former general manager to CEO role
UK broadcast management company, EPG broker and channel launch specialist, Canis Media, has upped former…
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Freesat now reaches 1.84 million UK homes
UK free-to-view satellite platform Freesat reported “strong quarterly growth” in the first quarter of 2014,…
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Movie pirates still likely to pay to see films, says new research
Viewers who illegally download movies also love going to the cinema and don’t mind paying…
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Blinkx names media SVP
Internet media platform provider Blinkx has named Donald Hamilton as senior vice-president of Blinkx Media….
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Viacom to use C5 to accelerate new global brand launches
Viacom president and CEO Philippe Dauman said that its £450 million (€550 million) acquisition of…
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Freesat adds HD category, new channels
UK free-to-air satellite platform Freesat has added a dedicated HD category to the channel category…
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Viacom buys UK’s Channel 5 for £450 million
Viacom has acquired UK terrestrial broadcaster Channel 5 for £450 million (€548 million), in a…
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Sky records surprise uptick in TV customers
Sky said that it added 74,000 new TV customers in the three months ending March…
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Sky Go and Now TV to join PS4
Sky said it is preparing to launch its Sky Go on-demand service and Now TV…
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S4C launches on TVPlayer
Welsh public broadcaster S4C has launched on streaming service TVPlayer, making its programming available on-demand…
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Pace to target European markets with RDK products
UK set-top provider Pace has said it plans to expand into DVB markets with RDK…
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DVD viewing drops to just 55% of UK adults
The proportion of adults in the UK that regularly watch DVDs, videos or Blu-ray discs…
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London Live editorial director quits
Stefano Hatfield has left his position as editorial director of London Live, just weeks after…
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UK TV ad market tipped to grow strongly
TV ad revenues will increase at a healthy rate in 2014 with the soccer World…