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BBC taken to task over Digital Media Initiative
The BBC was too optimistic about its ability to implement its ill-fated Digital Media Initiative…
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Watch, Gold, Dave and Alibi join Sky catch-up service
UK channel provider UKTV has made its Watch, Gold, Dave and Alibi channels available view…
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Sky to air full shows on new YouTube channel
UK pay TV operator Sky is set to launch a new YouTube channel that will…
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Netflix gears up for “substantial European expansion”
Netflix is set to “embark on a substantial European expansion” later this year, as it…
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Yesterday and Really launch catch-up services on YouView
UK pay TV channel provider UKTV has launched seven-day catch up services on YouView for…
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Sony Entertainment Television launches on TalkTalk
Sony Pictures Television Networks has launched its general entertainment channel, Sony Entertainment Television (SET), through…
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Digital UK stresses DTT value ahead of spectrum shakeup
The UK’s Freeview DTT platform returns almost £80 billion (€97 billion) to the economy and…
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Blinkbox co-founder takes on expanded role
Blinkbox co-founder Adrian Letts has been appointed managing director of the Tesco-owned business’ movie and…
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ITV reports record second screen ad engagement
UK broadcaster ITV claimed that its 2012-launched second screen Ad Sync advertising format achieved “record…
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CBBC to premiere Henry Winkler series on iPlayer
UK kids channel CBBC will launch its new comedy drama series Hank Zipzer on its online…
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New Mr Selfridge will launch on iTunes
Episodes of the second season of hit drama Mr Selfridge will debut on iTunes before they…
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Al Jazeera Arabic joins Freeview
Al Jazeera Arabic has joined UK DTT platform Freeview, marking the first non-English news channel…
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YouView searches for summer help
UK on-demand TV service YouView is hiring technology students to join its first ever internship…
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Sky rolls out targeted AdSmart service
UK satellite TV operator Sky has launched its intelligent TV advertising service AdSmart following a…
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UK’s TV and creative industries worth £71.4 billion
The UK’s creative industries – including television, film and movies – are now worth more…
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Blinkbox sales up 245% over Christmas
Tesco-owned TV and movie streaming service Blinkbox claims it had a “record breaking” Christmas, with…
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WWE Network to launch as an online channel
The long gestation period for the thematic pay wrestling network from the WWE is coming…
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NBCUniversal hires former BT Vision, UKTV execs
NBCUniversal has created two new positions in its international channels division and hired executives from…
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On-demand service Cirkus signs Endemol deal
‘Best of British’ on-demand service Cirkus has acquired BBC dramas Peaky Blinders and Death Comes to Pemberley as…
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Majority of Brits multitask while watching TV
Some 78% of British people multitask while watching TV, according to a study by BT…
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Channel 4 removes shows from YouTube
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has taken down all of its programming from Google-owned streaming service…
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Black and white TV viewing drops to 12,000 in the UK
The number of UK homes watching TV on black and white sets has dropped below…
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Lovefilm agrees exclusive Vikings deal
Amazon’s UK streaming service Lovefilm has bought rights to season two of drama series Vikings. The…
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BBC launches new The Voice app
The BBC has launched a new app for series three of singing competition show The…
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UK digital video market tops £620 million
The UK digital video market grew by 40.2% to reach £621.4 million (€750 million) in…
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Skype co-founder’s Vdio service closes down
Vdio, the video rental service for movies and TV shows from Skype co-founder Janus Friis,…
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Sky claims 2013 sports milestone
UK satellite operator BSkyB said that Sky Sports delivered a record 55,000 hours of sport…
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Wuaki.tv hits 1 million users
Over-the-top video service Wuaki.tv now claims more than one million global customers, after adding more…
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YouTube launches on Roku
Google-owned video site YouTube has launched on Roku internet-connected TV boxes for the first time. …
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BT complaints double after Sport launch
BT TV was the most complained-about pay TV service in the UK during the third…