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Hollywood studios “could go OTT” in UK
Hollywood studios could benefit from going over-the-top direct to consumers in the UK, cutting out…
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ESPN launches UK sports app
Sports channel ESPN has launched a new UK sports news and information app providing sports…
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Turner UK launching time-shifted TCM
Turner Broadcasting System is today launching a time-shifted version of pay channel TCM in the…
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BT Sport reaches a million customers
BT’s new sports package can now be received by a million customers, the UK telco…
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QVC launches two new channels
Shopping network QVC is launching two new channels in the UK – QVC Style and…
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Google launches music streaming service in Europe
Google’s new music streaming service, Google Play Music All Access, has launched in nine countries…
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Red Bee Media expands BT Sport partnership
Red Bee media will provide additional broadcast services, including access services, rich metadata and sports…
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Liberty Global restructures CEE management following Virgin deal
Liberty Global has reshuffled management at its Central and Eastern Europe division as it seeks…
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Axonista makes UK push with new partnerships director
Irish social TV and second screen technology firm Axonista has appointed Brian Armstrong, who has…
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ThinkAnalytics appoints chief technical advisor
Multiplatform TV search and recommendation firm ThinkAnalytics has appointed former Canoe Ventures, Thomson and Canal+ executive…
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Playboy TV Europe to outsource broadcast, expand VOD
Playboy TV Europe is outsourcing its broadcast operations to Los Angeles-based Encompass and has announced…
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Demand 5 launches on Freesat’s freetime
UK commercial broadcaster Channel 5’s catch-up service Demand 5 has launched on freetime, the connected…
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S4C makes digital push
Welsh-language broadcaster S4C will make all of its content available on the BBC iPlayer from…
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Sky invests in video delivery firm 1 Mainstream
BSkyB has acquired US$2 million (€1.5 million) of convertible debt security in US-based distribution platform…
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Dailymotion airs doc on London riots
Video portal Dailymotion will launch Riot from Wrong, a new documentary about the riots that…
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ESPN channels go off air
ESPN Classic and ESPN America have gone off air outside the US and the UK…
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Rastamouse makes tracks for Lovefilm
Amazon-owned streaming service Lovefilm has acquired a children’s programming package including Rastamouse from NBCUniversal International…
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Kantar Media partners with Twitter for UK TV analytics
Kantar Media, a market research firm owned by ad giant WPP, has partnered with Twitter…
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Pace buoyed by North America demand
UK-based set-top box provider Pace raised its full year profit expectations after reporting strong half-year results,…
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New-look Universal Channel hitting the UK
NBCUniversal’s new-look Universal Channel will debut in the UK on August 5. NBCU has been…
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ITV boosted by online, studio gains
UK broadcaster ITV reported revenue gains in the first half of the year thanks to…
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YouView partners aim to expand service
The partners behind UK connected TV service YouView – which include UK broadcasters the BBC,…
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TalkTalk adds 160,000 TV subscribers
UK telecom operator TalkTalk added 160,000 new TV subscribers to its YouView service in the three…
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Freesat adds 145,000 homes in the last year
UK free-to-air satellite TV provider Freesat has added 145,000 homes in the last 12 months…
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ATVOD calls for block on payments to foreign porn sites
UK video-on-demand regulator ATVOD has called for a block on credit and debit card payments…
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BBC launches user experience research
The BBC has launched a long-term research collaboration between its R&D department and universities looking…
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Sky Sports agrees Football League deal
Sky Sports in the UK has agreed a new five-year broadcast partnership with The Football…
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Trace to launch interactive music service and mobile brand
Trace, the French youth-focused thematic channel provider, is to launch a new personalised, interactive streaming…
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Local TV provider Comux launches ‘manifesto’
Comux UK, the group mandated by regulator Ofcom to build and operate the infrastructure for…
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PBS America moves to Documentaries on BSkyB
PBS America is to move to a new channel slot on the BSkyB platform in…