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BARB to include catch-up and online ratings from this year
UK ratings organisation BARB is to include online and catch-up services in its ratings reports…
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Yahoo! signs content deal with Sky News
Yahoo! has partnered with Sky News in a move that will see the latter’s flagship…
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BBC to launch first Red Button Holby City episode
The BBC is due to launch a special one-off episode of its medical drama Holby…
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Viewers tolerance of buffering falling, says Conviva
Viewers tolerance of buffering when viewing online video declined sharply between 2011-12, while UK online…
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TalkTalk and Eros Now launch Bollywood films on YouView
UK operator TalkTalk has partnered with Indian film distributor Eros International to launch on-demand Bollywood…
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ITV launches ad-free, pay version of Player for Apple devices
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has launched a premium version of its ITV Player app for…
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Funding boost for BBC World Service under licence fee support
The BBC World Service will receive a £5 million (€5.9 million) boost in income to…
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Virgin Media unveils TV rankings
UK cable operator Virgin Media has unveiled a new TV measurement tool, ranking shows based…
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Blinkbox boss promoted to digital chief as Tesco gears up for new services
Michael Comish, the co-founder and CEO of Tesco-owned online movie and TV store Blinbox, has…
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UK viewers slower than US and Canada in adopting mobile VOD
UK consumers are slower than their transatlantic counterparts in adopting non-linear mobile TV services according…
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BBC to live-stream Wimbledon
The BBC will offer an “unprecedented” 10 live streams as part of its coverage of…
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BBC criticised over failed digital initiative
The BBC has come under fire for its failed Digital Media Initiative (DMI) with BBC Trustee Anthony…
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RTS opens entries for Young Technologist competition
The UK Royal Television Society (RTS) has opened entries for its Young Technologist Award 2013….
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BBC launches free weather app
The BBC has launched a free weather app in the UK, rolling it today out…
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BBC.com adds new features
BBC.com, the commercial web property operated by BBC Worldwide, has added two new features focusing…
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Channel 4 to launch centralised companion app
Channel 4 is set to launch a second screen companion app next month as a…
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BBC Trust names lead for rural coverage review
The BBC Trust, the UK broadcaster’s governing body, has named Heather Hancock as lead author…
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YouView approaches 400,000 homes, internet channels coming this summer
UK connected TV service YouView is now in almost 400,000 homes. YouView did not break…
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MTG set to beat Sky Vision to acquire DRG
Patrick Svensk’s MTG Studios is set to acquire UK distributor DRG after outgunning Sky Vision…
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Ofcom highlights changing pattern of online piracy
About 18% of UK internet users over the age of 12 who accessed digital entertainment…
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SCTE and ANGA to award 20 bursaries to attend ANGA COM
The UK Society for Broadband Professionals (SCTE) has teamed up with German cable association ANGA…
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Thatcher’s funeral second most-watched iPlayer programme
Baroness Thatcher’s funeral was the second ever most-requested live TV broadcast on the BBC’s iPlayer…
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Tesco’s Clubcard TV signs ITV deal
Clubcard TV has picked up a raft of classic ITV drama series and cooking shows….
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A+E hires Universal Channels exec for distribution role
A+E Networks UK has hired Katarzyna Jablonska as its director of distribution. Jablonska joins from…
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Box TV launches music channels via Red Button on Freeview
Music broadcaster Box TV has launched a free live streaming service and interactive Freeview portal…
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BBC in threat to charge Sky for channels as retransmission fee row rumbles on
The BBC has raised the prospect of charging BSkyB to carry its channels as it…
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Shazam launches new iPad app
Companion screen app provider Shazam has launched a new version of its app for iPad,…
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At800 to test for 4G TV interference in York
At800, the body set up to test for interference from 4G networks on digital-terrestrial broadcasting…
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Former Channel 4 exec Henwood to head BinWeevils
Former Channel 4 and Harry Potter exec Rod Henwood is to run BinWeevils, the kids…
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BSkyB strikes broadband backhaul deal with Virgin Media
BSkyB has struck a £49 million (€57 million) deal with Virgin Media’s business services unit…