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Travel Channel launches on Freesat in UK
Scripps Networks Interactive’s Travel Channel has launched on UK free-to-air digital satellite television platform Freesat. …
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Tony Hall ushers in ‘next chapter’ for BBC
On his first day in his new job, BBC director general Tony Hall has told…
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Discovery’s TLC to launch in UK
Discovery Networks is to launch its female-oriented lifestyle channel TLC in the UK and Ireland…
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Shazam hires BBC iPlayer chief
Media recognition and engagement specialist Shazam has hired BBC on-demand chief Daniel Danker as chief…
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Sky not betting on online commissions
Sky has no plans to follow the BBC in commissioning programming exclusively for online, according…
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BBC to launch Peter Kay comedy on iPlayer
The BBC is due to debut a new Peter Kay-starring comedy series on the iPlayer…
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BBC launches The Voice app
The BBC has launched a companion app for the second season of singing competition show…
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Sky pledges further content spend
Sky has said that it wants to better its £2 billion (€2.35 billion) annual content…
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BBC orders original dramas for iPlayer
UK public broadcaster the BBC has ordered a strand of original dramas for its iPlayer…
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Lovefilm strikes deal for BBC kids series
Lovefilm has bought a raft of classic BBC kids content including iconic series Teletubbies. The…
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iPlayer boss: smart TVs must adopt common standards
The TV industry must adopt common standards for connected TVs or risk these devices becoming…
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Orange add recommendation to TVcheck
Orange recently released version 2 of its TVcheck social TV app and is now moving…
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TV viewing among UK 18-24s moving online rapidly
The proportion of UK 18-24 year olds watching TV via a TV set is lower…
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DTG Testing wins 800MHz interference contract
DTG Testing, the UK Digital Television Group’s test centre, has won a contract to test…
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Lovefilm secures Power Rangers catalogue
Amazon-owned online video-on-demand service provider Lovefilm has struck a deal with Saban Brands to bring…
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Virgin Media takes ITV HD channels and boosts TV Anywhere
UK cable operator Virgin Media is to add the full range of commercial broadcaster ITV’s…
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Next wave of UK local TV licences opened up
Another 30 local TV licences will be offered in the UK after communications regulator Ofcom…
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A+E’s Adam MacDonald takes Sky 1 post
UK satcaster BSkyB has appointed A&E Networks’ Adam MacDonald to run flagship channel Sky 1….
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BT chooses thePlatform for video logistics
BT has chosen thePlatform to supply its central video logistics system for TV services BT…
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KDDI expands Video Pass with Saffron
Japanese telco KDDI has launched its Video Pass video-on-demand service on iOS devices for the…
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Cable operators look to wireless access as next frontier
Wireless access is now emerging as the next frontier for cable operators, and operators want…
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UK retransmission ruling is ‘significant moment’
A court ruling stating online ‘rebroadcaster’ TVCatchup.com illegally transmitted live UK terrestrial TV channels represents…
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TiVo plans Euro expansion
TiVo aims to build on its success in the UK and Spain with more European…
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Virgin Media boss rails against broadband intervention
Outgoing Virgin Media boss Neil Berkett has spoken out against “clumsy” government intervention in the…
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Mobile and tablet use drive iPlayer TV above 200 million for first time
Continued strong increases in mobile and tablet use, as well as improved measurement of radio…
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YourTV wins Preston licence as Ofcom completes local TV process
UK regulator Ofcom has awarded the last of its currently planned local digital-terrestrial TV licences…
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Freesat plans new products, highlights benefits of HTML5
UK free-to-view satellite platform Freesat plans to develop a ‘headless’ multimedia gateway version of its…
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ITV sees online, pay and interactive revenue top £100 million
UK commercial broadcaster ITV recorded a pre-tax profit of £348 million (€404 million), up 6%…
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BBC hires C4 COO Anne Bulford
The BBC has appointed Channel 4’s chief operating officer Anne Bulford as its MD of…
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BSkyB secures Premier League rights in Ireland
BSkyB has secured live rights to English Premier League football in Ireland for the next…