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UK passes high-speed milestone
The UK had over two million very high-speed broadband subscribers at the beginning of July,…
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BSkyB to launch James Bond channel
British pay TV broadcaster BSkyB is launching a movie channel dedicated to James Bond after…
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Daily viewing times increase across Europe
Average TV viewing times increased across all of the big five European territories last year,…
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Interactive Olympics popular, but 3D fails to engage viewers
The BBC says that 17 million people watched 15 minutes or more of its interactive…
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Channel 4 hits registered viewers milestone, plans ad trials
UK broadcaster Channel 4 says that over five million people will have registered with it…
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Ex-ITV boss to probe BBC’s impartiality
Stuart Prebble, the former chief of UK commercial broadcaster ITV, will lead an investigation into…
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Analysts bullish on ITV
Financial analysts are positive on UK broadcaster ITV’s prospects. Credit ratings specialist Moody’s has raised…
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Channel 4 taps FreeWheel for unified ad platform
UK broadcaster Channel 4 is to use video technology specialist FreeWheel’s advertising management platform to…
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Commission confirms Sky hold on movies not anticompetitive
The UK’s Competition Commission has confirmed that Sky’s hold on the acquisition and distribution of…
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Olympics fail to win 3D viewers in the UK
Data from UK ratings agency BARB shows that 113,000 viewers watched the Olympics Opening Ceremony…
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Now TV launches on Apple devices
Now TV, BSkyB’s new online platform, is now available on iPhones and iPads. The streaming…
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ViewSat chooses Harmonic headend
UK satellite service provider ViewSat has installed a digital video headend from Harmonic to deliver…
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Broadcast TV should be delivered via the internet, say UK peers
A new report from the UK’s House of Lords has called for TV services to…
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New video-rich look for ITN.co.uk
UK news broadcaster ITN has relaunched its ITN.co.uk website with additional video features. ITN Productions,…
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Sky acquires Parthenon
UK pay TV operator BSkyB is establishing a new distribution arm to market the international…
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TalkTalk to offer free YouView box and access to Sky Sports
UK ISP TalkTalk has announced details of its YouView offering that will include a free…
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BSkyB reaches 10.6 million subs, but growth has slowed
UK pay TV operator BSkyB increased its reach by an additional 312,000 households in the…
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Sky adds catch-up platform and boost Sky Go line-up
UK pay TV operator BSkyB will offer the catch-up service from the UK’s Channel 5…
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BBC uses Adobe Primetime to deliver Olympics
The BBC is to use Adobe’s Primetime Simulcast platform to deliver coverage of the Olympics…
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ITV buys Norwegian firm, Studios ups revenues
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has acquired Norwegian production company Mediacircus. The broadcaster has acquired the…
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BT confirms YouView launch this autumn
BT has confirmed that it will begin offering the YouView TV service in the autumn….
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Netflix claims it is beating LoveFilm in the UK
Netflix will launch in another European market in the fourth quarter of this year, management…
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Humax’s YouView box goes on sale tomorrow
Set-top provider Humax’s new YouView box, the DTR-T1000, will go in sale in UK stores…
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ESPN secures French Ligue 1 in UK
ESPN has secured rights to French Ligue 1 football in the UK and has renewed…
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UK users still unable to get 2Mbps-plus internet access
Some 13% of UK premises are still unable to get access to internet speeds of…
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ESPN renews German football deal
Sports channel ESPN has renewed its broadcast deal with the DFL, the commercial arm of…
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New BBC boss considers Worldwide revamp
Incoming BBC director general George Entwistle is considering a strategic repositioning of the public broadcaster’s…
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Murdoch steps down from newspaper board ahead of stock split
Rupert Murdoch has stepped down from the boards of News International’s various UK newspapers ahead…
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Jane Johnson out at Sky Living
Jane Johnson, the ex tabloid newspaper editor brought in to run Sky Living last year,…
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Streaming habits vary across Europe, but PC still rules
Streaming via a PC is more popular than connected TVs and other devices across Europe’s…