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ITV reports revenue boost as a result of international commissions
UK commercial broadcaster ITV saw its first quarter revenues rise by 13% as a result…
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Turner names UK business development chief
Turner Broadcast has named Marcos Milanez as business development and distribution manager for the UK…
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Companion screen voting for Britain’s Got Talent
ITV and FremantleMedia have launched companion screen voting for the Britain’s Got Talent show, using…
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Former News Corp employee to complain about football rights deal
Kelvin MacKenzie, former editor of News Corp-owned newspaper The Sun and a former managing director…
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BBC to launch first ‘companion screen’ app for Antiques Roadshow
The BBC plans to launch its first ‘companion screen’ app associated with its Antiques Roadshow…
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Premier League opens UK bids: more matches, cap on any single buyer
The English Premier League has launched an invitation to bid for UK TV rights to…
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History stakes its claim to be growth leader
History has laid a claim to be the fastest growing pay TV channel in the…
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EchoStar launches ‘slimmest’ DVR
TV technology provider EchoStar has launched what it claims is the world’s slimmest digital TV…
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Orange to launch TV Check in UK
Orange is to launch its TV Check iPhone application in the UK this month, and…
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BSkyB eclipses Virgin Media as UK’s top triple-play provider
UK pay TV group BSkyB reported strong results this morning, adding 15,000 TV subs and…
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Sony Movie Channel launches in the UK
Sony will launch its Sony Movie Channel in the UK this week on the Sky…
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UK court orders ISPs to block Pirate Bay
The UK high court has ordered the UK’s leading ISPs to block access to the…
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UK viewers moving to on-demand viewing
About one in four UK viewers now spend the majority of their TV viewing time…
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Zeebox launches synchronised screen ad campaign in UK
Zeebox, the interactive TV technology company founded by former YouView and iPlayer technology chief Anthony…
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BBC Worldwide wins appeal against ATVOD ruling
BBC Worldwide has won an appeal against a ruling by video-on-demand regulator ATVOD that it…
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Murphy promoted to entertainment channels boss at Sky
BSkyB has promoted Stuart Murphy to director of its entertainment channels. Murphy was previously director…
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Sony’s Eddie Nelson passes away
Eddie Nelson, senior vice president, networks, EMEA, Sony Pictures Television has died following a short…
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BBC launches Strictly online game
BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the UK public broadcaster, has launched the first online…
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Formula 1 expected to boost Sky HD growth
UK pay TV operator BSkyB is expected to report around 10,000 new pay television subscribers…
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New data reveals dual-screen viewing patterns
The extent to which viewers are watching TV and using other devices at the same…
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Virgin Media sees strong TiVo growth
UK cable operator Virgin Media added 242,000 customer to its TiVo advanced TV service in…
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Netflix looking to new European launch
US online video service Netflix is gearing up to launch in additional European territories this…
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Carriage and programming deals for Sundance
The international Sundance channel has inked new carriage deals for its services in Asia and…
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Ofcom warns Competition Commission not to overstate Netflix impact on Sky
UK media regulator Ofcom has urged the Competition Commission not to overestimate the impact of…
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ITV to offer Shazam-enabled ads
ITV has signed an exclusive deal with interactive media company Shazam that will see the…
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Freeview viewers give catch-up thumbs up, unsure about 3D
Freeview viewers in the UK are far more excited about catch-up services like iPlayer than…
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Netflix signs UK rights for original series
Netflix has picked up the UK and Irish rights to Nordic mob drama Lilyhammer after…
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Virgin Media reveals Olympic plans
British cable operator Virgin Media has struck a deal with the BBC and Eurosport that…
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Crackle launches app for UK viewers
Sony has launched its digital content service Crackle more widely in the UK. A Crackle…
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Trace Sports to make UK debut
Sports celebrity channel Trace Sports will launch in the UK on Sky’s pay TV platform…