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Sky 1 adds trio of 8pm formats
UK pay TV channel Sky 1 HD has commissioned a trio of factual and factual…
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Sky preps superfan show based on Thai format
UK pay TV operator BSkyB is set to air The Fanatic, a new entertainment show…
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Analysis: Will ITV get its way on UK retransmission fees?
ITV says the wider industry will back its aggressive to push to get the UK’s…
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UK local TV operator calls in administrators
Birmingham’s City TV has become the first of the UK’s new local TV services to…
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Sky launches pay-as-you-go sports pass
BSkyB has launched a new pay-as-you-go variant for its Now TV OTT offering, providing a…
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Sky Vision cuts first-look deals with UK indies
BSkyB’s distribution arm Sky Vision has signed first-look deals with two UK indie producers. It…
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Channel 5 bags sought-after Batman spin-off Gotham
UK broadcaster Channel 5 has won the heated battle to acquire Gotham, Warner Bros.’s Batman…
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Crozier reignites UK retransmission row
ITV chief executive Adam Crozier has said that the company and the wider industry will…
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ITV remains a takeover target, say analysts
ITV will remain a takeover target and speculation about a sale will drive its share…
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Sky reports best customer growth in three years
BSkyB reported its highest customer growth in three years, with TV expansion alone double that…
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Sky confirms ‘Sky Europe’ merger
UK satcaster BSkyB has confirmed its takeover of European pay TV sister companies Sky Deutschland…
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CBS channels eye TalkTalk TV success
Four UK pay channels that CBS Studios International and AMC Networks International jointly operate are…
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YouView secures future
UK connected TV platform YouView has secured completion of an agreement between its shareholders that…
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BSkyB set to seal Sky Italia, Deutschland deals
BSkyB is reportedly planning to complete its takeover of sister companies Sky Italia and Sky…
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Sky buys Bake Off producer Love Productions
UK pay TV operator BSkyB has taken a 70% stake in Love Productions, the UK…
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BT Sport signs Chelsea boss Mourinho
UK telco BT has inked a deal with Jose Mourinho, the manager of English Premier…
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News brief: Sky 1 returns to Yonderland
UK satellite channel Sky 1 HD has commissioned a second season of Yonderland, its surreal…
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A+E Networks makes pair of EMEA hires
A+E Networks has made two senior European appointments, hiring Nickelodeon UK exec Kiaran Saunders as…
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Leading UK digital channels’ content spend hits £2.6bn
A group of leading UK digital and pay TV channels spent a combined £2.6 billion…
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Deal for pan-European Sky moves forward
UK pay TV operator BSkyB has hired Morgan Stanley and Barclays to advise on its…
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Turner buys open Sky EPG slot
Turner Broadcasting System Europe has acquired one of two slots on the BSkyB EPG released…
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James Murdoch to keynote MIPCOM
21st Century Fox’s co-COO James Murdoch will deliver a keynote at MIPCOM in October. Murdoch,…
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Turner Laing leaving Sky after 11 years
UK satcaster BSkyB’s managing director of content, Sophie Turner Laing, is to step down from…
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Remedy taps ex-Sky factual exec
Argonon Group-owned Remedy Productions has hired ex-Sky Living commissioner Sophie Wurzer-Willliams as head of factual…
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‘Sky Europe’ would boost content and save on tech, infrastructure
A merged Sky Europe comprising BSkyB, Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia would be able to…
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Football rights ‘critical’ to Sky, says bank
The next round of auctions for rights to English Premier League football will be critical…
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Sky Vision branches out in Iberia, Italy and Lat-Am
Sky Vision, the content sales arm of UK pay TV operator BSkyB, has brought on…
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Sky records surprise uptick in TV customers
UK pay TV operator BSkyB said that it added 74,000 new TV customers in the…
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Channel 5 says Sky/Discovery deal not done
Channel 5 is playing down a UK report claiming an agreement has been reached for…
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HBO cuts Sky Italia programming deal
Sky Italia has agreed an exclusive programming deal with HBO as it prepares its own…