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UKTV history channel buys Sky Vision, Electric Sky docs
UKTV factual channel Yesterday has acquired two docs for a strand about macabre and fascinating…
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Sky inks £180m deal for Telefonica’s UK broadband business
BSkyB has agreed to buy Telefonica UK’s broadband business, in a deal that will establish…
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Sky and Disney launch pay TV channel
UK pay TV platform BSkyB and Hollywood Studio Disney are launching a pay TV channel…
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Sky inks sports news channel deal with Viasat
UK pay TV platform BSkyB has inked a deal with its Scandinavian counterpart Viasat for…
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Shock decline in pay TV numbers in Western Europe
The total number of pay TV subscribers in Western Europe has fallen for the first…
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Sky Italia launches F1 channel
Italian pay TV operator Sky has launched a dedicated Formula 1 channel, Sky Sport F1…
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Ofcom awards local TV licence for Leeds
UK media regulator Ofcom has awarded a local TV licence for the Northern city of…
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Formula 1 viewing slows down
Formula One’s global audience declined in 2012, pushed down by a 34% drop in viewing…
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Liam Keelan opts for BBC Worldwide over Sky
Liam Keelan has opted to take a new role at BBC Worldwide over the position…
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Sky hires fact-ent commissioner
UK pay TV operator Sky has hired Colm Martin as commissioning editor of factual entertainment….
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Sky starts 3D Formula 1 coverage
UK pay TV broadcaster BSkyB will start covering Formula 1 in 3D later this month,…
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Argonon appoints COO
Production and distribution group Argonon has hired Laura Bessell-Martin as its COO. Bessell-Martin’s previous experience…
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BSkyB to make sports channels available without subscription
BSkyB is making its sports channels available on a pay-as-you-go basis for £9.99 a day…
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Jane Millichip joins Sky Vision
Sky Vision’s recruitment drive has continued with the hire of Jane Millichip as director of…
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BSkyB launches advanced TV Everywhere service
UK pay TV operator BSkyB has launched a new service to supplement its Sky Go…
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Sky Vision hires Karen Wise
Sky Vision, the distribution arm of UK pay TV operator BSkyB, has hired Karen Wise…
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BBC and Endemol bosses confirmed for MIP TV keynotes
BBC controller of drama Ben Stephenson and Tim Hincks, president of global entertainment producer Endemol,…
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Sky Vision hires first head of acquisitions
UK-based distributor Sky Vision has poached former BBC Worldwide commercial manager Angela Neillis and she…
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MIP TV announces Sky’s Sophie Turner Laing as first keynote
BSkyB programming boss Sophie Turner Laing is to give a keynote address at next year’s…
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BSkyB’s Now TV launches on Roku
UK pay TV operator BSkyB has launched its OTT service Now TV on Roku streaming…
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NBC closing international channels and cutting jobs
NBC Universal is closing several of its international channels and has placed a group of…
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Sky on the hunt for new Sky 1 director
British pay TV broadcaster Sky is on the hunt for a new director of its…
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Sky inks first pay TV window deal with NBC Universal
British pay TV broadcaster Sky has inked a deal with NBC Universal that gives it…
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PCCW loses trademark dispute with Sky over Now TV brand
A UK high court judge has ruled in favour of pay TV operator BSkyB in…
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The vision for Sky Vision
Carl Hall and Sophie Turner Laing tell TBI about how the freshly minted Sky Vision…
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Sky buys Sony’s submarine drama Last Resort
UK pay TV broadcaster BSkyB has acquired US submarine drama series Last Resort. The Sony…
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Sky and Warner Bros. renew volume deal
BSkyB and Warner Bros have renewed their movies deal. The agreement gives Sky, the News…
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UK multichannel operators programming spend hits £2.2 billion
The main providers of commercial digital channels in the UK spent a cumulative £2.2 billion…
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UK multichannel programming spend rockets to £623 million
Commercial multichannel broadcasters spent £623 million on content last year, a 31% year-on-year increase. A…