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Ofcom: BT must open up Openreach
BT must open up its Openreach infrastructure arm to competitors, but for now will not…
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BT updates TV app with more channels, content
UK telco BT is updating its TV app for Apple and Android devices, adding a…
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BT to show debut of AMC’s Manhattan free-to-air
UK telco BT will be the first UK TV operator to show US drama series…
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CCS Insight: ‘BT to buy ITV by 2018’
BT will buy UK public broadcaster ITV by 2018 in an effort to “broaden its…
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Discovery, BT linked to moves for Channel 4
Discovery Communications and BT are weighing moves for Channel 4 if the government decides to…
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UK consumers move to multiplay
Almost 85% of UK households will have signed up for a multiplay service – taking…
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Sky tipped to overtake Liberty Global in Europe
Sky’s subscriber base is expected to overtake Liberty Global’s in western Europe in 2017, according…
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Content companies vie to be Best Distributor
Five content sales companies have been shortlisted for the Best Content Distributor category in the…
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BT makes Fear-inducing play
British telecoms firm BT Group has rocked the pay TV market in the UK over…
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Amazon hires BT TV boss for Euro video
Amazon Prime Instant Video has hired BT’s director of TV, Alex Green, to become managing…
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Exclusive AMC deal bolsters BT subs
BT added 60,000 UK television customers in the quarter to June, taking its total to…
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Virgin gets TV boost with Sky veteran hire
Virgin Media has named former Sky Italia programming chief and JimJam founder David Bouchier as…
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Discovery ‘driving hard’ on 4K
Discovery says it is ‘driving hard’ on 4K to ensure it is ready when pay…
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AMC debuts in UK with Fear the Walking Dead
AMC Networks International is launching flagship channel AMC in the UK for the first time,…
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Increase in UK pay subs planning to churn
The number of UK pay TV subs planning to cancel their service has almost doubled…
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BT adds Game of Thrones downloads
UK telco BT has added Game of Thrones to its download-to-own line-up and claims the…
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Premier League auction hits record £5.1bn
Sky has retained the bulk of live Premier League football for upcoming seasons, but upped…
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Virgin wants Premier League rights auction halted
UK cable provider Virgin Media has asked Ofcom to pause the current Premier League TV…
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Discovery to bid for Premier League rights
Discovery Communications will join the auction for lucrative English Premier League rights in the UK,…
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Regulator to assess Sky Sports wholesale mandate
Ofcom has launched a consultation to look at whether regulation that requires Sky to offer…
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BT launches TV Everywhere
BT TV has begun offering buy-to-keep movies on multiple devices in addition to the set-top…
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Creative Industries Federation launches in the UK
The Creative Industries Federation, a new body to represent the UK’s creative community, has launched…
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BSKyB must make sports channels available to BT
After four years of litigation, the UK Competition Appeals Tribunal (CAT) has ruled that BSkyB…
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Netflix launches on YouView
UK connected TV platform YouView has added Netflix access to its set-top boxes, allowing its…
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Netflix launches on BT in the UK
BT has entered into a partnership with Netflix to make the streaming VOD service available…
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Viewpoint: Coming up next… consolidation
Simon Murray, Digital TV Research Few were surprised by BSkyB’s announcement in late July that…
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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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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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YouView shareholders commit with £100m funding
All seven of YouView’s shareholders have agreed to back the UK smart TV platform for…
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CEO of UK telco BT’s TV service exiting
Marc Watson, the CEO of BT’s television business, is leaving the company. The telco said…