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BT TV adds Discovery channels
BT has added HD channels Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, British Eurosport and British Eurosport…
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Discovery, BSkyB could make joint Channel 5 bid
US-based Discovery Communications and British satcaster BSkyB may table a joint bid for for-sale UK…
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BT up for the fight with UFC deal
UK telco BT has secured pay TV rights to show European and Asian fights from…
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YouView partner structure in doubt amid funding talks
UK pay TV operators BT and TalkTalk could emerge as the major shareholders in web-connected…
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BT launches buy-to-keep digital service
UK pay TV provider BT has launched a buy-to-keep digital service that offers movies from…
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BT Sport channels pass 2.5 million subs
The customer base for BT’s sports channels passed 2.5 million by the end of the…
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NBC staffs up with new roles at channels business
NBCUniversal has created two new positions in its international channels division and hired executives from…
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BT’s Sky challenge continues with sports news deal
BT has agreed a content deal with sports news agency sntv. The UK telco has…
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Disney brings on-demand services under ABC Studios banner
Disney is rebranding its on-demand services as part of a wider initiative to have ‘ABC…
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Comment: Are newspaper giants the new pay TV channels?
The news back in September that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos had bought the iconic Washington…
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Sky Movies and BT agree deal
Sky Movies is to be made available to BT TV subscribers as a result of…
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BT Sport gets UK cable deal
BT and Virgin Media have agreed a deal for the carriage of the BT Sport…
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BBC to examine YouView participation
The BBC’s governing body, the BBC Trust, has launched a review into the BBC’s involvement…
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BT Sport receives half a million sign-ups
BT reported a “strong start” for its new sports channel line-up with more than half…
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Virgin Media’s digital entertainment head steps down
Virgin Media’s executive director of digital entertainment, Cindy Rose, is stepping down from the company…
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BT plans TV rebrand, entertainment push
BT is planning to slowly rebrand its TV service from BT Vision to BT TV,…
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Ofcom backs BSkyB in BT ads row
UK regulator Ofcom has ruled that BSkyB has not breached its broadcast code in refusing…
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UK connected TV service YouView nears 400k
UK connected TV service YouView is now in almost 400,000 homes. YouView did not break…
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VOD and second screen use becoming widespread in the UK
A majority of viewers use second screen devices while watching TV, while about three UK…
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Miramax poaches Netflix, FremantleMedia and BT execs
US studio Miramax has hired new sales executives for the EMEA region and the digital…
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BT buys ESPN’s UK and Irish channels
BT Group has agreed to buy ESPN’s UK and Ireland channels business, in a move…
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BT releases YouView and Vision numbers
UK telco BT now has just over 60,000 TV customers with Youview connected TV boxes,…
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Almost half of UK consumers haven’t heard of YouView
New research from connected home specialists Twonky reveals that 49% of UK consumers have heard…
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Celestial Tiger hires Fox exec
Lionsgate, Saban and Celestial joint venture Celestial Tiger has hired Magdalene Cheung from Fox International…