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London Live drops entertainment shows
UK local TV operation London Live will stop making and buying entertainment series, and instead…
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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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Channel 4 moves commissioning focus from London
For the first time in its history, Channel 4 commissioned more programming from outside London…
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BBC confirms BBC Three 2015 closure plan
UK public broadcaster the BBC has confirmed that it is putting plans in motion to…
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Sky suffers blow in sports channels challenge
BSkyB has suffered a reversal in its legal battle over the terms under which it…
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Channel 4 to commission more from outside England
The proportion of programming Channel 4 commissions from outside England is likely to increase from…
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Global TV revenues top US$250 billion
TV revenue growth across the world’s major countries outperformed other communications industries last year, and…
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Hodgson in line for Ofcom chairman role
The UK government has named Patricia Hodgson as its preferred candidate to replace Colette Bowe…
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Ofcom report: UK programming spend in decline
Total spend on programming across the five main UK public service broadcast channels, as well…
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Ofcom hails return of digital ‘1950s-style’ living room
More than half of UK adults now media multi-task while watching TV, though an increasing…
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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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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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Next wave of UK local TV licences opened up
Another 30 local TV licenses will be offered in the UK after communications regulator Ofcom…
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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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Ofcom fines Playboy TV £100,000
UK regulator Ofcom has levied a £100,000 penalty on Playboy TV’s UK-based Benelux operation for…
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Ofcom awards more local UK TV licenses
Ofcom has awarded local digital-terrestrial TV licences for Glasgow and Edinburgh in Scotland. The licences…
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UK leading new viewing habits, Ofcom reveals
A new report from UK media regulator Ofcom shows that the country is ahead of…
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BBC crisis claims more scalps as Patten begins search for new DG
Following the resignation of BBC director-general George Entwistle on Saturday, head of news Helen Boaden…