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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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Discovery joins Detectives Club in UK, Europe
Discovery Networks in the UK and Europe have bought The Detectives Club: New Orleans. The…
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Fremantle, footballer Vialli team for format
FremantleMedia and Italian football icon Gianluca Vialli are launching a format in the Gordon Ramsey…
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HBO Europe to make Scandi originals
HBO Europe will soon make an original scripted series from Scandinavia, delegates here at the…
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Sarah Wright upped at Sky
Sarah Wright has been promoted at Sky and is now director of acquisitions at the…
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Sky snags Coogan comedy The Trip
Sky has ordered a third season of The Trip in a move that will see…
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Sky Q launches in the UK and Ireland
Sky’s next generation home entertainment system, Sky Q, is now available for TV viewers in…
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Sky to release VR content on Facebook
Sky has started producing 360-degree videos and will use Facebook as a distribution platform for this…
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James Murdoch returns to Sky chair role
James Murdoch is to return to Sky as chairman in a move that many believe…
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Strong financial result for Sky in Europe
European satcaster Sky has posted strong first half operating and financial results for Sky, with…
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Sky unveils revamped, hybrid Now TV box
Sky will launch a new Roku-powered Now TV box later this year, giving users access…
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Sky buys into big data business
Sky has invested US$10 million for an equity share in analytics and data specialist DataXu….
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Sky inks landmark European Showtime deal
Sky and CBS have agreed a European deal that sees the pay TV operator take…
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Third of UK broadband homes get OTT video
A third of UK broadband households subscribed to an over-the-top video service as of the…
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Sky Atlantic orders new comedy original
UK pay TV channel Sky Atlantic has commissioned Robin’s Test, a new UK comedy from…
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Perform grabs football rights ahead of OTT launch
Digital sports media company Perform Group has grabbed Germany, Austria and Liechtenstein rights to English…
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Sky buys into US MCN
Sky has made an investment of US$300,000 via a convertible debt security in US OTT…
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Sky1 weds with Bride after BBC divorce
Satellite channel Sky1 has acquired UK rights to wedding format Don’t Tell the Bride, after…
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Sky picks up another US superhero series
UK satcaster Sky has acquired DC’s Legends of Tomorrow for its flagship Sky 1 channel. The…
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Sky’s Pick orders Monkey Life
Sky has commissioned a new series of Monkey Life and bought two earlier seasons of…
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Deal Monitor: week starting Nov 23
A round-up of all the key deals in international television this week (beginning November 23,…
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Sky unveils next-gen Sky Q box
Sky today launched its much anticipated Sky Q home entertainment system and confirmed plans to…
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Star Channel becomes HBO’s Japanese partner
Japanese premium movie net Star Channel has become the territory’s exclusive home of HBO programming….
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SBS buys The Last Panthers
Australian pubcaster SBS has acquired buzzy drama series The Last Panthers. The crime series, which…
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Sky extends HBO deal across Europe
Sky’s role as the exclusive home of HBO programming will be extended beyond the UK…
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Virgin Media study brands retrans fees ‘bad idea’
A study by Virgin Media found that 72% of people thought proposals to introduce pay…
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VR firm raises $30.5m from Comcast, Time Warner
NextVR, a company that specialises in virtual reality live-event streams, has raised US$30.5 in funding…
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Sky rejigs programming team
Sky has installed a new head of comedy and rejigged its senior programming team across…
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Drama, Italian style
Italy has emerged from the doldrums to become a leading European drama producer in recent…
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Sky posts strong results, hails Atlantic
European pay TV operator Sky has posted strong results with subscribers, revenue and profit all…