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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’s entertainment channel boss steps down
Sky’s director of entertainment channels, Stuart Murphy, is stepping down after six and a half…
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Supergirl flying onto Sky
Sky in the UK has acquired US superhero series Supergirl for its flagship entertainment channel…
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Sky boosts on-demand offer with new Disney deal
Sky has agreed a new multi-year deal with Disney UK and Ireland that will let…
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HBO Nordic welcomes Last Panthers
Scandinavian pay TV service HBO Nordic has acquired big-budget European crime drama The Last Panthers….
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US acquisitions chief exits in Sky Vision rejig
Sky Vision’s head of US acquisitions Alex Fraser has left the company as the UK-based…
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A&E prepares for Enfield Haunting
Basic cable channel A&E has acquired US rights to strong-rating Sky Living paranormal drama The…
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A&E prepares for Enfield Haunting
Basic cable channel A&E has acquired US rights to strong-rating Sky Living paranormal drama The…
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Disney, Sky, ProSieben invest in VR firm
The Walt Disney Company has led a new US$65 million funding round in cinematic virtual…
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Getty Images appoints Airey as CEO
Former Yahoo EMEA chief and Channel 5 boss Dawn Airey has been appointed as CEO…
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Sky comedy chief exits, interim boss installed
Lucy Lumsden, head of comedy at European satcaster Sky, is returning to production. She is…
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Sky appoints first Kids TV chief
Sky has recruited children’s TV producer Lucy Murphy as head of kids, the first time…
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West Wing producer to head Working Title US
Former West Wing producer Andrew Stearn has been named president of NBCUniversal International Studios-backed Working…
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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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Sky gives Rai top spot in Mediaset channels row
Sky in Italy is to give public broadcast channel Rai4 a prime spot on its…
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A+E Networks UK hires Sky veteran
A+E Networks has appointed Sky veteran Adrian Pilkington to the newly created role of senior…
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Sky Germany plans UHD box for next year
Sky Germany is gearing up to launch a new Ultra High Definition-compatible set-top box next…
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CBS Drama joins Freeview in the UK
CBS Drama is to launch on digital free-to-air platform Freeview in the UK, and has…
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Sky goes Missing in Germany
Sky Deutschland has acquired UK kidnap drama The Missing. The eight-part show debuted on the…
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NHK buys BBC One Agatha Christie drama
Japanese pubcaster NHK is one of a batch of networks to acquire BBC One period…
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Sky Deutschland launches James Bond channel
The German arm of European pay TV operator Sky is launching a dedicated James Bond…
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Sky orders darts gameshow from ITV
Pay TV operator Sky has commissioned One Hundred and Eighty, a darts-based gameshow for its…
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EU antitrust move ‘bad for producers’
The European Commission’s probe into country-specific TV rights deals could undermine the funding model for…
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Telecom Italia eyes 500k TV customers
Telecom Italia is targeting 550,000 video customers by the end of this year following its…
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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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Mediaset secures premium Telecom Italia deal
Mediaset and Telecom Italia have agreed a deal whereby the telecom operator will distribute Mediaset…
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Sky to acquire MTV Italia
Sky has struck a deal with Viacom to acquire MTV Italia, expanding its presence on…
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ITV angry over licence fee catch-up plans
Broadcaster ITV is challenging plans to widen the scope of the UK license fee to…
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UK performance boosts Sky results
A strong UK performance helped deliver exceptional full-year results for Sky, with the operator adding…
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‘Operators combat Netflix with hybrid services’
TV operators are looking to launch OTT services to provide multiscreen access and compete with…