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OSN to launch ‘first bespoke Arab ents net’ in UK

Middle East pay TV provider OSN has debuted its first international channel venture with the launch of general entertainment service OSN Ya Hala on the TalkTalk YouView platform in the UK. OSN Ya Hala is distributed by France-based Thema. According to OSN, the move marks the first time that a bespoke Arabic entertainment channel has […]

BBC to examine YouView participation

The BBC’s governing body, the BBC Trust, has launched a review into the BBC’s involvement in broadband TV service YouView. The review will focus on topics such as whether the BBC’s involvement in the scheme has impacted on other public service broadcasters’ approaches to making their content available to other platforms, and the way in […]

Dave launches catch-up on YouView

UKTV-owned entertainment channel Dave has launched a seven-day catch-up TV service on the YouView platform. The service, which went live today, allows viewers to access content on the channel through a Dave-branded on demand portal and through YouView’s seven-day scroll back programme guide. The channel is the first of UKTV’s free-to-air channels to launch a […]

TalkTalk appoints former MTG exec

UK operator TalkTalk has appointed former Modern Times Group executive Henrik Karlberg to the newly created role of head of pay TV. The appointment comes as commercial director Laurence Miall D’Aout, who joined Talk Talk last year, prepares to step down in August. Karlberg will report to TalkTalk’s executive commercial director and representative on the […]

BT plans TV rebrand, entertainment push

BT is planning to slowly rebrand its TV service from BT Vision to BT TV, and has plans to boost its channel line-up later this year. Speaking at a Broadcasting Press Guild event yesterday, BT Retail’s chief executive of TV Marc Watson said that BT is rebranding the division following the launch of its web-connected […]

UKTV and YouView sign ‘landmark’ on-demand deal

UKTV has signed a catch-up agreement with connected TVservice YouView, in what the UK multichannel broadcaster hailed as a “landmark” deal. UKTV will provide seven-day catch-up services for its free-to-air channels Dave, Yesterday and Really and the agreement marks the first time that UKTV has offered a catch-up service that is purpose-built for TV. It […]

Ofcom backs BSkyB in BT ads row

UK regulator Ofcom has ruled that BSkyB has not breached its broadcast code in refusing to carry ads for BT’s new rival sports channels. Following a complaint lodged by BT earlier this year, Ofcom said today that Sky was not in breach of its code on the prevention of undue discrimination between broadcast advertisers. In […]

UK connected TV service YouView nears 400k

UK connected TV service YouView is now in almost 400,000 homes. YouView did not break down the figure but it is believed that the bulk of the total is accounted for by customers that have signed up for the set-top box via service providers BT and TalkTalk. YouView has also said that a new raft […]

TLC to launch in the UK

Discovery Networks is to launch its female-oriented lifestyle channel TLC in the UK and Ireland at the end of April. The channel will be carried by BSkyB and cable operator Virgin Media, as well as BT Vision and TalkTalk’s YouView platform. TLC will also be available in HD on the Sky and Virgin Media platforms […]

News brief: TalkTalk chairman to be interim YouView chair

UK connected-TV platform YouView has appointed Sir Charles Dunstone as interim chairman while a permanent replacement for Lord Alan Sugar is found. Sugar resigned as non-executive chairman of the IPTV platform last week amid rumours of a massive bust up with Richard Desmond, the owner of YouView partner Channel 5, in which the latter allegedly […]