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BritBox adds Channel 5, Comedy Central
Content from Channel 5 can appear on BritBox following a 30-day catchup window on My5
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Ofcom: BritBox poses “no significant risk” to BBC mandate
Regulator finds no material change in broadcaster's commercial activities
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Channel 4 executives “will not relocate to Leeds”
Expects majority of staff to resign rather than relocate
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Netflix and Amazon streaming revenues “double those of UK broadcasters”
Streaming giants made £1.1bn in UK revenues last year
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BBC outlines iPlayer upgrades and Britbox launch in annual plan
Expects Britbox to be launched "towards the end of 2019"
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BritBox partnership ‘supports the whole PSB ecology’ says Hall
Both Lord Hall and ITV's Carolyn McCall have been setting out their vision for BritBox
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BBC and ITV confirm plans for new ‘transformational streaming service’
Set to launch in the second half of 2019
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BBC and ITV to launch ‘Netflix rival’
Expected to make classic British shows available to subscribers
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Britbox adds live news programs and original drama series’ to lineup
Good Morning Britain and This Morning will soon feature on the service
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BritBox launches in Canada
ITV and BBC Worldwide SVoD platform includes best of British content
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BritBox to offer near-simulcasts over Christmas
Christmas slate will offer more than 100 holiday-themed specials and events
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Britbox signs first third-party programming deal
SVoD platform signs deal with Fremantle Media