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Sky Mix it up
Sky is launching a new sports channel; Sky Sports Mix. The channel, which will become the eighth sports offering that the broadcaster provides, will become
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Kidoodle launches globally
Children’s SVoD service Kidoodle has completed it’s global launch. The service is now available across 145 countries via the Apple App Store and Google...
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BBC secures rights to 2018 Commonwealth Games
The broadcaster will deliver 180 hours of live coverage from Gold Coast, Australia, which will be spread across its BBC One and BBC Two...
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Vice to launch UK Sky channel
Vice Media has agreed a non-exclusive deal to launch a TV channel on Sky in the UK and Ireland. Viceland will be on offer...
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Sony to launch True Crime
Sony Pictures Television is set to launch True Crime as a free-to-air in channel in the UK on 22 March. True Crime, which will...
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Yahoo launches eSports
Yahoo has launched its own hub for eSports content. The hub will feature live tournaments, commentary and features, in addition to interviews with gaming...
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ITV secures WorldSBK rights
ITV has agreed a deal with Dorna Sports to air Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK), highlights on ITV4 in 2016. The broadcaster, which yesterday posted...
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Netflix and Prime to expand 4K
OTT providers Netflix and Amazon Prime are to expand their 4K content throughout 2016
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Vimond launches Connect for social media and VoD
Vimond Media Solutions has launched Vimond Connect, to allow digital media service providers to facilitate a social media experience for video on-demand (VoD) viewers
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BBC Three partners with UFC
BBC Three has secured a deal to deliver exclusive Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) content
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Love Nature launches in 32 countries
Love Nature has launched as an SVoD service in 32 countries, including the UK, Australia and Germany
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Channel 4 wins Channel of the Year
Channel 4 has been named channel of the year at the Broadcast Awards
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NBC to launch hayu
NBCUniversal International is launching hayu, a reality themed OTT service
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The QYou launches on Vodafone TV
Vodafone Portugal has launched The QYOU’s linear channel on its IPTV service, Vodafone TV
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Sky to tackle non-sports content
Sky will double its investment in non-sports programming over the next five years, according to the company’s managing director of content
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Input Media extends French Open rights
Input Media has extended its contract to produce the world feed, daily highlights and digital content for the French Open tennis tournament.
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Australian Open coverage breaks ratings record
Coverage of the Australian Open 2016 tournament has received record viewers across Europe
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BBC retains Olympics coverage
The BBC has secured the rights for the summer and winter Olympics up to and including 2024
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John Brabourne Awards announced
The Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund (CTBF) has announced the recipients of the annual John Brabourne Awards (JBAs).
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BBC gains ICC rights
The BBC has secured a deal to broadcast video coverage of all major ICC tournaments
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Fandago to acquire M-GO
Fandango, a unit of NBCUniversal, is to acquire OTT service M-GO
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Collective Digital Studio rebrands
ProSiebenSat.1 Group has announced that Collective Digitial Studio (CDS) is to be rebranded as Studio71.
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Spotify to release video content
Spotify will begin rolling out video content to its users this week
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Fox Netherlands gains WTA rights
Fox Sports Netherlands has secured the rights for the Women’s Tennis Association Tour
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dock10 launches 360VR
dock10 has launched a new 360VR content service, available for both short and long form work
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UK Creative industries worth record £84.1 billion
The UK’s creative industries are now worth a record £84.1 billion to the UK economy
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Racing UK launches HD service
Sky is launching horseracing channel Racing UK in HD on 7 March
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TV 2030: What’s the long-term future of television?
Fifteen years ago, changes in TV were largely driven by broadcasters. They told people what they wanted, and they wanted it. Today consumers are...
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UKTV’s Watch relaunches as W
UKTV’s subscription entertainment channel Watch will rebrand and relaunch as W in February, with original shows, US exclusives and select BBC content
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Work and the commute are new prime viewing locations
The idea of TV watchers being wedded to the couch has officially come to an end, according to a the phase-three findings of a...
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Eurosport captures Bode Miller in 360-degree video
Eurosport teamed up with US alpine skier Bode Miller to create its first 360-degree highlights reel, from the Birds of Prey course at Beaver...
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Vimeo offers 4K streaming to all users
Video sharing website Vimeo is to introduce adaptive streaming to its player, a major upgrade that enables 4K viewing both on and offsite
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Netgem secures 29 new content partnerships
Video entertainment provider Netgem secured 29 additional content partnerships throughout 2015, bringing the total number of partners to more than 50
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Sky invests in TV4 Entertainment
Sky has invested $300,000 in LA-based TV4 Entertainment which owns a portfolio of niche interest television channels, distributed across online platforms in the US...
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Canal Digital Kabel adds The QYou to channel line-up
Norway’s Canal Digital Kabel has added The Qyou to its TV service, marking the TV channel’s entrance into the Nordic market
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Newsflare expands into China
Newsflare, an online video marketplace that connects the media with video shot by the public, is to launch in China
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BBC Worldwide picks Vindicia payment tech for VoD Store
BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, has chosen Vindicia’s CashBox solution to manage ecommerce on BBC Store
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