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BBC3 to move online-only in February 2016November 26, 2015The BBC is to increase the offering of original content on its online iPlayer service after its plan to move youth-skewing channel BBC3 into an online-only service was approved by the BBC Trust today. After a brief transitional period, the terrestrial TV signal of BBC3 will switch off in February.Subscribers Only
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Ofcom removes Sky Sports 'must offer' regulationNovember 20, 2015UK communications regulator Ofcom has removed the 'wholesale must offer' regulation requiring Sky to make its flagship sports channels available to competitors including BT. Under the regulation issued in 2010, Sky was obliged to make Sky Sports 1 and 2 available to all UK television providers. Ofcom also set the wholesale pricing of the Sky Sports channels. In a statement issued on Thursday this week, Ofcom said that the decision came after consulting on the relevance of the regulation in the current pay TV market. The regulator decided that Sky is supplying its channels 'widely and on commercial terms outside of the regulation'.Subscribers Only
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ITV agrees to buy TV assets of Northern Ireland's UTVOctober 19, 2015ITV plc is to add the Northern Ireland TV assets of UTV Media to its portfolio after agreeing a takeover worth £100 million ($155 million). The deal, announced this morning, will mean that ITV will own 13 of the 15 ITV franchises in the United Kingdom. It will also own UTV Television, the new channel in the Republic of Ireland launched by UTV Media in January. The cash acquisition is subject to approval by broadcasting regulators in the UK and Ireland.Subscribers Only
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Poland's TVN launches original commissions for Player.pl serviceOctober 07, 2015Polish broadcaster TVN is pushing further into online with an investment in five original series. The first series, a Polish version of US comedy Web Therapy, will launch on TVN’s Player.pl service on 21 October. Speaking at the Mipcom TV market in Cannes this morning, TVN executives said the 10 episode series will cost 1 million zlotys ($266 million), a similar budget to one of its traditional linear TV series. Between Q4 this year and Q1 2016, TVN will also debut two reality series, Lip Sync Battle and Start U Up, documentary series My Love Story and drama co-production Cape Town.Subscribers Only
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BBC to launch standalone streaming service in US next yearSeptember 18, 2015The BBC is to launch an over-the-top (OTT) streaming service in the US next year as part of a move to deliver its programmes direct to the public and to boost revenues from its commercial arm, BBC Worldwide.Subscribers Only
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UK government launches review of BBC CharterJuly 16, 2015The UK government has launched a consultation on the future of the BBC, publishing a green paper this morning setting out its criteria for the new Charter for the public broadcaster, which will run from 2017 to 2026.Subscribers Only
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Telefonica wins rights to Spanish football for 2015/2016 seasonJuly 10, 2015Content deal: Telefónica has secured the TV rights to Spanish domestic football for the upcoming 2015/2016 season for €600 million ($667 million), according to a joint statement released today by the telco and La Liga. Telefónica, which owns the Canal Plus pay TV platform, has acquired pay TV rights to the top two divisions of Spanish league football - the Liga BBVA and Liga Adelante - together with the Copa del Rey. The two organisations said the agreement would be 'beneficial for other operators, the clubs and the fans'.Subscribers Only
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Discovery stakes €1.3 billion on European Olympic rightsJuly 01, 2015Discovery Communications has agreed with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to acquire rights for the four Olympic games from 2018-2022. Discovery, which acquired full control of Eurosport last year, is paying €1.3 billion ($1.5 billion) for exclusive rights across all platforms - including free-to-air TV, pay TV, mobile and broadband - in 50 countries.Subscribers Only
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Spanish government decrees collective sale of La Liga TV rightsMay 01, 2015Spain's Council of Ministers this morning published a Royal Decree which will require football clubs in the top two divisions of la Liga to sell their TV rights collectively rather than, as they do at present, negotiating deals individually. The new law will take effect from the 2016/17 season, although it may be brought forward to 2015/16 if clubs which have already signed agreements are able to execute escape clauses.Subscribers Only
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Regulator approves Telefónica’s takeover of Canal Plus - with conditionsApril 24, 2015Spain’s competition regulator CNMC has approved Telefónica’s takeover of pay TV operator Canal Plus subject to conditions including a requirement to offer at least half of its premium channels to third party platforms. The green light comes nearly one year after the telecommunications giant announced the acquisition of Prisa’s 56% stake in Distribudora de Television (DTS), the parent company of Canal Plus Espana. The deal was valued at €725 million ($785 million).Subscribers Only
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Over-the-top HBO Now to launch on Apple devices in AprilMarch 10, 2015HBO's over-the-top streaming service will be available on Apple devices from launch next month, the company announced yesterday. Branded as HBO Now, the service will cost $14.99 a month and be available via iPads, iPhones, iPod touches and Apple TV set-top boxes in time for season five of Game of Thrones on 10 April.Subscribers Only
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BBC licence fee should not be abolished, say MPsFebruary 26, 2015The licence fee does not have a long term future in its current form but the current system of funding public broadcasting in the UK should remain in place for at least another five years, according to British MPs. Presenting its report The Future of the BBC today, the House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee recommended that the licence fee should be amended to cover catch-up viewing and that non-payment should be decriminalised.Subscribers Only
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Premier League rights contract hits £5.1 billion as Sky and BT renewFebruary 10, 2015Sky and BT have renewed their agreements for live rights to the Premier League, with their combined spend increasing a staggering 70% to top £5 billion. Sky won the bidding for five of the seven rights packages on offer, and will air 126 live matches a season from 2016/17. BT will have the rights to two packages of 42 matches.Subscribers Only
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Sky reports Q4 customer growth in first combined set of resultsFebruary 04, 2015Across its three key businesses, Sky ended 2014 with an increased retail customer base of 20,607,000 – up 4.3% on Q4 2013. The entire pay TV group also experienced 4.9% year-on-year growth in subscription revenue to £4,842 million (€6 million) for the six months ending 31 December 2014. The group’s results were boosted both by strong performance in the UK and Ireland and the addition of its German and Italian businesses.
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Premier League offers more live matches in new TV rights packageDecember 15, 2014The Premier League has published the tender for audiovisual rights for three years starting in 2016/2017, increasing the number of live matches to 168 from the current 154 per season. Press reports indicate that matches will be played and televised for the first time on Friday evenings, but the league will continue not to license matches played in the 'closed period' on Saturday afternoons kicking off 3pm.Subscribers Only
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UK regulator to investigate Premier League rights saleNovember 18, 2014UK communications regulator Ofcom has opened an investigation into the sale of Premier League audiovisual rights in the UK. The investigation follows a complaint from Virgin Media in September over the number of televised matches and the cost to consumers of the coverage.Subscribers Only
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BSkyB must offer Sky Sports channels to YouViewNovember 06, 2014BT won a round in its long-running legal wrangle with BSkyB yesterday when the Competition Appeals Tribunal (CAT) ruled that the telco should be allowed to retail the Sky Sports 1 and 2 channels through its YouView set-top boxes. The CAT yesterday allowed the terms on an interim order to be amended to cover the IPTV set-top boxes.Subscribers Only
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Rush to launch streaming services overshadows Mipcom programming marketOctober 20, 2014To some extent, this year's Mipcom was overshadowed by events which took place far away from Cannes. Wednesday's announcement by HBO that it will be going direct-to-consumer next year, followed by the launch of CBS All Access a day later, echoed discussions at the world’s largest TV programme market about the future of distribution. The agreement by 21st Century Fox and private equity firm Apollo to combine their production companies and create a ‘leading global multi-platform content provider’ was made public the Friday before.Subscribers Only
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Fox and Apollo agree Endemol Shine joint ventureOctober 14, 2014US major 21st Century Fox and private equity firm Apollo Management have reached agreement to combine their production companies to create a `leading global multi-platform content provider`. Fox subsidiary Shine Group and Apollo-owned Endemol and Core Media will continue to operate as separate companies on completion of the deal, which is expected by the end of the calendar year. No financial terms were disclosed and the deal is subject to regulatory clearances.Subscribers Only
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Starz to launch international subscription VoD serviceOctober 13, 2014US pay TV broadcaster Starz is to launch a subscription video-on-demand service featuring its own and third party content outside the US. The venture, branded Starz Play International, will be a partnership with Parsifal Entertainment Group (the Sweden-based company which was invloved in the launch of HBO Nordic) and other financial institutions. Target date for the launch, and markets in which the service will be available, are still to be confirmed.Subscribers Only
