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Alex Farber, Broadcast
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YouTube unveils UK strategy
3-May-2012
YouTube has revealed details of its UK content strategy for the first time, urging producers to pitch niche ideas and putting well in excess of £10m up for grabs. -
Sky remains movie leader according to UK regulator Ofcom
23-Apr-2012
New VoD players such as Lovefilm and Netflix have not loosened Sky’s grip on movies, according to an Ofcom report to the Competition Commission. -
BT Vision signs FX content deal
11-Apr-2012
BT Vision has signed a content deal with FXUK - bolstering its offering ahead of the launch of a dedicated entertainment portal. -
Sky names SVOD service Now TV
21-Mar-2012
Sky has revealed that its new internet TV service will be titled Now TV. -
UK Pay-TV movie probe to include Lovefilm and Netflix
14-Mar-2012
The Competition Commission has extended its investigation into movies on pay-TV as a result of the launch of VoD providers Lovefilm, Netflix and Sky’s forthcoming standalone service. -
YouTube earmarks £10m for UK content
10-Feb-2012
Youtube is understood to have earmarked a fund of £10m to invest in UK-created content as it looks to roll out a range of entertainment, music and lifestyle channels. -
Lovefilm boss Calver quits
8-Feb-2012
Lovefilm chief executive Simon Calver is to step down after almost seven years after being poached by high street chain Mothercare. -
Sky profits top £600m
1-Feb-2012
Sky has reported operating profit of £601m for the six months to the 31 December - with more than 4m subscribers now signed up to HD TV. -
Sky to launch new IPTV service in UK
1-Feb-2012
Sky has unveiled plans for a new IPTV service featuring access to Sky Sports, movies and its entertainment channels in a bid to acquire new subscribers. -
Sky Atlantic's content push includes Morgan Spurlock British culture series
8-Dec-2011
Sky Atlantic has commissioned its highest-profile UK content yet, including an adaptation of Robert Wilson’s Javier Falcón novels and two landmark series on Britain from Jane Root’s Nutopia and Morgan Spurlock. -
Iannucci joins Coogan at Baby Cow
22-Jun-2011
Armando Iannucci (In The Loop) has been appointed as Baby Cow Productions’ first creative director. -
Sky makes £600m UK content pledge
10-Jun-2011
Sky has revealed it spent £380m on UK-originated programming in the year to July 2011 and plans to boost investment to £600m a year by 2014. -
Sky said to be making 'excess profits' from movies service
8-Feb-2011
The findings could affect Sky’s exclusivity deals with the US studios as well as the wholesale price it charges rivals, such as Virgin Media, to carry the service.
